Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865
Variant namesWilliam Clarke Quantrill was born in Canal Dover, Ohio in 1837. He came to Kansas as a young man, and taught school for a while before he became active in the border wars, between free state and pro-slavery forces in the fight for Kansas statehood. He fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War, participating in guerrilla warfare. His most infamous act as a guerrilla chief was the sack of Lawrence in the early morning of August 21, 1863. Quantrill died two years after the raid in a military hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
From the guide to the Correspondence, 1855-1889, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)
Native of Ohio; leader of a guerrilla band which raided communities in Missouri and Kansas; member of the Confederate army until his death in Kentucky in 1865.
From the description of Research collection, 1858-1964, 1903-1910. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 16348498
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| referencedIn | Kansas State Historical Society. Library and Archives Division. William Clarke Quantrill clippings / collected by the Kansas State Historical Society. | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | The history of our ancestors., 1915 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Autobiography of Mary F. Beeson: James Warfield family in Old Shawneetown., undated | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872. Civil War letter, 1862 Mar. 14. | Navarro College | |
| referencedIn | Kemper, Charles T. A short history of Washington township / Charles T. Kemper, W. H. Johnson, and Susie Palmer. | Mid-Continent Public Library, Administrative Headquarters | |
| referencedIn | Reynolds, Charles, 1817-1885. Letter : typescript : Lawrence, Kan., to "Mother" [i.e. Elizabeth Musgrove Braine, his mother-in-law], 1863 Aug. 27. | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Langford, John. Letter, 1888 Sept. 8. | The Filson Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Smith, Anne Sanderson. Anne Sanderson Smith papers, 1934-1973. | Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Kansas. Governor (1863-1865 : Carney). Kansas Governor Thomas Carney letters & other items received and an index to letters sent, 1861-1863. | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Knox family. Papers, 1837-1884. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Correspondence, 1862-1863 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | [Dark command premiere newspaper clippings] | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Filson Club. Filson Club lectures, 1887-1992. | The Filson Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Young, George E. (George Edwin), b. 1833. [Letter from George E. Young] | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
| referencedIn | McCorkle, John, 1838-1918. Three years with Quantrell : a true story / told by his scout John McCorkle ; written by O.S. Barton. | Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | Biography -- Quantrill, William. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| referencedIn | Episodes in Kansas history, ca. 1896? | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Brown, George W. (George Washington), 1820-1915. Papers, 1903-1913. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Narra Lewis papers, 1909-1949. | Mid-Continent Public Library, Administrative Headquarters | |
| referencedIn | Dark Command premiere newspaper clippings, 1940 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Letter to "Dear Brother.", Dated Eudora, September 21, 1863 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Love, James Edwin. Letters by Lieut. James E. Love to "Molly" [microform], Mar.-Apr. 1862. | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Cook, Benjamin Franklin, b. 1867. Benjamin Franklin Cook memorandum, 1948. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Souza, Ronald J. "Bloody Kansas" : architects of destruction, Sen. J. H. Lane and Gov. C. Robinson, (also Quantrell's raids on Kansas) : newspaper articles about the activities of Lane and Robinson, Jan. 1856 - Oct. 1864 / collected and transcribed by Ronald J. Souza. | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Beeson, Mary Frances, 1848-1943. Autobiography of Mary F. Beeson : James Warfield family in Old Shawneetown. | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Lutz, John J. (John Joseph), 1855-1909. John Lutz papers, 1893-1908. | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Confederate officers photograph album, n.d. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Woodbury, J. M. ALS, 1864 18 May. | Maine Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Hoag, B. H. Letter, 1866 October 20 : Lawrence, Kansas, to D[aniel] Bowers. | Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Jennie Earl and Elizabeth S.C. correspondence, 1859-186_ | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Quantrill's route to Lawrence. Eudora?, 1909? | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| creatorOf | Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865. Research collection, 1858-1964, 1903-1910. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| referencedIn | Interview with William E. Connelley, 1942 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Reminiscences, told to his daughter, Mrs. E. M. Owen. Lawrence?, October 8, 1912 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Vaughn, R. C. Letter : St. Louis, Mo., to Edward Bates, n.p., 1863 Aug. 28. | Texas Christian University | |
| referencedIn | Papers, compiled by Tracy Learnard(?)., 1850-1911 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| creatorOf | Correspondence, 1855-1889 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | H. O. Rawson Drawings, 1923-1938 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Morgan, Alfred Dexter. Diaries 1864-1866. | The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library | |
| referencedIn | Connelley, William Elsey, 1855-1930. William Elsey Connelley papers, 1880-1930. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Stevens, Mr. (Robert Smith), 1824-1893. Papers, 1856-1875. | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Scott, W. W. Letters, 1879-1898. | University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Narrative of a former slave. Lawrence?, n.d. | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Reminiscences of Quantrill's Raid, 1870 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Redlands, California newspaper article on Captain William White interview on Quantrill. | Mid-Continent Public Library, Administrative Headquarters | |
| referencedIn | Personal papers, 1867-1868 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Pioneer life in Kansas, 19-- | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Interviews by William E. Connelley and letter., 1906-1916 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Donnie Pence Photograph Collection, 1870s-1982. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903. Papers [microform], 1862-1903. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Correspondence with William E. Connelley., 1902-1909 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Newspaper clippings regarding Quantrill, collected by the Watson Library staff, University of Kansas, 1945-1952 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | [Miscellaneous pamphlets, articles, etc. on Quantrill]. | Chicago History Museum | |
| referencedIn | Manuscript collection., 1789-196-. | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Henning, Benjamin S., 1863 Oct 7. Report, 1863 Oct 7. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Wichita State University. American Studies Dept. American Studies Department student papers : Box 2; Biography, Cattle. | Wichita State University, Ablah Library | |
| referencedIn | James B. Pond papers 1863-1898 Pond, James B. papers | William L. Clements Library | |
| referencedIn | Akers, Gary Steven. Oral history interview transcript of Joseph Harold Akers, August 27, 1986. | Mid-Continent Public Library, Administrative Headquarters | |
| referencedIn | William Elsey Connelly papers, 1883-1914, 1899-1903 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Warren W. Welch collection, 1860-1959. | Mid-Continent Public Library, Administrative Headquarters | |
| referencedIn | Letter from George E. Young, August 23, 1863 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| referencedIn | Osband, Embury D., d. 1866. Embury D. Osband letter, 1864 Jan. 8. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Pond, James B. 1838-1903. James B. Pond papers 1863-1898. | William L. Clements Library | |
| referencedIn | Letter to J. J. Lutz., Chicago, 1897 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection |
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Birth 1837-07-31
Death 1865-06-06
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