Quantrills raiders were a loosely organized force of proconfederate partisan rangers, bushwhackers, who fought in the american civil war under the leadership of william clarke quantrill. Quantrill s raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way since his three stooges shorts of the early 1950s. Quantrill a true history of his guerrilla warfare on the missouri and kansas border during the civil war of 18611865, as told by capt. The leader first of the missouri partisan rangers, then the quantrills raiders guerillas during the civil war, he won renown for possessing excellent leadership skills, horsemanship and exercised unique warfare tactics. After laying their plans to attack lawrence, westcott learns that the arsenal is being moved out by wagon trail. Quantrill was also the oldest of twelve children, four of whom died in infancy. Quantrills raiders flags and accessories crw flags store. Quantrills gang had as little as 60 men and no then 300, most of the times 125. Quantrill s friend took the skull to mrs quantrill who identified it based upon a chipped tooth.
Brazil, canada, colombia, cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong. The high point of quantrills guerilla war came on august 21, 1863 with the raid on lawrence. The film starts in 1863 during civil war, when capt william clarke quantrill leo gordon and his men terrorise missourikansas border, by looting, burning. Through film clips, analysis, and anecdotes, tibbetts examines quantrill through films as varied as dark command 1940, quantrills raiders 1958, and ang lees locallyfilmed ride with the devil. Quantrills mother arrived in the company of her sons boyhood friend. Leading as many as 450 raiders, quantrill sacked the town of lawrence and left as many as 183 dead in his wake. But hold up he may have after all you have to remember that there was more then one guerrilla gang. In 1863, quantrill set his sights on lawrence, kansas, which he said was full of union sympathizers.
The leaf features a stunning illustration of the famous quantrill raiders sacking a western town. Free quantrills raiders dvd cover 1958 r1 custom ready to download and print. Even though he was already smitten with the boarding house owner, he still succumbs to the bad girls more direct approach. This battle marked the beginning of the civil war in missouri, where the state would become the scene of savage and fierce fighting, primarily from guerilla warfare. Quantrills raiders were the bestknown of the proconfederate partisan guerrillas also known. In the hours before dawn the raiders killed several men and looted businesses and private. When the civil war broke out in april 1861, quantrill joined the confederate side with enthusiasm. Quantrill, captain of a guerrilla band irregularly attached to the confederate army during the american civil war, notorious for the sacking of the freestate stronghold of lawrence, kan. Their main opposition were the jayhawkersguerillas from kansas whose loyalty was prounion. Its 1863, alan westcott find elusive guerrilla william clarke quantrill and deliver orders that he and his men are to attack the union arsenal in lawrence. Com welcome to the most comprehensive online resource for all things related to william clarke quantrill, the men who rode with him and as those who violently opposed them.
The name of william clarke quantrill was already known before he led his band of guerillas in a deadly raid on lawrence, kansas, august 21, 1863. The climax of quantrills guerilla career came on august 21, 1863, when he led a force of 450 raiders into lawrence, kansas, a stronghold of prounion support and the home of senator james h. Before the attack occurred, many female relatives of quantrill s raiders were killed when a prison collapsed in kansas city. Quantrills flag kansapedia kansas historical society. Quantrill s raiders and independence missouri, union soldiers capture, civil war raiders history, capture of independence missouri, william quantrill s raiders, guerrilla war kansas, missouri raids, list of quantrill s battles. Sep 23, 20 it s 1863 and the tide of the civil war is starting to turn when alan westcott arrives in the strifetorn missourikansas border area on a mission for the confederacy. The name quantrills raiders seems to have been attached to them. Some, such as bill anderson, had concocted a story about his father and uncle being hanged as southern sympathizers to give credibility among the others in quantrills quasi army who had suffered genuine persecution by union men. A 1959 episode of the tv show the rough riders entitled the plot to assassinate president johnson, as the title suggests, involves quantrill in a plot to assassinate president andrew johnson. However, it was agreed the grave would be dug up and the contents viewed. Free online custom region 1 movie dvd cover library. Born in canal dover, ohio now simply dover the oldest of 8.
Quantrills raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way since his three stooges shorts of the early 1950s. Their leader was william quantrill and they included jesse james and his brother frank early in the war missouri and kansas were nominally under union government control and became subject to widespread violence as groups of confederate. Quantrills leaders had very little concern for the southern cause, but had become bushwhackers. A request made to take the remains back to ohio was refused. The illustration is by thomas nast, one of the most famous artists of the 1800s. Claiming to fight for the confederacy, quantrill organized a band in december 1861. The audie murphy film, kansas raiders 1950, deals with quantrill s raiders in the period immediately after the civil war. This movie was first released in 195819862009, in super widescreen 2. Kansas raiders 1950 audie murphy, brian donlevy, marguerite. Westcotts activities and associations begin to cause the union vigilante committee to become suspicious of him, and he moves quickly in utilizing the quantrill raiders. Quantrill s raiders were a loosely organized force of proconfederate partisan rangers, bushwhackers, who fought in the american civil war under the leadership of william clarke quantrill.
This stunning illustration captures the confusion and panic in a town hit by one of quantrill s lightning fast raids. Among quantrills proteges were jesse james, his brother frank, cole younger and his brother jim. The marshal and judge want to put him under arrest, but westcott yells. He fought with confederate forces at the battle of wilsons creek in oakhills, missouri, in august 1861. His father was thomas henry quantrill, formerly of hagerstown, maryland, and his mother, caroline cornelia clark, was a native of chambersburg, pennsylvania. With steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, gale robbins. Quantrills raiders 1958 cast and crew a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrills leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. James brothers and quantrills raiders in 1863, quantrills force had grown to over 450 men, one of whom was frank james, older brother of jesse james. Mcculloch tried to get quantrill s men to bring in the many southerners who had escaped to the thickets to avoid conscription into the southern army but the raiders were not accustomed to taking prisoners and killed more than they brought back for potential service.
Quantrills raiders flags and accessories crw flags. The climax of quantrill s guerilla career came on august 21, 1863, when he led a force of 450 raiders into lawrence, kansas, a stronghold of prounion support and the home of senator james h. Wescott realises that quantrill leo gordon in an effective performance is a despicable and amoral villain interested only in murder and plunder. The film starts in 1863 during civil war, when capt william clarke quantrillleo gordon and his men terrorise missourikansas border, by looting, burning.
The violence got so bad that the area became known as bleeding kansas. Its 1863 and the tide of the civil war is starting to turn when alan westcott arrives in the strifetorn missourikansas border area on a mission for the. Quantrills raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrills raiders. The judge wants to know why he is sticking his neck out for them. Steve cochran wes, diane brewster sue walters, leo gordon william clarke quantrill, gale robbins kate, will wright judge wood, kim charney joel, myron healey jarrett, robert foulk hager, glenn strange todd, lane chandler sheriff, guy prescott major mathews, thomas browne henry griggs, dan white fred thomas.
From one of the civil war s greatest atrocities, when over 200 unarmed men and boys were murdered in kansas, to the blood feuds that fueled these raiders, we uncover the story of the confederate guerrillas, including frank and jesse james and cole younger, who followed william clark quantrill, a failed teacher from ohio. In august 1863, quantrill and his men committed what became known as the lawrence massacre. Synopsis the hellhorde they called the butchers battalion. The film the stranger wore a gun 1953 has randolph scott playing jeff travis, a former spy for quantrill s raiders, who rides to arizona to start a new life, but finds that his reputation has preceded him. Quantrill s raiders 1958, focusing on the raid on lawrence. The university of kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, retaliation, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the university s programs and activities.
But when all the other guerrillas got together as a group it would be as high as 6,000 some say 10,000. Here you will find the german films style guides available in english and german as well as the german films logo eps. Cpt william clarke quantrill 18371865 find a grave. Quantrill s raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrill s raiders. History of the missouri guerrilla, bushwhacker, and partisan bands in the war for southern independence. Quantrills mistress kate gale robbins immediately falls for the stranger and they have a romantic interlude where she tries to give him a reason to take her away from the band. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of quantrills raiders with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The bernheim forest, named for the german immigrant isaac. Before the attack occurred, many female relatives of quantrills raiders were killed when a prison collapsed in kansas city. Though considered the defining moment in the citys history, its difficult to draw heroes from a story that ends with the town being burned to the ground. Release dates 10 also known as aka 19 release dates uk 1958. Hughess confederate force, including william quantrill and his raiders, attacked independence, at dawn, in two columns on different roads. When the guerrillas banded together quantrill was the commanding officer most of the times.
Westcott replies that he came for the arsenal, not to kill innocent women and children. The ofttold tale of controversial southernsympathizing outlaw quantrill is recounted again in this lowbudget western. In the 1999 movie ride with the devil, depicting a group of fictionalized missouri. Operating near the kansasmissouri border, the raiders began forays into kansas, attacking towns about 15 miles from the border. The union commander was given the blame and this fanned the alreadyfearsome flames of the raiders. Just after midnight on september 7, 1862, the town of olathe, kansas, was overrun by confederate guerrillas. Though considered the defining moment in the city s history, it s. The name quantrills raiders seems to have been attached to them long after the war, when the veterans would hold reunions. Quantrills friend took the skull to mrs quantrill who identified it based upon a chipped tooth. Kus john tibbetts looks at this cinematic heritage in quantrill in the movies on sunday, august 18, 20, at 2 p. They rode with infamous confederate guerilla leader william clarke quantrill in the midwest. Young jesse james 1960, also depicts quantrill s influence on jesse james. Quantrill in the movies kansas city public library. This movie was first released in 1958 19862009, in super widescreen 2.
Cpt william clarke quantrill 18371865 find a grave memorial. William quantrill renegade leader of the missouri border. Harrison t row one who followed quantrill through his whole course, c. Quantrills raiders 1958 a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrills leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Young jesse james 1960, also depicts quantrills influence on jesse james. In brazil, this film was released as heroic ambush. Quantrills raiders george and richard dick maddox, sons of larkin maddox of cass county, mo, were valiant soldiers in the war of the lost cause. Quantrill, william clarke the handbook of texas online. Overview of quantrills raiders, 1958, directed by edward bernds, with steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, at turner classic movies. Arizona raiders 1965 full western movie audie murphy full movie. An undated rare photo provided by keya morgan, found in a north carolina attic, depicts two slave children, art historians say. The leader first of the missouri partisan rangers, then the quantrill s raiders guerillas during the civil war, he won renown for possessing excellent leadership skills, horsemanship and exercised unique warfare tactics. Quantrills raiders directed by edward bernds produced by ben schwalb allied artists pictures index.
Quantrill s mother arrived in the company of her son s boyhood friend. Its 1863 and the tide of the civil war is starting to turn when alan westcott arrives in the strifetorn missourikansas border area on a mission for the confederacy. American civil war adventure in which an outlaw, sympathetic to the confederate cause, is persuaded to attempt a daring raid on a unionheld town to destroy an ammunition dump. The name quantrill s raiders seems to have been attached to them long after the war, when the veterans would hold reunions. They drove through the town to the union army camp, capturing, killing, and scattering the yankees. Quantrills raiders 1958, focusing on the raid on lawrence. The towns people start setting up barriers in the street. Raiders under the command of the notorious confederate guerrilla william quantrill dropped this flag in olathe during an attack. Quantrill himself, william bloody bill anderson is perhaps. Aug 24, 2018 at first, quantrills raiders consisted of just over a dozen men and they patrolled the kansasmissouri border where they ambushed both union soldiers and union sympathizers.
William quantrill was born at canal dover, ohio on july 31, 1837. William quantrill, jesse james, and the centralia massacre. Quantrills raiders missouri partisan rangers historical qs historical main historical keywords. The famed raid on lawrence, kansas, in which over 400 innocent people lost their lives to a group of marauders is heavily fictionalized and cleaned up. Quantrills raiders were the bestknown of the proconfederate partisan guerrillas also known as bushwhackers who fought in the american civil war. Quantrills raiders 1958 john wayne message board jwmb.
William clarke quantrill charley hart, charles william quantrill, and billy quantrill, civil war guerrilla leader, was born at canal dover, ohio, on july 31, 1837, to thomas henry and caroline cornelia clarke quantrill. The illustration is by thomas nast, one of the most famous artists of the 1800 s. You are viewing a leaf from an original 1862 harpers weekly newspaper. Steve cochrane plays a confederate agent alan westcott organising quantrill s gang on a raid of a federal arsenal in kansas. A civil war guerilla gang plans an attack on a kansas arsenal. Steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon tag line.
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