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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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143 years ago today.....Happy Quantrill Day!
On this very day, Quantrill did what most Mizzou fans wish would be done on a yearly basis......
"In 1863, Quantrill set his sights on Lawrence, Kansas which he said was full of Union sympathizers. Before the attack occurred, many female relatives of Quantrill's Raiders were killed when a prison collapsed in Kansas City. The Union Commander was given the blame and this fanned the already fearsome flames of the Raiders. On August 21, 1863, Quantrill led his band of about 450 men into Lawrence, Kansas. They attacked this pro Union stronghold killing over 150 men, few of them offering resistance. In addition, Quantrill's Raiders burned and looted the town. In the North, this event became known as the Lawrence Massacre and was vilified as one of the worst events of the Civil War." http://americanhistory.about.com/lib.../aa072601a.htm |
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08-21-2006, 09:40 AM
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Location: Kansas City, MO
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08-21-2006, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Kansas City, MO
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To mark this day, I suggest we all meet in Lawrence this evening and burn it to the ground.
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08-21-2006, 09:54 AM
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The boy who cried Trout
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: TX
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Don't forget to shoot the guy who is trying to surrender to you right between the eyes.
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08-21-2006, 10:04 AM
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Location: Kansas City, MO
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He's a beaker. He should count himself as blessed that he wasn't tortured. |
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08-21-2006, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: St. Louis
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I'm in. F-KU.
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08-21-2006, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Exton, PA
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Did anyone else think this thread was going to be about Paul Quantrill?
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08-21-2006, 10:43 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
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Yes. But I thought he was only 121 years old when the Yankees signed him a few years ago, so the math didn't add up.
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08-21-2006, 11:14 AM
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Paul would be proud.
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08-21-2006, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Yup.
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08-21-2006, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Doesn't anybody remember the Civil War? I'll bet Bucc is spinning in his grave.
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08-21-2006, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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How can a war be civil?
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08-21-2006, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
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Shut up, hippie. |
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08-21-2006, 02:11 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Flower power!
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08-21-2006, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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If you've ever seen those quizzes where Americans fail miserably on simple questions about general topics, you wouldn't be shocked that half the board thought of Paul Quantrill. I would venture to guess that most of the people don't know the reason that KU's mascot is a 'jayhawk'. Nor would they probably know that the MU mascot (Tigers) is actualy named in honor of a Civil War unit known for their fierce fighting skills. |
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