FOXES AND JAYHAWKERS KILLED OR CAPTURED

Sunday, April 15, 2007

In the Spring of 1862, the Union Forces in Missouri and Kansas were waging a frustrating war against the cunning Confederate foxes (guerrillas) and the murderous Kansas Jayhawkers (outlaws and redlegs). Violent incidents involving these culprits were especially common and more prevalent along or near the border of Kansas and Missouri. The following after-action reports describe the pursuit of the chief Confederate fox, Capt. William Clark Quantrill; the killing and capture of some of his men and the killing of some Kansas Jayhawkers in Missouri along the Marais-des-Cygnes River. Both reports are on Pages 57-58 and 63 in Series I, Vol. 13 of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.

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