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Formation of Guerrilla Bands
Guerrilla bands like those in Missouri and Kansas were almost always composed of civilians who waged attacks, often in retribution, against enemy soldiers and the citizens who supported them. The South's most notorious guerrilla leader was William C. Quantrill, who led a vengeful raid against the Union population of Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1863, the year this etching was made. Volck depicts here, amid a scene of destruction, a guerrilla's attempt to recruit a new member, prying him away from his wife, child, and ruined dwelling.
Etching, 1863 |