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Quantrill, William Clarke

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Quantrill, William Clarke (1835–65) guerrilla leader, born in Ohio. After dabbling in a number of careers, Quantrill became a jayhawker in Kansas; he avoided arrest by misrepresenting his beliefs and betraying other jayhawkers. In 1861 he led a band of guerrillas in attacks on pro-Union Missourians; by 1862 he was notorious for his illegal activities. In 1863 he led 400 guerrillas in an attack on Lawrence, Kansas, that destroyed numerous businesses and resulted in the massacre of 150 men and boys; he also led a group that attacked and killed nearly 100 Union troops. In the years that followed, he was less active, although he continued his attacks; in 1865 he was captured by a troop of “Federal guerrillas” who has been assigned to track him down. He suffered a fatal injury in the assault.

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William Clarke Quantrill

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William Clarke Quantrill , 1837-65, Confederate guerrilla leader, b. Canal Dover (now Dover), Ohio. In the Civil War his band of guerrillas was active in Missouri and Kansas. He was given the rank of captain in the Confederate army. On Aug. 21, 1863, Quantrill, with about 450 men, pillaged Lawrence, Kans., and wantonly killed some 150 citizens. He was mortally wounded by federal troops in May, 1865.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Quantrill leaves bloody legacy; His Southern rangers kill military and... Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 7/14/2007
	Quantrill at Lawrence; the untold story.(Brief article)(Book review) Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2011
	Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2011