Quantrill Of Missouri

Author : Paul R. Petersen
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1581823592

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Quantrill of Missouri by Paul R. Petersen Pdf

One will not find the name of William Clarke Quantrill in the pantheon of noble Civil War personalities but rather listed near the top of the list of its notorious scoundrels. He has been demonized as the devil incarnate, and most historical accounts portray him as a sadistic, pitiless, bloodthirsty killer. That image, however, did not ring true to Paul R. Petersen when he weighed it against the man's wartime accomplishments. When he began researching Quantrill of Missouri, he found that much of the lore that has been accepted as fact had been recorded by those who fought against Quantrill. In short, the victors wrote the history. Petersen asks, "How could this so-called fiend have been a respected schoolteacher? How could he have organized and led up to four hundred men in the most noted band of guerrilla fighters known to history? How could he be so hated by his own men and still lead them in the most renowned battles through Missouri, winning victories over superior Union forces? Others entrusted their sons to him. Others served him as spies. Women willingly tended his wounded, and his followers even guarded him in battle. Most of his people were God-fearing farmers...God-fearing, righteous people would not have followed a depraved, degenerate, psychotic killer."

Author : Albert E. Castel
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806130814

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William Clarke Quantrill by Albert E. Castel Pdf

In William Clarke Quantrill, Albert Castel's classic biography, the story of Quantrill and his men comes alive through facts verified from firsthand, original sources. Castel traces Quantrill's rise to power, from Kansas border ruffian and Confederate Army captain to lawless leader of “the most formidable band of revolver fighters the West ever knew.” During the Civil War Quantrill and his men descended on Lawrence, Kansas, and carried out a frightful massacre of the civilian population.

Author : Paul R. Petersen
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1589809092

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Quantrill at Lawrence by Paul R. Petersen Pdf

The Lawrence raid of August 21, 1863, was considered one of the bloodiest events of the Civil War. The actions that brought on the raid are researched and explored in depth here for the very first time. What is discovered is a collusion in a "legacy of lies" that surrounded the stories of the raid.

Author : Carl W. Breihan
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789122978

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Quantrill and His Civil War Guerrillas by Carl W. Breihan Pdf

Originally published in 1959, Carl W. Breihan’s Quantrill and His Civil War Guerrillas is a concise, well-researched biography of one of the famous Civil War figures, William Clarke Quantrill (1837-1865). The action takes place mostly around the Kansas-Missouri border, dating from before the Civil War to just afterward. William Clarke Quantrill was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War. Having had a knockabout youth resulting in becoming a school teacher, Quantrill joined a group of bandits who roamed the Missouri and Kansas countryside apprehending escaped slaves. Later on this group became Confederate soldiers, who were referred to as “Quantrill’s Raiders”. This group was a pro-Confederate partisan ranger outfit best known for their often brutal guerrilla tactics, which made use of effective Native American field skills. Quantrill’s group included the young Jesse James (1847-1882) and his older brother Frank James (1843-1915), and portraits of both infamous outlaws are included in this engaging biography.

Author : Paul R. Petersen
Publisher : Cumberland House
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1630269867

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Quantrill of Missouri by Paul R. Petersen Pdf

One will not find the name of William Clarke Quantrill in the pantheon of noble Civil War personalities but rather listed near the top of the list of its notorious scoundrels. He has been demonized as the devil incarnate, and most historical accounts portray him as a sadistic, pitiless, bloodthirsty killer. That image, however, did not ring true to Paul R. Petersen when he weighed it against the man's wartime accomplishments. When he began researching Quantrill of Missouri, he found that much of the lore that has been accepted as fact had been recorded by those who fought against Quantrill. In short, the victors wrote the history. Petersen asks, "How could this so-called fiend have been a respected schoolteacher? How could he have organized and led up to four hundred men in the most noted band of guerrilla fighters known to history? How could he be so hated by his own men and still lead them in the most renowned battles through Missouri, winning victories over superior Union forces? Others entrusted their sons to him. Others served him as spies. Women willingly tended his wounded, and his followers even guarded him in battle. Most of his people were God-fearing farmers...God-fearing, righteous people would not have followed a depraved, degenerate, psychotic killer."

Author : JOHN. MCCORKLE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033274917

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THREE YEARS WITH QUANTRELL by JOHN. MCCORKLE Pdf

Author : Joseph K. Houts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89081236135

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Quantrill's Thieves by Joseph K. Houts Pdf

Houts gives a fascinating and scholarly account of the lives of the 93 men who made up a guerilla army during the Civil War, led by William Quantrill and his Raiders.

Author : Lawrence O. Christensen,William E. Foley,Gary Kremer
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0826260160

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Dictionary of Missouri Biography by Lawrence O. Christensen,William E. Foley,Gary Kremer Pdf

Provides short biographies on notable men and women from Missouri from a variety of areas including politics, business, agriculture, entertainment, sports, social reform, science and religion.

Author : William H. Gregg,Joseph M. Beilein (Jr.)
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Guerrilla warfare
ISBN : 9780820355771

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William Gregg's Civil War by William H. Gregg,Joseph M. Beilein (Jr.) Pdf

During the Civil War, William H. Gregg served as William Clarke Quantrill's de facto adjutant from December 1861 until the spring of 1864, making him one of the closest people to the Confederate guerrilla leader. "Quantrill's raiders" were a partisan ranger outfit best known for their brutal guerrilla tactics, which made use of Native American field skills. Whether it was the origins of Quantrill's band, the early warfare along the border, the planning and execution of the raid on Lawrence, Kansas, the Battle of Baxter Springs, or the dissolution of the company in early 1864, Gregg was there as a participant and observer. This book includes his personal account of that era. The book also includes correspondence between Gregg and William E. Connelley, a historian. Connelley was deeply affected by the war and was a staunch Unionist and Republican. Even as much of the country was focusing on reunification, Connelley refused to forgive the South and felt little if any empathy for his Southern peers. Connelley's relationship with Gregg was complicated and exploitive. Their bond appeared mutually beneficial, but Connelley manipulated an old, weak, and naïve Gregg, offering to help him publish his memoir in exchange for Gregg's inside information for a biography of Quantrill.

Author : Paul Williams
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476675732

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Rebel Guerrillas by Paul Williams Pdf

From the hills and valleys of the eastern Confederate states to the sun-drenched plains of Missouri and "Bleeding Kansas," a vicious, clandestine war was fought behind the big-battle clashes of the American Civil War. In the east, John Singleton Mosby became renowned for the daring hit-and-run tactics of his rebel horsemen. Here a relatively civilized war was fought; women and children usually left with a roof over their heads. But along the Kansas-Missouri border it was a far more brutal clash; no quarter given. William Clarke Quantrill and William "Bloody Bill" Anderson became notorious for their savagery.

Author : Duane P. Schultz
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312147104

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Quantrill's War by Duane P. Schultz Pdf

A biography of Civil War legend William Clarke Quantrill examines his diverse roles as a serial killer, psychopathic criminal, and celebrated hero of the Confederate army and discusses Quantrill's raid on Lawerence, Kansas, where he killed 185 men and boys.

Author : Bruce Nichols
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786491902

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Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, Volume II, 1863 by Bruce Nichols Pdf

This book is a thorough study of all known guerrilla operations in Civil War Missouri during 1863, the middle year of the war. This work explores the tactics with which each side attempted to gain advantage, with regional differences as influenced by the personalities of local commanders. An enormous variety of sources--military and government records, private accounts, county and other local histories, period and later newspapers, and secondary sources published after the war--are used to identify which Southern partisan leaders and groups operated in which areas of Missouri, and to describe how they operated and how their kinds of warfare evolved. The actions of Southern guerrilla forces and Confederate behind-enemy-lines recruiters are presented chronologically by region so that readers may see the relationship of seemingly isolated events to other events over a period of time in a given area. The counter-actions of an array of different types of Union troops are also covered to show how differences in training, leadership, and experiences affected behaviors and actions in the field.

Author : Alfred E. Castel
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786253309

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William Clarke Quantrill: His Life And Times by Alfred E. Castel Pdf

The Quantrill legend is rooted in acts of savage violence throughout Kansas and Missouri during the Civil War--deeds both romanticized and vilified. In William Clarke Quantrill, Albert Castel’s classic biography, the story of Quantrill and his men comes alive through facts verified from firsthand, original sources. Castel traces Quantrill’s rise to power, from Kansas border ruffian and Confederate Army captain to lawless leader of “the most formidable band of revolver fighters the West ever knew.” During the Civil War Quantrill and his men descended on Lawrence, Kansas, and carried out a frightful massacre of the civilian population. Some of Quantrill’s bushwhackers made names for themselves at Lawrence or after the war, as outlaws: “Bloody Bill” Anderson, Cole Younger, George Todd, “Little Archie” Clement, and Frank and Jesse James.-Print ed.

Author : Walter Earl Pittman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786478200

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Rebels in the Rockies by Walter Earl Pittman Pdf

The Civil War in 1861 found Southerners a minority throughout the West. Early efforts to create military forces were quickly suppressed. Many returned to the South to fight while others remained where they were, forming a potentially disloyal population. Underground movements existed throughout the war in Colorado, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and even Idaho. Repeatedly betrayed and overwhelmed by Union forces and without communications with the South, these groups were ineffective. In southern New Mexico, Southerners, who were the majority, aligned themselves with the Confederacy. Four small companies of irregulars, one Hispanic, fought (effectively) as part of the abortive Confederate invasion force of 1861-2. The most famous of these, the "Brigands," were close in function to a modern special forces unit. In 1862 the Brigands were sent into Colorado to join up with a secret army of 600-1,000 men massing there, but were betrayed. Returning to Texas, the Brigands and the other irregulars were used for special operations in the West throughout the War; they also fought in the Louisiana-Arkansas campaigns of 1863-4.

Author : Paul R. Petersen
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 158182582X

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Quantrill in Texas by Paul R. Petersen Pdf

Details Quantrill's forays into North Texas during the Civil War.