Lawrence massacre

Lawrence massacre
Part of the American Civil War
A drawing by Sherman Enderton showing the Lawrence Massacre. Enderton was in Lawrence during the massacre.
Date August 21, 1863 Location Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas 38°58′N 95°14′W / 38.967°N 95.233°W / 38.967; -95.233 Result Confederate victory Most of Lawrence destroyed Union Gen. Ewing writes General Order No. 11 in response
People involved
United States (Union) Kansas	Confederate States Missouri
Commanders and leaders
Nobody[a]	William C. Quantrill
Units involved
The people of Lawrence Untrained recruits	Quantrill's Raiders
Strength
0	300–400
Casualties and losses
164 civilians	40

The Lawrence Massacre (also known as Quantrill's Raid) was an attack on the town of Lawrence, Kansas on August 21, 1863. The attack was a battle in the U.S. Civil War. The Confederates won the battle. They won because groups of guerillas led by William Quantrill rode into town and shot every man they saw.^[1] They killed about 150 people.

The guerillas attacked Lawrence because the city supported abolition and because it was a center for the Jayhawkers. The Jayhawkers were free-state militia groups known for attacking plantations in the pro-slavery western counties of Missouri.
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1. ↑ "William Quantrill and the Lawrence Massacre". xroads.virginia.edu.