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. However, it was agreed the grave would be dug up and the contents viewed. Noland helped scouting lawrence, kansas, before the raid by quantrill s men in 1863. 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.
Quantrill s raiders 1958 0427 1958 us western 1h 8m user score. Among quantrills proteges were jesse james, his brother frank, cole younger and his brother jim. This stunning illustration captures the confusion and panic in a town hit by one of quantrill s lightning fast raids. Independence missouri raid quantrill raid independence missouri map summary. Kus john tibbetts looks at this cinematic heritage in quantrill in the movies on sunday, august 18, 20, at 2 p. Starting with a small force of no more than a dozen men, the proslavery guerrilla band began to make independent attacks upon union camps, patrols, and settlements. 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. Quantrill s mother arrived in the company of her son s boyhood friend. Quantrills raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrills raiders directed by edward bernds and starring steve cochran, diane brewster and leo. I lived for a time in lawrence, kansas, the site of quantrill s raid in 1863. 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. Quantrills guerrillas members in the civil war kansas. Among quantrill s men was a freedman named john noland.
He joined quantrill s raiders because of the abuse his family suffered at the hands of kansas union jayhawkers. The leaf features a stunning illustration of the famous quantrill raiders sacking a western town. But when all the other guerrillas got together as a group it would be as high as 6,000 some say 10,000. Among quantrill s men was a free african american man named john noland. Quantrill s raiders were the bestknown of the proconfederate partisan guerrillas also known as bushwhackers who fought in the american civil war. Leading as many as 450 raiders, quantrill sacked the town of lawrence and left as many as 183 dead in his wake. An undated rare photo provided by keya morgan, found in a north carolina attic, depicts two slave children, art historians say. Even though he was already smitten with the boarding house owner, he still succumbs to the bad girls more direct approach. By 1862, union forces had established control over missouri, but quantrills raiders continued to harass the northern army and unguarded prounion towns over.
Reunion pin, sixth annual reunion of survivors of quantrills guerrillas at independence, missouri, august 22, 1903 charles w. Overview of quantrill s raiders, 1958, directed by edward bernds, with steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, at turner classic movies. This movie was first released in 1958 19862009, in super widescreen 2. The sound and picture quality is very good, but there are no extras on this dvd.
Box 888, lawrence, ks courts in kansas autho for the arrests of 3,743 660440888 rized 11 wiretaps. 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. Harrison t row one who followed quantrill through his whole course, c. Raiders under the command of the notorious confederate guerrilla william quantrill dropped this flag in olathe during an attack. We publish on pages 616 and 617 a large illustration of a. See more ideas about american civil war, civil war photos, confederate soldiers. 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.
The illustration is by thomas nast, one of the most famous artists of the 1800 s. Join this group to see the discussion, post and comment. One of quantrill s scouts, he was reputed to be his best one. 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. Though considered the defining moment in the city s history, it s difficult to draw heroes from a story that ends with the town being burned to the ground. In revenge, his raiders lynched a collin county, texas, magistrate, a sheriff, and a third man in tyler, texas. Just after midnight on september 7, 1862, the town of olathe, kansas, was overrun by confederate guerrillas. A confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrill s leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan.
He was one of quantrill s scouts, reputed to be his best one. The freedom raid quantrill s first raid, the socalled freedom raid, december 1860. Leo gordon, possessor of one of the meanest faces in the movies, plays. Quantrills gang had as little as 60 men and no then 300, most of the times 125. William quantrill killed by union soldiers history. Frank and jesse james, and james and cole younger served with quantrill s raiders during the conflict and the famed raiders allegedly saved general jo shelby from capture on december 7, 1862, at the battle of prairie grove. Quantrills raiders 1958 film complet en francais hd streaming.
Kansas raiders 1950 audie murphy, brian donlevy, marguerite. With steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, gale robbins. Quantrills raiders, us poster art, steve cochran, 1958. This film solves that problem by rewriting history. 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. Overview of quantrills raiders, 1958, directed by edward bernds, with steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, at turner classic movies. See more ideas about american civil war, confederate states of america and civil war photos. Classic tv these are tv shows from my classic tv library. Quantrill s raiders 1958 a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrill s leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Lawrence journalworld 0630 by lawrence journalworld. Quantrill a true history of his guerrilla warfare on the missouri and kansas border during the civil war of 18611865, as told by capt. Quantrill set up 5 kansans in a fake raid on the morgan walker farm near blue springs, mo, 10 dec 1860.
Quantrills raids kansapedia kansas historical society. Quantrills raiders 1954 stories of the century sam bass. In 1864 two of quantrill s raiders were killed in a gunfight with a texas posse. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. Hughess confederate force, including william quantrill and his raiders, attacked independence, at dawn, in two columns on different roads. The ofttold tale of controversial southernsympathizing outlaw quantrill is recounted again in this lowbudget western. Claiming to fight for the confederacy, quantrill organized a band in december 1861. Quantrill s raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrill s raiders directed by edward bernds and starring steve cochran, diane brewster and leo gordon cast. When the guerrillas banded together quantrill was the commanding officer most of the times. Brazil, canada, colombia, cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong. Quantrills flag kansapedia kansas historical society. 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.
Wellknown bloody bill anderson would join quantrill s raiders in 1863. Quantrill s raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way since his three stooges shorts of the early 1950s. As a result, the young man took it upon himself to take a more antagonistic course with his ownguerilla warfare, becoming the leader of quantrills raiders. The ambush was by andy walker, later member of quantrill s guerrillas john tatum lee koger d. Jul 10, 2017 quantrill s raiders 1958 film complet en francais a 20170710t20. Quantrill in the movies kansas city public library. Arizona raiders 1965 full western movie audie murphy full movie. 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. William quantrill renegade leader of the missouri border. A request made to take the remains back to ohio was refused. A civil war guerilla gang plans an attack on a kansas arsenal. Quantrill s friend took the skull to mrs quantrill who identified it based upon a chipped tooth.
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