Web Link Cantey-Myers Collection

THE CANTEY-MYERS COLLECTION: It is our privilege to be associated with this remarkable collector and historian and his unparalleled collection. Thank you Emory Cantey, Jr. for continuing to lead the way. Patrick Marquis on behalf of Quantrillguerrillas.com. Besides this website this is the only place on the web you can depend to be 100% accurate and correct, we are proud to be associated with this historic site.

"It gives me great pleasure to finally begin to share with the public the personal Missouri guerrilla image collection of August Myers. Myers was a Quantrill guerrilla and the designated archivist of the Missouri guerrilla and partisan ranger groups in Missouri during the Civil War. His father-in-law was E. A. Baldwin who was the accepted photographer of both the Confederate and Union sides in Missouri during the war and he operated out of his traveling photography saloon wagon. The collection was accumulated between the 1850 to 1900 period by Gus Myers and, later, with his son George Myers, Senior. It remained in sealed crates, documented by a handwritten collection journal, for over 70 years until its purchase process was agreed on between the Myers family and Emory Cantey, Jr. beginning in 2007." Emory Cantey, Jr.

Web Link Sons of Confederate Veterans Quantrill's Raiders Camp #2087

QUANTRILL'S RAIDERS SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS CAMP #2087: Here is the website for Sons of Confederate Veterans Quantrill's Raiders Camp #2087 Mayfield Heights, Ohio Honoring native Ohioan William Clarke Quantrill Captain, Confederate States of America.                                                                                                                         

Web Link Captain William Clarke Quantrill's Son's of Confederate Veterans Camp #1814

CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARKE QUANTRILL SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS CAMP# 1814: Here is a second Son's Of Confederate Veterans camp named after W. C. Quantrill, this one is located in the great state of KANSAS!

Web Link A Story of a Proud Black Missouri Confederate

A STORY OF A PROUD BLACK CONFEDERATE, Lt. Owen Snuffer and "Uncle" George: The following article was reprinted from a 1903 volume of the Confederate Veteran. The Osceola (Mo.) Democrat raised money to send "Uncle" George McDonald, of St. Clair County, a colored Confederate veteran, and perhaps the only one [attending the reunion], to the Confederate reunion at Columbia last month. "Uncle" George went with the Confederates from St. Clair County, and fought in several engagements. At Wilson's Creek (Oak Hills,) a minie ball plowed through his hip and a buckshot struck him in the face.

George lay groaning upon the ground when he was found by Owen Snuffer, lieutenant of his company.  Snuffer stooped down, examined the black man's wounds, and stanched the flow of blood from them. "For God's sake," cried the suffering negro, "give me a drink of water."  Snuffer's canteen was empty, but midway between the firing lines was a well.  To reach it, the lieutenant was to become the target of sharpshooters, and it meant almost certain death. But with bullets falling around him like hailstones, he pushed forward until the well was reached. And then he discovered that the bucket had been taken away and the windlass removed. The water was far down and the depth unknown. The well was old-fashioned-stone-walled. Owen pulled off his long cavalry boots; and taking one in his teeth, he let himself down slowly, hand over hand, until the water was reached and the boot filled, and then he climbed up, straddling the well and clutching with hands and feet the rocky walls.  Reaching the surface again, he picked up the other boot and safely made is way back to the Confederate lines.

Returning from the war, "Uncle" George settled near Monegaw Springs, and has reared an intelligent, honest, industrious family. One of his children educated himself, graduated at the Smith University in Sedalia, and is now in charge of a Church in Kansas. Another is waiter at the Commercial Hotel in Osceola, and is known for his strict integrity.

Web Link William Clarke Quantrill Society

WILLIAM CLARKE QUANTRILL SOCIETY:  The William Clarke Quantrill Society was originally formed sometime during the later part of the 1980's, and it was reformed a few years later after the club President relocated. Their main is focus is the study of William Clarke Quantrill, and the Missouri-Kansas Border Conflict.  The William Clarke Quantrill Society, Inc. is a Missouri Not-for-Profit corporation dedicated to the study of the Border War and the Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas border with an emphasis on the lives of Quantrill, his men, his supporters, his adversaries, and the resulting historical record. We also collect and disseminate genealogical information about Quantrill, his men and their descendents.

The William Clarke Quantrill Society publishes a newsletter called the “No Quarterly," conducts an annual reunion, cosponsoring several other events. NOTE: The William Clarke Quantrill Society is not affilated with this website quantrillsguerrillas.com.

Web Link Missouri Slave Data

MISSOURI SLAVE DATA: This database includes Slave Data for several Central Missouri Counties: Audrain, Boone, Cooper, Chariton, Howard, Pike, Randolph, & St. Charles. Other states include: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North & South Carolina, Virginia, & Tennesse.

Web Link "JOSEPHINE" QSCR

"JOSEPHINE" AKA QSCR: This is the on-line headquarters for the "Quantrill Special Collections Research" and the "Quantrill Teachers Resource Collection!" It will be located in the Gentry Public Library in Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas.

Richard L. Stewart writes: We are one year from changing the pages of history in the northwest Arkansas area and Gentry forever! One year away from bringing Quantrill's guerrillas and the Kansas-Missouri border wars inside the classrooms! One year away from establishing a new chapter in the education of William Quantrill and the border wars as this collection continues to build!

We are still needing YOUR help! Donations are desperately needed as our work goes on. As the collection grows, we are in need of ways to store it, i.e. folders, binders, files and notebooks!  Now, the stage is set, sights and sounds will be a feast for your eyes and ears. Now that the dates of May 19, and May 21, 2012 have come and gone, they have opened a new window into the Civil War history inside northwest Arkansas! THEY GUARANTEE IT!

Web Link Replica Head of Confederate Raider Quantrill

REPLICA OF QUANTRILL'S HEAD: This was originally published as part of America's On-Line Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions.  Don't waste your time reading the biased, inaccurate and disrespectful article. Because they include an image of the head and directions to the museum, we decided to include the link. I imagine that if someone wanted to complain about about the disrespectful treatment of this historic relic, they might want to call 330-343-7040 and ask for Jim Nixon or the current President of the Historical Society.

Web Link Blunt's Flag

BLUNT'S FLAG: The paths of two notable figures crossed near Baxter Springs on October 6, 1863, at the height of the Civil War, only torn pieces of this flag remain. On October 6, 1863 Quantrill decided to attack a fortification known as Fort Blair (at present day Baxter Springs) when he observed an Union column moving in from the north along the Kansas-Missouri border. This column, led by Blunt, had left Fort Leavenworth with a cavalry escort of 100. Ninety men were killed in Quantrill's attack. Blunt barely escaped with his life, and his military reputation suffered greatly. Among the goods captured by Quantrill's men at Baxter Springs was this flag, presented to Blunt just a few days earlier by the women of Leavenworth. Years later, when fragments of this flag were donated to the Kansas Historical Society by the general's children.

Web Link Friends of the James Farm

FRIENDS OF THE JAMES FARM: The Friends of the James Farm is a non profit group that promotes public interest in and awareness of the James Farm Historical site.  The James Farm is owned and operated as a historic site by Clay County, Missouri.

Web Link Museum of the Confederacy

MUSEUM OF THE CONFEDERACY: The Museum of the Confederacy’s mission is to serve as the preeminent world center for the display, study, interpretation, commemoration, and preservation of the history and artifacts of the Confederate States of America.

Web Link Black Confederates in the Civil War

BLACK CONFEDERATES IN THE CIVIL WAR: Overall the article is  fairly good but contains some incorrect information about the number of Black Confederates in Missouri, the article published on our site is far superior.

Web Link With a Rebel Yell

Have You Seen The Live Rebel Yell Video? How many people can say they have heard an authentic Rebel Yell? Until recently, no known recorded examples were thought to exist. Fortunately there have been at least two examples recently uncovered. This example is a video-tape purportedly made in the 1930's at a reunion where numerous Ex-Confederates belt out their version of the Rebel-Yell, first in unison, then multiple solos examples are performed by identified veterans. Although both are well worth watching, since one picture is worth one thousand we decided to only include the video. Video©Smithsonian magazine, all video rights belong to Smithsonian magazine. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. Presentation ©Patrick Marquisquantrillsguerrillas.com"Permission should be requested and agreed to before using this copyrighted essay and/or image."  

NOTE: The article associated with the video is full of inaccuracies and half-truths, but the video is priceless.