'''William Clarke Quantrill''' (1837-1865) was a [[Confederate]] [[guerrilla]] who is most notorious for leading the August 21, 1863 raid of [[Lawrence]], [[Kansas]], which killed nearly 200 people during the [[Civil War]]. His attack outraged the north. In response [[General Ewing]] issued his General Order Number 11 which forced the inhabitants of [[Missouri]] near the Kansas border to leave unless they could prove their loyalty to the Union. | '''William Clarke Quantrill''' (1837-1865) was a [[Confederate]] [[guerrilla]] who is most notorious for leading the August 21, 1863 raid of [[Lawrence]], [[Kansas]], which killed nearly 200 people during the [[Civil War]]. His attack outraged the north. In response [[General Ewing]] issued his General Order Number 11 which forced the inhabitants of [[Missouri]] near the Kansas border to leave unless they could prove their loyalty to the Union. |