Pursuing Quantrill
Saturday, August 30, 2008
After the successful Confederate raid and destruction of Lawrence, Kansas on Aug. 21, 1863, the "Union" pursuit of Colonel William C. Quantrill and his band of guerrillas was disjointed and unorganized. However there were a few "Kansas" and Missouri regiments that were successful in tracking down some and killing a few of the raiders. The following after action reports have been edited to provide a brief glimpse of the frustrating and limited success in pursuit of Col. Quantrill and his guerrillas. The complete reports are located on Pages 585 -- 593 in Vol. 22, Part I, Reports of the Official Record of the War of the Rebellion.