Marais des Cygnes massacre
The Marais des Cygnes massacre (
Hamilton and his gang returned to Missouri. Only one man was ever prosecuted for his involvement in the massacre: William Griffith of Bates County, Missouri. In the spring of 1863, Griffith was recognized and arrested. That October, he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Griffith was hanged on October 30, 1863.[4] Charles Hamilton returned to Georgia, where he died in 1880.
The incident horrified the U.S. and inspired
See also
- Great Hanging at Gainesville
- Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site, a U.S. National Historic Landmark
- List of battles fought in Kansas
- List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States
References
- ^ "Marais des Cygnes". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Marais des Cygnes". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Marais des Cygnes Massacre site - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ "William griffith". The Weekly News-Democrat. 1863-11-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Le Marais du Cygne". Archived from the original on 2005-12-26. Retrieved 2006-01-28.