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The Only True History of Quantrell's Raid Ever Published; Reminiscences of Quantrell's Raid Upon the City of Lawrence, Kas. Thrilling Narratives by Li

John Charles Shea

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... _ Only one raider was killed in the city limits, although several were wounded. This one was Scaggs, who had been a Baptist minister. He had drank too freely and staggered behind his comrades and became bewildered. He was chased by some citizens, cut of from the main body, and shot down, on the hill near the Quaker meeting house. The next day his body, stripped to the waist, and blackened by decomposition, was drawn through the streets by a rope attached to his neck, by some negroes. The body was taken by them to the western part of the city and" burned. Oak Hill cemetery, where the dead martyrs are buried, is beautifully located on the eastern edge of the city, and thither the people repair once a year to "cover them over with beautiful flowers." Lawrence is a beautiful place, neatly and substantially built, and contains at the present time about 8,000 inhabitants. A dam has been built across the Kansas river at this point and every effort is being made to centre manufacturing interests here. I need only state that the Chicago Times is the favorite paper among the business men, and they admire its late improvements. S. LETTER NO. 2. STARTLING EXPERIENCES OK MESSRS. WATSON, BULLENE AND REED. Lawrence, Kan.. Aug. 3.--The Times containing personal reminiscences of the Quantrell raid was much sought after in this city, and awakened considerable interest and discussion of events so thrilling in their nature that time only adds to their importance, and casts a halo of romance over them which is irresistible and fascinating in the extreme. Time has healed many of the wounds' inflicted on that occasion, prosperity and progress have obliterated the traces of fire and blood, and men and women now talk over those scenes of wild disorder with a...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Only True History of Quantrell's Raid Ever Published; Reminiscences of Quantrell's Raid Upon the City of Lawrence, Kas. Thrilling Narratives by Li. To get started finding The Only True History of Quantrell's Raid Ever Published; Reminiscences of Quantrell's Raid Upon the City of Lawrence, Kas. Thrilling Narratives by Li, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... _ Only one raider was killed in the city limits, although several were wounded. This one was Scaggs, who had been a Baptist minister. He had drank too freely and staggered behind his comrades and became bewildered. He was chased by some citizens, cut of from the main body, and shot down, on the hill near the Quaker meeting house. The next day his body, stripped to the waist, and blackened by decomposition, was drawn through the streets by a rope attached to his neck, by some negroes. The body was taken by them to the western part of the city and" burned. Oak Hill cemetery, where the dead martyrs are buried, is beautifully located on the eastern edge of the city, and thither the people repair once a year to "cover them over with beautiful flowers." Lawrence is a beautiful place, neatly and substantially built, and contains at the present time about 8,000 inhabitants. A dam has been built across the Kansas river at this point and every effort is being made to centre manufacturing interests here. I need only state that the Chicago Times is the favorite paper among the business men, and they admire its late improvements. S. LETTER NO. 2. STARTLING EXPERIENCES OK MESSRS. WATSON, BULLENE AND REED. Lawrence, Kan.. Aug. 3.--The Times containing personal reminiscences of the Quantrell raid was much sought after in this city, and awakened considerable interest and discussion of events so thrilling in their nature that time only adds to their importance, and casts a halo of romance over them which is irresistible and fascinating in the extreme. Time has healed many of the wounds' inflicted on that occasion, prosperity and progress have obliterated the traces of fire and blood, and men and women now talk over those scenes of wild disorder with a...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Only True History of Quantrell's Raid Ever Published; Reminiscences of Quantrell's Raid Upon the City of Lawrence, Kas. Thrilling Narratives by Li. To get started finding The Only True History of Quantrell's Raid Ever Published; Reminiscences of Quantrell's Raid Upon the City of Lawrence, Kas. Thrilling Narratives by Li, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Only True History of Quantrell's Raid Ever Published; Reminiscences of Quantrell's Raid Upon the City of Lawrence, Kas. Thrilling Narratives by Li

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