He was credited with averting a near riot by in Sherman when he convinced a group of "war widows" that officers were not withholding goods from their families.
He was credited with averting a near riot by in Sherman when he convinced a group of "war widows" that officers were not withholding goods from their families. Originally a schoolteacher and gambler from Ohio, he first gained national headlines when he encountered General James Blunt's men on their way to Texas at Barter Springs and killed the whole group. This followed his attempt to capture Senator James Lane, leading to a massacre in Lawrence, Kansas. Flanked by his Lt., "Bloody" Bill Anderson, he made a point of recruiting such unwanted figures as the Younger and James brothers. FTP, identify this Confederate guerilla leader of an eponymous group of raiders.
He was credited with averting a near riot by in Sherman when he convinced a group of "war widows" that officers were not withholding goods from their families.
William Clarke {Quantrill}