COLLAPSE OF THE MILITARY PRISON

COLLAPSE OF THE MILITARY PRISON

The most unfortunate event in the administration of General Ewing was the Lawrence Massacre. An incident which was responsible for many of the barbarities committed in the sacking of that defenseless town was the collapse at Kansas City of the military prison for women. It was made the excuse for many inhuman crimes later committed by the guerrillas.

See more of this article at -- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/ch43p1.html

General Jo Shelby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHO69NVpvaw

A bit of history. I ran across the video interview of Gen Jo Shelby's descendant and thought you may be interested. Several of us last October on the Quantrill Society Reunion Tour visited the Confederate Monument and Shelby's grave in Forest Hill Cemetery. My grandparents and dad are buried just down the hill. My Grandmother and dad were descendants of the William Gabbert in Vernon County (Guerrillas and Confederates).

The descendant discusses Shelby's great grandfather Isaac Shelby the 1st Governor of Kentucky and hero of King's Mountain during the American Revolution. William Gabbert's grandfather was Charles DePauw, one of 220 French hussars (light cavalry) who came to American during the American Revolution under Rochambeau.

After the American Revolution in Kentucky Charles DePauw was working with General George Rogers Clark to overthrow the Spanish in New Orleans with money from the French. The Spanish complained to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson wrote dispatches to Gov Isaac Shelby to detain DePauw from attacking New Orleans and use the Militia if necessary. Shelby wrote back that Kentucky was an open frontier and people come and go all of the time so he couldn't detain DePauw and addition Charles DePauw was his friend. DePauw and Shelby joined in the War of 1812 together.

Of course there is a lot more to the story but I found it most interesting that the men that founded the United States as rebels in the American Revolution had grandsons that were rebels in Missouri. History is everywhere.

Hope to see everyone at the Scouts Meeting next weekend.
Trooper Bob Capps

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William Clarke Quantrill Society

William Clarke Quantrill Society

by ROBERT CAPPS

www.wcqsociety.com

Several new updates have been made to the William Clarke Quantrill Society website. Please take a look and feedback or additional content contributions are appreciated. We have more content to add and working on obtaining permission to use some of Wilson's Creek pictures.

Also believe we need someone to step up and be the editor for the 'No Quarterly'. You only have to publish once a quarter. If you can't be the editor then commit to write an article for the 'No Quarterly'. I know all of you could do this and have knowledge and the expertise to do so. Please email me if you are interested and I will forward to Harold.

Thought you would be interested and please forward to others that may be interested. If you are not a member please consider joining. Next August will be 150 years since the men visited Lawrence.