Lawrence: Survivors of Quantrill's Raid

by Katie H. Armitage

Overview

Stunned and grieving survivors stared into their burned-out town on the western frontier in the midst of the Civil War. William C. Quantrill's Missouri guerillas raided Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, and killed 180 men and boys. Women lost husbands, children lost fathers, and fathers lost sons. Every one of the 2,500 residents lost either a loved one, a neighbor, or acquaintance. A few left town, but most survivors were determined to remain and remember; not to "wink out." Newcomers brought industry and innovation. The University of Kansas, 1866, and Haskell Institute, 1884 (now Haskell Indian Nations University), grew into major institutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738577999
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/16/2010
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,078,904
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Commemoration of Quantrill's raid peaked on the 50th anniversary of the attack in August 1913, when 200 survivors gathered in Lawrence. In 1925, fewer survivors met to remember. Almost 150 years later, the "raid" echoes still. Through images and stories from archival collections, the author, a longtime Lawrence historian, explores how survivors of this horrific event rebuilt their lives, their town, and memorialized their experiences.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction "Quantrill's Raid, Never Forgotten" 7

1 Early Conflicts and the Raid: 1854-1863 9

2 Rising from the Ashes: 1864-1875 31

3 Calm Settles Over the City: 1876-1889 55

4 The Modern City Emerges: 1890-1912 77

5 Remembrances and Reunions: 1913-1925 105