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Learn about William C. Quantrill's exploits as the leader of Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War.
William C. Quantrill: Soldier or Murderer?
The famous leader of Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War is vilified by the North and praised by the South. What really happened at the Lawrence Massacre? Read about him and his exploits and make your own decision about his guilt or innocence.
Biography of William C. Quantrill
Read about Quantrill's life and career from the PBS site, New Perspectives on the West.
Early Kansas and the Quantrill Massacre
This is an excerpt from a book published in 1897 entitled, Gun and the Gospel: Early Kansas and Chaplain Fisher. It gives an account of the Lawrence Massacre.
William C. Quantrill and the Lawrence Massacre
Read more about the events that occurred on August 21, 1863 in Lawrence, Kansas.
The William Clarke Quantrill Society
This society was formed in the 1980's and consists of 225 members. Its purpose is to study Quantrill and the Border Wars.

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