On August 21, 1863, William Quantrill and his men entered Lawrence,
Kansas, with the intent of burning and killing. By mid-morning, their work
was done, leaving the town in flames and over 150 unarmed civilian males
dead. This documentary combines historical discussion with a reenactment
of the actions surrounding that day.
The film was produced by Lone Chimney Films
of Wichita, KS, based on the book Bloody Dawn, The Story of the Lawrence Massacre
by Thomas Goodrich. The teaser trailer can be seen on
youtube
This collection of images presents the story through scenes drawn from the
production. A related set of pictures The Making of Bloody Dawn
presents the actions of the movie makers and talent during
preparation and filming and Bloody Dawn - Out-Takes presents
the cuts and cut-ups from the filming of Bloody Dawn.
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This collection consists of 30 distinct stereo views. These can either be ordered separately or as
- complete boxed stereo set (all 30 views in a storage box)
- half stereo set (15 views including 01, 03, 05, 06, 08, 09, 12, 15, 17, 20,
22, 24, 25, 27, and 30)
- highlights stereo set (8 views including 08, 09, 12, 20, 22, 25, 27, and 30)
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Bloody Dawn 01
William Quantrill, Bloody Bill Anderson, George Todd others
discuss raiding Lawrence. Revenge was planned for abolitionist forays,
Jayhawker raids, the destruction of Osceola,
and most recently, the death of and maiming of the Missouri in the collapse of
the Kansas City jail.
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Bloody Dawn 02
Raiders gather for the ride from Missouri into the heart of Kansas.
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Bloody Dawn 03
Crossing into Kansas on the evening of August 20, 1863, over 450 raiders
ride all to reach Lawrence at dawn, August 21, 1863.
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Bloody Dawn 04
Crossing into Kansas on the evening of August 20, 1863, over 450 raiders
ride all to reach Lawrence at dawn, August 21, 1863.
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Bloody Dawn 05
Union soldiers are alerted to the presence of the raiders. The tracks
show them heading west toward Lawrence.
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Bloody Dawn 06
The Indian Scout Pelathe is charged with racing ahead to warn Lawrence.
He arrives after the raid has begun.
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Bloody Dawn 07
Raiders approach the farm of the Reverend Sam Snyder.
Snyder is soon dispatched with a bullet to the chest.
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Bloody Dawn 08
Quantrill is here!
QUANTRILL!"
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Bloody Dawn 09
As the raiders entered town, one group rode into a camp of young recruits.
To the cry Osceola! Kansas City! Remember the girls! the recruits were shot down.
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Bloody Dawn 10
Arthur Spicer, spots the Raiders as they enter town.
Spicer was later forced to point out the homes of men wanted by the Raiders.
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Bloody Dawn 11
Raiders clear the Eldridge Hotel.
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Bloody Dawn 12
Steve Dix is shot leaving the Johnson House hotel.
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Bloody Dawn 13
The raiders came prepared with a list of names - "Who we want" - the Kansans they came to kill.
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Bloody Dawn 14
Raiders enter Jim Lane's house.
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Bloody Dawn 15
The Lane family is held at gunpoint while the Raiders "liberate" the senator's belongings,
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Bloody Dawn 16
Sallie Young, the seamstress for the Eldridge Hotel, is forced to point out men and identify homes.
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Bloody Dawn 17
Elizabeth Fisher begged for help to save her home and her husband. The Reverend
Fisher was hiding in the cellar when the Raiders came
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Bloody Dawn 18
Raiders visit Judge Carpenter. He greeted them and then, with great
control and calm, sent them away.
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Bloody Dawn 19
On the third visit of the Raiders, Judge Carpenter was shot for being from New York.
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Bloody Dawn 20
Judge Carpenter was shot in his wife Mary's arms for being from New York.
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Bloody Dawn 21
The raiders rode all night to reach Lawrence. Plundered alcohol coupled with this fatigue, added to the mayhem.
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Bloody Dawn 22
Quantrill surveyed his work."How many of the men on my list have we been able to kill?"
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Bloody Dawn 23
Sam Riggs delivered his money to Skaggs. He was saved from death when his wife Kate grabed Skaggs's horse's bridle.
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Bloody Dawn 24
Larkin Skaggs, older and more violent than most of the other raiders,
tied a Union flag to his horse's tail and dragged it through town.
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Bloody Dawn 25
Approaching the City Hotel, Skaggs called everyone out and then shot a man from Ohio for "being worse than Kansas".
Nathan Stone, the owner, was then shot while pleading with Skaggs.
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Bloody Dawn 26
The Eldridge House was looted from "cellar to garret".
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Bloody Dawn 27
As the killing and looting continued, the torch came out to finish the destruction.
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Bloody Dawn 28
The final task remaining to the Raiders was to return to the Missouri border.
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Bloody Dawn 29
Major Preston Plumb and about 50 cavalry followed the trail of burning after the Raiders departed.
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Bloody Dawn 30
As the cries ceased and the smoke cleared, the citizens of Lawrence turned to burying the dead.
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