Lawrence massacre

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The Lawrence massacre was an 1863 American Civil War–era raid by pro-Confederate guerrillas on the abolitionist town of Lawrence, Kansas, resulting in the killing of around 150–200 men and boys and the widespread destruction of the town.

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Lawrence Massacre 3
Lawrence massacre canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War event ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
war crime ⓘ
aftermath Union General Order No. 11 (1863) ⓘ
linked to: Order No. 11 (1863)

forced depopulation of parts of western Missouri ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Quantrill's Raid ⓘ
Raid on Lawrence ⓘ
linked to: Sacking of Lawrence
category Crimes against humanity ⓘ
Massacres in the United States ⓘ
Massacres of men ⓘ
Massacres of the American Civil War ⓘ
cause border warfare between Kansas and Missouri ⓘ
retaliation for Union actions in Missouri ⓘ
commander William Clarke Quantrill ⓘ
linked to: William Quantrill
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1863-08-21 ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the deadliest civilian massacres of the American Civil War ⓘ
symbol of the violence of the Kansas–Missouri border war ⓘ
locatedIn Douglas County, Kansas ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
United States ⓘ
location Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ
method house-to-house killings ⓘ
surprise raid ⓘ
namedAfter Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ
notableCommanderOpposing James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfDeaths 150 ⓘ
200 ⓘ
approximately 150–200 ⓘ
opponent Union forces ⓘ
citizens of Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ
partOf guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War ⓘ
perpetrator Quantrill's Raiders ⓘ
William Clarke Quantrill ⓘ
linked to: William Quantrill

pro-Confederate guerrillas ⓘ
result burning of much of the town ⓘ
large-scale civilian casualties ⓘ
widespread destruction of Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ
side Confederate bushwhackers ⓘ
target Unionist civilians ⓘ
abolitionists ⓘ
timePeriod American Civil War ⓘ
Bleeding Kansas aftermath ⓘ
victim men and boys of Lawrence ⓘ
weaponUsed fire ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lawrence, Kansas → hasHistoricEvent → Lawrence massacre ⓘ
subject linked to: Lawrence
Quantrill's Raid → alsoKnownAs → Lawrence Massacre ⓘ
linked to: Lawrence massacre
Ride with the Devil → portrays → Lawrence Massacre ⓘ
linked to: Lawrence massacre
Baxter Springs Massacre → relatedEvent → Lawrence Massacre ⓘ
linked to: Lawrence massacre