AUGUST 20-28, 1863.--Quantrill's raid into Kansas, and pursuit by Union forces.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
Aug. | 21, 1863. | Massacre at Lawrence, Kans. |
Skirmish near Brooklyn, Kans. | ||
Skirmish near Paola, Kans. | ||
22, 1863. | Skirmish on Big Creek, near Pleasant Hill, Mo. | |
25-26, 1863. | Skirmishes near Hopewell, Mo. |
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REPORTS.
No. 1.--Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, U.S. Army, commanding Department of the Missouri.
No. 2.--Brig. Gen. Thomas Ewing, jr., U.S. Army, commanding District of the Border.
No. 3.--Lieut. Col. Charles S. Clark, Ninth Kansas Cavalry
No. 4.--Lieut. Col. Bazel F. Lazear, First Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
No. 5.--Maj. Linn K. Thacher, Ninth Kansas Cavalry.
No. 6.--Capt. Charles F. Coleman, Ninth Kansas Cavalry
No. 7.--Capt. John Ballinger, First Missouri State Militia Cavalry
No. 8.--Lieut. Cyrus Leland, jr., Tenth Kansas Infantry.
No. 9.--Lieut. Col. Walter King, Fourth Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
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