"Massacre at Baxter Springs" Topic
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Tango01 | 13 Oct 2013 9:51 p.m. PST |
"On the afternoon of Oct. 6, 1863, Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt lost 82 men when a Union baggage train making its way to Fort Blair near the southeastern Kansas town of Baxter Springs was attacked by Confederate guerrillas. The loss of the men was bad enough – but the Confederates also made off with Blunt's clothing, sword, commissions, correspondence, official papers and a flag the ladies of Leavenworth, Kan., had presented to him four days earlier. Blunt was yet another victim of William Clarke Quantrill, the notorious Confederate guerrilla whose band, less than two months earlier, had attacked Lawrence, Kan., killing 150 men and boys and devastating the town. In retaliation, Union authorities had issued an order evacuating Missouri's western counties that provided provisions and aid to the so-called bushwhackers. Indeed, the massacre at Baxter Springs, one of the worst during the war, was just the latest in a series of recriminations in and around "bleeding" Kansas, a conflict that pre-dated the Civil War and that would echo violently for decades after it ended. By the time of the Baxter Springs attack, Quantrill and his force of about 500 men were heading south to Texas for the winter. Guerrillas from Missouri generally wintered in the South once fall weather removed the foliage, which protected them from pursuing Union forces. In addition, both the aggressive Union pursuit after the Lawrence raid and the forced removal of the supporting civilian population made hiding out in western Missouri less tenable. So the guerrillas headed south early
" Full article here link Anyone wargame this? Amicalement Armand |
GoodOldRebel | 24 Apr 2014 2:35 p.m. PST |
once, a long time ago! the refight followed closely the historical action
though blunt failed way too many 'spot the reb' rolls and was shot from the saddle long before he could reach the table edge!
though on a brighter note the band survived as the rebs were focussed on blunt! |
Tango01 | 25 Apr 2014 9:44 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the comments my friend. Amicalement Armand |
GoodOldRebel | 26 Apr 2014 9:09 a.m. PST |
and this time I shall use proper guerrilla models for Quantrill's boys
courtesy of companyd.co.uk (as opposed to the bog-standard rebel cavalry I used last time). And who knows
I may even take some pics and write up a battle report this time around? |
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