Sunday, August 18, 2013

150 years later, Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence still stirs deep emotions – on both sides.

History Lesson! Thrilled ain't ya? Well, perhaps not......................
Interesting piece in today's Wichita Eagle.
It is still referred to as Bleedin' Kansas to this day.
An oil painting depicts the raid on Lawrence on Aug. 21, 1863.

  Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle
 An oil painting depicts the raid on Lawrence on Aug. 21, 1863

The full story and a few more images are at the link. I love history By The Way!
Image is courtesy of  The Wichita Eagle

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