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Battles -
Battle Summaries
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| Battle Name: |
Lawrence |
| Other Names: |
Lawrence Massacre |
| State: |
Kansas |
| Location: |
Douglas County |
| Campaign: |
Quantrill’s Raid into Kansas (1863) |
| Dates: |
August 21, 1863 |
| Principal Commanders: |
No Union commander [US]; Lt. Col. William C. Quantrill [CS] |
| Forces Engaged: |
No Union troops [US]; Quantrill’s Raiders and other guerrillas [CS] |
| Estimated Casualties: |
204 total (US 164; CS 40) |
| Description: |
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
boys0- 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. |
| Results: |
Confederate victory |
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