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Bookmark or Share- William Quantrill - WikipediaWilliam Clarke Quantrill (July 31, 1837 – June 6, 1865) was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War. Quantrill experienced a turbulent childhood, became a schoolteacher, and joined a group of bandits who roamed the Missouri and Kansas countryside to apprehend escaped slaves.
- Quantrill's Raiders - WikipediaQuantrill's Raiders were the best-known of the pro-Confederate partisan guerrillas (also known as "bushwhackers") who fought in the American Civil War. Their leader was William Quantrill and they included Jesse James and his brother Frank.
- William C. Quantrill | Guerrilla warfare, Missouri raid, Confederate ...William C. Quantrill was the captain of a guerrilla band irregularly attached to the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, notorious for the sacking of the free-state stronghold of Lawrence, Kan. (Aug. 21, 1863), in which at least 150 people were burned or shot to death.
- Quantrill's Raiders | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and CultureWilliam Clarke Quantrill (1837–65) earned infamy during the Civil War for his atrocities against citizens and guerrilla warfare against Union soldiers. He served the Confederacy and perhaps hoped to secure high rank and recognition from its leaders.
- William Clarke Quantrill - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical SocietyWilliam Clarke Quantrill. Confederate guerilla, 1837-1865. The name of William Clarke Quantrill was burned into the pages of the history of Kansas during the Civil War, as this leader of a murderous band of guerillas terrorized the settlements of eastern Kansas from 1861-1864.
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