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Tag Archives: Kansas
ECW Weekender: Fort Scott, Kansas (Virtually)
(Click here to go straight to the Virtual Tour) Fort Scott, established in 1842, was a frontier military outpost in Kansas, and it was garrisoned by the U.S. Army through 1853. In 1855, local settlers were allowed to purchase the … Continue reading
Posted in ECW Weekender, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged Bleeding Kansas, ECW Weekender, Fort Scott, Kansas, Trans-Mississippi Theater, Weekender
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Surviving Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence
August 21 marked the 156th anniversary of Missouri guerrilla chieftain William C. Quantrill’s infamous Raid on Lawrence, Kansas – one of the bloodiest and most significant irregular attacks against civilians during the American Civil War. A center of abolition and … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged Kansas, Missouri, Raid on Lawrence, William Quantrill
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Saving History Saturday: Headstone from Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence Discovered
Deep within a forest in Lecompton, Kansas, two large 19th-century headstones were discovered. One is believed to be of a man killed in Missouri guerrilla Capt. William Quantrill’s infamous Raid on Lawrence, Kansas in 1863.
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Preservation
Tagged Cemetery, Headstone, Kansas, Lawrence, Missouri Guerrillas, Raid on Lawrence, William Quantrill
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