leftyhunter
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- May 27, 2011
- Location
- los angeles ca
The bleeding Kansas confluct predated the Civil War but it definitely continued during the Civil War. Kansas troops were harsh towards Missouri civiluans . Confederate guerrillas murdered unarmed men and boys at Lawrence, Kansas and elsewhere.
Who started the conflict?
A good place to start is "Jesse James last rebel of the Civil War" T.J. Stiles Vintage Civil War Library p.50-53.
The conflict was precipitated bt the end of the Missouri Compromise and replacing it with popular sovereignty. The pro slavery " Border Ruffians were the first to agitate and organize. The anti slavery emigrants somewhat slowly had to organize themselves and fight back. Per Wiki they both suffered about the same amount of causalties.
Eventually the third Kansas territorial govenor was able to get just enough federal troops that by 1861 the fighting more or less stopped.
The anti slavery forces won and Kansas became a free state. One source I forgot but it is more or less confirmed by Dyers Compendium states that Kansas sent more troops per capita then any American state to the Union Army.
Lots of detail inT..J. Stiles book.
Who started the conflict?
A good place to start is "Jesse James last rebel of the Civil War" T.J. Stiles Vintage Civil War Library p.50-53.
The conflict was precipitated bt the end of the Missouri Compromise and replacing it with popular sovereignty. The pro slavery " Border Ruffians were the first to agitate and organize. The anti slavery emigrants somewhat slowly had to organize themselves and fight back. Per Wiki they both suffered about the same amount of causalties.
Eventually the third Kansas territorial govenor was able to get just enough federal troops that by 1861 the fighting more or less stopped.
The anti slavery forces won and Kansas became a free state. One source I forgot but it is more or less confirmed by Dyers Compendium states that Kansas sent more troops per capita then any American state to the Union Army.
Lots of detail inT..J. Stiles book.