The black sox scandal history channel documentary duration. The film the stranger wore a gun 1953 has randolph scott playing jeff travis, a former spy for quantrills raiders, who rides to arizona to start a new life, but finds that his reputation has preceded him. Frank and jesse james, and james and cole younger served with quantrills 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. You are viewing a leaf from an original 1862 harpers weekly newspaper. George and richard dick maddox, sons of larkin maddox of cass county, mo, were valiant soldiers in the war of the lost cause. In december 1860, he joined a group of kansas free state men who were intent upon freeing the slaves of a missouri man by the name of morgan walker. Leo gordon, one of the scariest bad guys from many westerns, plays quantrill who wants revenge on lawrence, kansas for kicking him out of. Born in ohio, quantrill headed to kansas territory at age eighteen and became embroiled in hostilities between free state and slavestate forces. William quantrill renegade leader of the missouri border. The name quantrill s raiders seems to have been attached to them long after the war, when the veterans would hold reunions. With audie murphy, brian donlevy, marguerite chapman, scott brady.
The ofttold tale of controversial southernsympathizing outlaw quantrill is. Com welcome to the most comprehensive online resource for all things related to william clarke quantrill, the men who rode with him and as those who violently opposed them. Julia louisdreyfus, jude law, and more stars at sundance 2020 share who theyd like to be played by in a movie of their lives. For the film directed by edward bernds, see quantrills raiders film. Quantrill, captain of a guerrilla band irregularly attached to the confederate army during the american civil war, notorious for the sacking of the free state stronghold of lawrence, kan. 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.
Free quantrills raiders dvd cover 1958 r1 custom ready to download and print. Edward bernds, steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, gale robbins, will wright. 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. Kus john tibbetts looks at this cinematic heritage in quantrill in the movies on sunday, august 18, 20, at 2 p.
Keywordsoklahoma civil war era free companies soldiers bandits renegades jayhawkers red legs guerillas confederate union federal troops quantrills raiders. Quantrills raiders 1958 letterboxd your life in film. At several times during the film, characters are seen carrying the colt single action. This stunning illustration captures the confusion and panic in a town. General joseph jo orville shelby december 12, 1830 february, 1897 was a confederate cavalry general in the transmississippi theater of the american civil war. Shop quantrills raiders from family and add this movie to your collection. The illustration is by thomas nast, one of the most famous artists of the 1800s. The confederacys most notorious bushwhackers chronicles the life of quantrill, the raiders civil war record, and their legacy. The climax of quantrills guerilla career came on august 21, 1863, when he led a force of 450 raiders into lawrence, kansas, a. Wellknown bloody bill anderson would join quantrill s raiders in 1863. Operating near the kansasmissouri border, the raiders began forays into kansas, attacking towns about 15 miles from the border. Quantrills raid on lawrence civil war on the western border.
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. Leading as many as 450 raiders, quantrill sacked the town of lawrence and left as many as 183 dead in his wake. Excerpt from a past edition of ohiotraveler by robert carpenter. Born in ohio, quantrill headed to kansas territory at age eighteen and became embroiled in hostilities between freestate and slavestate forces. Cpt william clarke quantrill 18371865 find a grave. American civil war adventure in which an outlaw, sympathetic to the confederate cause, is persuaded to attempt a daring raid on.
Quantrills raiders the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Quantrill s mother arrived in the company of her son s boyhood friend. He was one of quantrills scouts, reputed to be his best one. Quantrills raiders and independence missouri, union soldiers capture, civil war raiders history, capture of independence missouri, william quantrills raiders, guerrilla war kansas, missouri raids, list of quantrills battles. Free online custom region 1 movie dvd cover library. Quantrills flag kansapedia kansas historical society. Quantrills raiders and dover ohio history ohio traveler. The leaf features a stunning illustration of the famous quantrill raiders sacking a western town. Quantrills gang had as little as 60 men and no then 300, most of the times 125. A request made to take the remains back to ohio was refused. Quantrill s raiders and independence missouri, union soldiers capture, civil war raiders history, capture of independence missouri, william quantrill s raiders, guerrilla war kansas, missouri raids, list of quantrill s battles. Henry mcculloch, the confederate commander of the district of northeast texas, tried to find a use for the pseudorebels, but they failed in rounding up deserters.
To his supporters in missouri, he was a dashing, freespirited hero. The ofttold tale of controversial southernsympathizing outlaw quantrill is recounted again in this lowbudget western. The name quantrills raiders seems to have been attached to them. Harrison t row one who followed quantrill through his whole course, c. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. Quantrills raiders 1958, focusing on the raid on lawrence. In the lone star state, the bushwhackers made camp at mineral creek. Quantrills raiders were a loosely organized force of proconfederate partisan rangers, bushwhackers, who fought in the american civil war under the leadership of william clarke quantrill.
In august 1907, news articles appeared in canada and the u. 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. As the jayhawkers hid in the bush, quantrill volunteered to scout the area. I lived for a time in lawrence, kansas, the site of quantrill s raid in 1863. Eastern ohio has produced an inordinate number of famous people making exceptional contributions to every facet of societyprobably more than any likesized geographical area in the country. Quantrills raiders film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Quantrills raiders were the bestknown of the proconfederate partisan guerrillas also known. The denver broncosthe kansas city chiefsthe oakland. Quantrills raids kansapedia kansas historical society. Claiming to fight for the confederacy, quantrill organized a band in december 1861.
Noland helped scouting lawrence, kansas, before the raid by quantrills men in 1863. The high point of quantrills guerilla war came on august 21, 1863 with the raid on lawrence. Looking to watch quantrill s raiders on your tv or mobile device at home. The twelveyearold drummer had crawled twelve feet from the fire before he died. These were quantrills iron orders, and he chose an iron man to carry them out. The audie murphy film, kansas raiders 1950, deals with quantrills raiders in the period immediately after the civil war. Quantrill s raiders 1958 cast and crew a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrill s leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Among quantrills men was a free african american man named john noland. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the edward berndsdirected movie via subscription can.
Quantrills raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrills raiders. However, it was agreed the grave would be dug up and the contents viewed. Raiders under the command of the notorious confederate guerrilla william quantrill dropped this flag in olathe during an attack. I lived for a time in lawrence, kansas, the site of quantrills raid in 1863. Quantrills raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way since his three stooges shorts of the early 1950s. Quantrills raiders in texas the outlaws who tormented sherman by evault boswell. But hold up he may have after all you have to remember that there was more then one guerrilla gang. Though considered the defining moment in the citys history, its difficult to draw heroes from a story that ends with the town being burned to the ground.
Quantrills leaders had very little concern for the southern cause, but had. Most popular quantrills raiders movies and tv shows imdb. Free companies the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Quantrill s raiders 1958, focusing on the raid on lawrence. To his supporters in missouri, he was a dashing, free spirited hero. Before the attack occurred, many female relatives of quantrills raiders were killed when a prison collapsed in kansas city. He joined quantrills raiders because of the abuse his family suffered at the hands of kansas union jayhawkers. History of the missouri guerrilla, bushwhacker, and partisan bands in the war for southern independence. In december 1860, he joined a group of kansas freestate men who were intent upon freeing the slaves of a missouri man by the name of morgan walker. In 1863, quantrill set his sights on lawrence, kansas, which he said was full of union sympathizers. Later on this group became confederate soldiers, who were referred to as. Gale robbins in quantrills raiders 1958 steve cochran and gale robbins in quantrills. George ellis, a free black man, had risen early to finish some work on his familys farm. Just after midnight on september 7, 1862, the town of olathe, kansas, was overrun by confederate guerrillas.
Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online. The leader first of the missouri partisan rangers, then the quantrills raiders guerillas during the civil war, he won renown for possessing excellent leadership skills, horsemanship and exercised unique warfare tactics. Quantrills raiders 1958 cast and crew a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrills leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Duffy, a member of a michigan cavalry troop that dealt with quantrill s raiders during the civil war, had met quantrill at quatsino sound, on northern vancouver island while investigating timber rights in the area. The burning band wagon lay smoldering behind them, along with the bodies of the members of the band. The film the stranger wore a gun 1953 has randolph scott playing jeff travis, a former spy for quantrills raiders, who rides to arizona to. 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. Quantrills raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrills raiders directed by. Arizona raiders 1965 full western movie audie murphy full movie. In the hours before dawn the raiders killed several men and looted businesses and private. The raiders killed georges father, but george, his brother ben, and his. The film the stranger wore a gun 1953 has randolph scott playing jeff travis, a former spy for quantrill s raiders, who rides to arizona to start a new life, but finds that his reputation has preceded him. 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 confederacy. But when all the other guerrillas got together as a group it would be as high as 6,000 some say 10,000.
Quantrills raiders the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. Quantrills raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way. William clarke quantrill july 31, 1837 june 6, 1865 was a confederate guerrilla leader during the american civil war having endured a tempestuous childhood before later becoming a schoolteacher, quantrill joined a group of bandits who roamed the missouri and kansas countryside apprehending escaped slaves. Quantrill s raiders were a loosely organized force of proconfederate partisan rangers, bushwhackers, who fought in the american civil war under the leadership of william clarke quantrill. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about quantrill and his raiders like never before, in no time at all. Quantrill a true history of his guerrilla warfare on the missouri and kansas border during the civil war of 18611865, as told by capt. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Imdb s advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. The union commander was given the blame and this fanned the alreadyfearsome flames of the raiders. The story of william quantrill and the quantrills raiders and dover, ohio history. Young jesse james 1960, also depicts quantrills influence on jesse james.
In the fall of 1863, william clarke quantrill, the missouri bushwhacker, took about three hundred of his followers across indian territory to sherman, texas. Quantrill s raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrill s raiders. Westcott rides into town wearing the exact same clothes that he had worn when he had rescued quantrills secondincommand george todd from the vigilance committee a couple of hours earlier, believing that pulling his bandana over his mouth was sufficient disguise. Quantrill in the movies kansas city public library. Quantrill s raiders 1958 a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrill s leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Scott a boyhood friend of quantrills in response to a request from scott to provide information about his experience as one of quantrills men. Just a pity that the film s historical accuracy leaves much to be desired. Young jesse james 1960, also depicts quantrill s influence on jesse james. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Quantrill s raiders were the bestknown of the proconfederate partisan guerrillas who fought in the american civil war. This film solves that problem by rewriting history. 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.
William clarke quantrill 183765 earned infamy during the civil war for his. Overview of quantrills raiders, 1958, directed by edward bernds, with steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, at turner classic movies. Leo gordon, possessor of one of the meanest faces in the movies, plays quantrill, but top. Before the attack occurred, many female relatives of quantrill s raiders were killed when a prison collapsed in kansas city. Cpt william clarke quantrill 18371865 find a grave memorial.
Users agree not to download, copy, modify, sell, lease, rent, reprint, or otherwise distribute these materials, or to link to these materials on another web site. Take a look at the stars who stopped to strike a pose during the 2020 sundance. Rh c5074 well i went with quantrill when i was just sixteen years of age and was captured by general buells forces. Outraged by redleg atrocities, the james and younger brothers along with kit dalton join quantrill s raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes. A civil war guerilla gang plans an attack on a kansas arsenal. But quantrills activities indicated that he fought for plunder and personal revenge rather than from any commitment to the south. A 1959 episode of the tv show the rough riders entitled the plot to assassinate president johnson, as the title suggests, involves quantrill in a plot to assassinate president andrew johnson. Quantrills raiders 1958 a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrills leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan.
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