Richard Cordley, first historian of Lawrence Lawrence Students
Resource courtesy of Watkins Community Museum

The following information was taken from a display at the Watkins Community Museum


List of Victims of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, August 21, 1863

Seventeen white recruits from the twenty-one, under the command of Second Lieutenant L.J. Beam, were killed during the raid. Further, an unknown number of black recruits were also killed during the raid:

Anderson, Charles
Allen, Charles R.
Cooper, James F.
Green, John R.
Griswold, Walter B.S.
Haldermanm, Aaron
Markle, David
Markle, Lewis Cass
Markle, Samuel
Parker, Asbury (Ashbury)
Parker, Isaac J.
Riggs, Charles F.
Speer, Robert
Watson, John
Waugh, William A.
Wilson, James
Woods, Andrew J.



In addition to the seventeen (recorded) recruits, there were 166 Lawrence citizens killed:

A

B

C

Albach, J. George Bell, Capt. George W. Carpenter, Judge Louis
Albrecht, George Bent, George Clona, Charles
Allen, Clay Bower, Samuel Cloud, Charles
Allison, Duncan C. Brant, R. Coal (Coat or Coates), Geo. W.
Alwes, George Brechtlesbauer, James Coleman, L. Dwight
Anderson, John Brechtlesbauer, Joseph Collamore, Mayor Geo. W.
Argel, James Brown, "One Armed" Cooper, James
  Burnes, Dennis Cornell, John A.
  Burns, Michael Cornell, P.
  Burt, George Crane, John Louis



D

E

F

Dagle, John Early, George Fillmore, Lemuel
Dix, Ralph C. Eckman, Carl Finley, James B.
Dix, Stephen H. Edwards, John Finley, Joe
Dulinsky, Sylvester Ehles (Ethels), August Fitch, Edward P.
Dulinsky, William Eldridge, James Frank, Joseph
Dyre, "Uncle" Frank Ellis, Frank Frank, "Old Uncle"
  Engler (Enzler), Carl Frawley (Fromley), John
  Engler, John  
  Englesman, Phillip  
  Evans, John Z.  



G

H

J

Gates, Levi Hanson, Mr. Johnson, Ben
Gentry, Levi Hay, Chester D. Johnson, M.
Gerrard, George Hendrix, _____ Unnamed baby of Peter Jones
Giebal (Girbal), Anthony Henry, "Uncle" Charles Jones, Samuel
Giffler (Gufler), A. Hoge, Calvin  
Gill, John B. Holmes, Nathan  
Goldman, Mr.    
Green, John B.    
Gregg, Fortune    
Griswold, Abner W.    
Griswold, Dr. Jerome F.    
Griswold, Watt    



K

L

M

Kallmer, George Lambert, Harwick McClellan, Amos
Keefe, Patrick Lambert, O.O. McClellan, Daniel
Kimball, Frederick Laurie (Lawrie), John W. McFadden, Jacob
Klares, William Laurie (Lawrie), William Mackin (Maclaine), Michael
Klaus, Frederick Leener (Laner), Christian McFarland, _____
Klaus, William Jr. Leonard, Christopher Markle, Daniel
Kleffer (Kliffer), W.M.R. Limbach, Henry Martha (Murtha), Thomas
  Little, John Martin, Michael
  Longley, Otis Martin, Robert "Bobby"
  Loomis, Richard Rensellor Meeky (McKee), Michael
  Lowe, Capt. Joseph G. Meeky (McKee), R.
    Murphy, Dennis
    Murphy, James
    Murphy, Thomas



N

O

P

Nathan, W. Oehrle, George Page, George
Nichols, Mr. O'Neil, James Palmer, Charles A.
  Oldham, Anthony Palmer, Daniel W.
    Perine (Perrine), James
    Pollock (Pollok), Jacob
    Pope, George
    Purington, David N.



R

S

T

Range, George Sanger, George N. Thorp, Simeon M.
Range, Samuel Sargeant, George H. Trask, Josiah C.
Reed, Peter, Sr. Schmidt, Charles Tritch, E.P.
Reedmiller, A. Schwab, John Turk, David
Reel, Samuel Jeremiah "Jerry" Smith, Charles  
Reynolds, Samuel Snyder, Rev. Samuel S.  
Roach, James Speer, John M. Jr.  
  Stewart, Henry  
  Stone, Joseph  
  Stone, Capt. Nathan  
  Stonestreet, Benjamin  
  Swan, Louis H.  



W

Z

 

Watson, James E. Zimmerman, John K.  
Watson, John    
Waugh, Addison    
West, _____    
White, Mr.    
Williams, _____    
Williamson, William T.    
Wise, Louis    
Wood, James    

Type: dataset
Project: WJHS Grant
Temporal coverage: August 21, 1863
Spacial coverage: Lawrence, KS
Creator: Watkins Community Museum
Contributor(s): Watkins Community Museum
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