William Quantrill
Confederate Army officer (1837-1865)
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William Clarke Quantrill (July 31, 1837 – June 6, 1865), was a Confederate leader during the American Civil War. Quantrill lead a Confederate unit along the Missouri-Kansas border in the early 1860s. Quantrill was a leader in the Lawrence Massacre in Lawrence, Kansas in 1863. Quantrill was killed in Kentucky in a Union ambush in 1865.[1]
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| Birth name | William Clarke Quantrill |
| Born | July 31, 1837 Canal Dover (now Dover), Ohio |
| Died | June 6, 1865 (aged 27) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Buried at | St. John's Catholic Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
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References
change- ↑ "PBS - THE WEST - William Clarke Quantrill". pbs.org. 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
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