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Quantrill

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Quan·trill  (kwntrl), William Clarke 1837-1865.
American desperado who led a guerrilla band that sporadically supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. He is infamous for his wanton killing of war prisoners and civilians.


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CAPTION(S): THRILLED: Youngsters from the Under-8 and Under-9 squads with coaches Trevor Coulton and Peter Quantrill and Cllr Lynne Pallister
The Lawrence Massacre took place on August 21, 1863 during the American Civil War It was perpetrated by William Clarke Quantrill and his guerilla raiders The Lawrence Massacre took place on August 21, 1863 during the American Civil War.
Readers follow the lives of Juliet and Seth as Union soldiers try to end the raids by the unorthodox Quantrill and his guerrilla fighters.
 
 
 
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