Quantrill Archives - Jeanne Gehret Author

From Bleeding Kansas to Civil War: What to Remember About Power and Violence
As Americans witness the escalation of violence in cities far from our own borders, I can’t help recalling another period when isolated clashes hardened into full-scale war. This is Part [...]

Published On: January 8, 2026Categories: American History, Bleeding Kansas, Books by Jeanne Gehret, Civil WarTags: antislavery, Bleeding Kansas, Born of this Fire, Civil War, Daniel Read Anthony, David Rice Atchison, Kansas, Lawrence, Quantrill, refugees, Secrets to the Wind
Defenseless town massacred
A band of 400 proslavery ruffians–many teenagers–led by a madman named Quantrill conducted the Lawrence Massacre in 1863 in Kansas on this day. Most of the the town’s men were [...]

Published On: August 21, 2017Categories: Civil WarTags: Daniel Read Anthony, Kansas, Lawrence, Quantrill, The Truth About Daniel

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