American History Central’s Historical Marker of the Day (HMOTD) is “Quantrill’s Raids and the Military Road.” This marker is south of Kansas City, Missouri, in Stillwell, Kansas.
Inscription
In Spring, 1862, William Clarke Quantrill, confederate guerrilla, led raids in and about Aubry, taking an uncounted toll of lives and property. Union troops seeking the raiders camped often along the military road (now Metcalf) from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Scott. Union retaliation provoked Bill Anderson of Aubry to join Quantrill. Later he became known as Blood Bill.
Details
The Blue Valley Community Council, the Historical Society of Blue Valley, and the Optimist Club of Blue Valley erected this marker.
Who was William Clarke Quantrill?
William Clarke Quantrill was born in Canal Dover (now Dover), Ohio, on October 11, 1837. He was the oldest of Thomas Henry and Caroline Cornelia (Clarke) Quantrill’s twelve children (eight of whom survived infancy). Thomas Quantrill was a coppersmith when he and Caroline settled in Canal Dover the year before William’s birth. He later became a schoolteacher and the first principal of the Canal Dover Union School.
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