{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbobfordshistorymysteryandlore.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Flawrence-massacre-9gDAn_Xo","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Lawrence Massacre","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2031c825-ed57-404f-aa02-ead46e596d76/99efffdb-703d-403d-a33e-1e2d4c4e056f/lawrence-frame-01.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/7df38fdc-ab0f-4974-94f5-fc99a1ea391e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Lawrence Massacre\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"As the Civil War showed no signs of slowing down neither was the tension between Jayhawkers and Bushwackers.\n\nAfter raiding parties from both Kansas and Missouri devastated towns and murdered civilians on both sides the largest atrocity was being planned.\n\nCaptain William Quantrill at dawn on August 21, 1863 would attack the Jayhawk stronghold of Lawrence, Kansas bringing his 300 plus mounted riders to avenge past Jim Lane lead raids.\n\nAt the end of that day much of Lawrence had been destroyed with 150 men and boys murdered.\n\nThis inhuman act would trigger another unheard of act, the issuance by the Union Army of the expulsion Order # 11.\n\nLet us go to the Watkins Museum on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence Kansas to learn about the raid, the aftermath and how the town and people survived.\n\nTo hear this podcast and other past and future podcast please go to bobfordshistory.com for details.\n\nWe are keeping history alive so you can pass it on! Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user/membership?u=82256162"}