biography
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Quantrill, William (Clarke)
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pronunciation:
[kwontril]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1837–65)
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| biography:
| Guerrilla chief and soldier, born in Canal Dover, Ohio, USA. He lived on the frontier as a gambler and thief, then settled in the area. When the Civil War broke out, he formed a group of irregulars, known as Quantrill's Raiders, which included Jesse James, that robbed mail coaches, fought skirmishes, and attacked Union communities - the most notorious raid being the massacre of some 150 free-soilers in Lawrence, KS (1863). As the war was ending, he set out for Washington, DC, evidently to assassinate President Lincoln, but Federal troops mortally wounded him in Kentucky. |
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