The truth is

							Today in History: May 10, 1865



One hundred and forty six years ago today, May 10, 1865, just 31 days after Lee's
surrender at Appomattox Court House, the official end of the war, William Clarke
Quantrill, a civilian now, was hunted down by federal bounty hunter Captain Edwin
Terrell and mortally wounded.

Terrell and his Union cavalry found Quantrill and several of his men, who were
riding east, resting in a barn on the farm of James Wakefield south of Louisville,
Kentucky. Entering the farm in a down pour, guns blazing, the federal ambushers
shot and killed Clarke Hockensmith and Richard Glasscock and mortally wounded
William Quantrill.

Most historians note this day with pride. The truth is, it was the day three men
were murdered by the federal government.

In memory of Clarke Hockensmith (Missouri), Richard Glasscock (Missouri) and
William Quantrill (Ohio). Southern Patriots, American Patriots, warriors to the end.

May We Never Forget.



Scott Morris
Camp Commander
Quantrill's Raiders SCV Camp 2087

http://www.quantrillsraidersscvcamp.com