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Quantrill legacy sparks Kansas Missouri debate
Lawrence residents and historians argue over Quantrill's raid and its legacy. Speakers from both sides cite Osceola in 1861 and Lawrence 1863 to claim heroism or brutality, noting guerrilla warfare's cruelty and lingering rivalries between Kansans and Missourians.
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Dean
Lawrence
Missouri
Quantrill
Donald R. Hale
William C. Quantrill
Rose Mary Lankford
William Tecumseh) Sherman
Lankford
Sherman
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Bill Anderson
Cole Younger
Younger
Anderson
Katie Armitage
Fred Six
Kansas Supreme Court
South
Six
Clarke Quantrill
Iraq
Leslie
O Lawrence
Eering
Lane
Charlie Harris
Harris
Paul Stuewe
Stuewe
Lawrence High School
Blue Valley West High School
Hale
Quantrill Society