A teenager when he rode off to join Confederate guerrillas in 1864, Jesse James never really stopped fighting the Civil War. Unable to accept the defeat of the secessionist cause, Jesse trained his ...
Zion, 1842-1860: Preacher; Widow; Slaves -- Fire, 1861-1865: Rebels; Neighbors; Terror; Horror; Exile -- Defiance, 1865-1876: A year of bitterness; Guerrillas return ...
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On August 21, 1863, William Quantrill led a group of 300 Confederate guerrillas and attacked Lawrence at dawn. On his orders, they aimed to kill “every man big enough to carry a gun.” Raiders killed ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It’s a story that’s modern chapter is 18 years in the making, but the entire tale dates back to 1865. Twenty-two Black soldiers were attacked and killed by Confederate ...
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2021. Pp. xii, 300. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $26.95 paper. ISBN: 1469665271 Retaliation as an Instrument of War In this book Prof. Foote ...