Other Names: Lawrence Massacre

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 boys?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.

Result(s): Confederate victory

Source: NPS[1]

See also

• Reports of Quantrill's Raid into Kansas, and pursuit by Union forces

External links

• Other reports which mention Quattrill's Raid and the Battle of Lawrence