The Lawrence Massacre takes place as a group of roughly 400 Confederate guerrillas commanded by William Quantrill enters the town and immediately begin to ransack homes, shoot civilians, loot stores, and set buildings on fire. Between 160 and 190 men and boys were. killed in the raid. William Quantrill was shot and killed by Union soldiers in Kentucky in May 1865 More
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