Name/Title
Quantrill, William C, His Raiders & Lawrence Raid Photos, c. 1863Entry/Object ID
P1994.1H.272Description
Quantrill, William C. His Raiders & Lawrence Raid Photos, c. 1863. b/w. Copies of photos of Quantrill, a Missourian, who sided with the Confederacy and gathered a band of guerillas to harass the Union Army and Union sympathizers, mostly in western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Infamous for his raid on Lawrence, Kansas, Aug. 23, 1863, where his guerillas massacred many of the men of the town.
This grouping includes photos of Quantrill himself , a letter about the Lawrence massacre,
94.1H.272A-B = Letter from R. Steven (perhaps a doctor), who was staying at the Eldrige Hotel in Lawrence when the massacre began. A four page letter describing the atrocities, what happened to him personally, including his negotiation with Quantrill, listing the number killed and the effort to bury the dead.
94.1H.273 = Quantrill in Confederate uniform. Young man, dark hair, clean shaven. Oval, head/shoulders view. "Quantrell" handwritten below photo. On back: "Captain W. C. Quantrill" Photographer: Latour, Sedalia.
94.1H.274 = Quantrill as young man, probably before Civil War, Dark hair, clean shaven, wearing dark suit jacket and bow tie. Printed below photo: "William Clark Quantrill, The Guerrilla Chief." c.1860
94.1H.275 = Quantrill with mustache, perhaps before the Civil War. Young man with dark hair, handle-bar mustache, no beard, wearing dark jacket * bow tie. From B.J. George Collection. featured in J.P. Burch, "Charles W. Quantrill" (Quantrill's middle name was Clarke). Bust view. Provided by State Historical Society of Missouri.
94.1H.276 = Colt hand-gun owned by a Quantrill gang member. Photo of revolver. Handwritten on back: "Colt-belonged to one of Quantrill's's gang. Ser. #166555"
Original digital scan located on History CD 04Lexicon
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William C. Quantrill
