From Governor Thomas Carney to Maj. Gen. J. M. Schofield, Leavenworth, Kansas, telling of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence and calls for martial law in western Missouri, a court of inquiry and arms for citizens.
As Given by eye witnesses of the barbarous scene unparalleled in the history of civilized warfare. 150 persons were killed and nearly 200 houses burned. Published on the 21st anniversary.