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Raid on Lawrence, Kansas (view source)
Revision as of 17:44, December 15, 2010
, 17:44, December 15, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Raid on Lawrence<br/><small>Lawrence Massacre</small> |image= |begin=August 21, 1863 |end=Same day |place=Douglas County, Kansas |theater=Trans-Mississippi Thea..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Raid on Lawrence<br/><small>Lawrence Massacre</small>
|image=
|begin=August 21, 1863
|end=Same day
|place=Douglas County, Kansas
|theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater
|campaign=Quantrill’s Raid into Kansas
|result=Confederate victory
|combatants1=No Union troops present;<br/>civilians only
|combatants2=Quantrill’s Raiders
|commanders1=No Union commander
|commanders2=[[William C. Quantrill]]<br/>Lieutenant Colonel, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=300-400
|casualties1='''164'''
|casualties2='''40'''
}}
In a supposed retaliation for a Union raid on Osceola, Missouri, Lt. Col. William C. Quantrill led a force of about 300 to 400 partisans in an attack on the city of Lawrence, Kansas. His men killed civilians—men and boys—and destroyed many of the buildings. He held the town several hours and then withdrew. The “Lawrence Massacre” was, perhaps, the extreme example of the vicious Kansas-Missouri border warfare. (''NPS summary'')
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[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Raid on Lawrence<br/><small>Lawrence Massacre</small>
|image=
|begin=August 21, 1863
|end=Same day
|place=Douglas County, Kansas
|theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater
|campaign=Quantrill’s Raid into Kansas
|result=Confederate victory
|combatants1=No Union troops present;<br/>civilians only
|combatants2=Quantrill’s Raiders
|commanders1=No Union commander
|commanders2=[[William C. Quantrill]]<br/>Lieutenant Colonel, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=300-400
|casualties1='''164'''
|casualties2='''40'''
}}
In a supposed retaliation for a Union raid on Osceola, Missouri, Lt. Col. William C. Quantrill led a force of about 300 to 400 partisans in an attack on the city of Lawrence, Kansas. His men killed civilians—men and boys—and destroyed many of the buildings. He held the town several hours and then withdrew. The “Lawrence Massacre” was, perhaps, the extreme example of the vicious Kansas-Missouri border warfare. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1863}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]