William Quantrill.
(Not in uniform in this photo.) Commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Army after he captured Independence, Missouri, in August 1862; promoted to colonel in November 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Wilson' s Creek and guerilla operations in Missouri and Kansas. Died of wounds...
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| Summary: | (Not in uniform in this photo.) Commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Army after he captured Independence, Missouri, in August 1862; promoted to colonel in November 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Wilson' s Creek and guerilla operations in Missouri and Kansas. Died of wounds sustained in Kentucky in May 1864. Source: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. |
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