William Clarke Quantrill

by Castel, Albert E.

• ISBN13: 9780806130811
• ISBN10: 0806130814
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

list of illustrations	vi	(1)
preface	vii
prologue The Border Ruffians	1	(21)
1 "The Devil Has Got Unlimited Sway"	22	(24)
2 "Playing War Is Played Out"	46	(18)
3 First Blood	64	(21)
4 Shooting Them Down	85	(16)
5 The Knights of the Bush	101	(21)
6 Charley Hart Returns to Lawrence	122	(22)
7 "Brought None of Them Through"	144	(11)
8 Bushwhacker Against Bushwhacker	155	(18)
9 "Now You Are Skelpt"	173	(10)
10 All Shot to Hell	183	(18)
11 "Here's a Heart for Every Fate"	201	(15)
epilogue The Bandits	216	(17)
notes	233	(12)
index	245