Jayhawkers
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Jayhawkers were anti-slavery guerrilla fighters and raiders active in and around Kansas Territory before and during the American Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist movement participant
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guerrilla fighters ⓘ paramilitary group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
American Civil War
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Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
attacking Confederate supply lines
ⓘ
liberating enslaved people ⓘ looting and property destruction ⓘ raiding pro-slavery settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Free-State cause in Kansas
ⓘ
Union Army irregular units ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
Bleeding Kansas conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | anti-slavery guerrilla fighters and raiders ⓘ |
| endTime | 1860s ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Confederate sympathizers in Missouri ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | primarily white American settlers ⓘ |
| historicalContext | sectional conflict over slavery in the American West ⓘ |
| ideology | abolitionism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Northern abolitionist sentiment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | term "Jayhawk" later adopted as a nickname for Kansas ⓘ |
| legalStatus | irregular troops ⓘ |
| mainRegionOfActivity |
Kansas
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ⓘ
Kansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventParticipation | raids along the Kansas–Missouri border ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Charles R. Jennison
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James H. Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ James Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Jennison’s Jayhawkers
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Kansas 7th Cavalry (informally associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedLegislation | Kansas–Nebraska Act (in effect) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Border ruffians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bushwhackers NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-slavery forces in Kansas Territory ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Union war effort in the Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Union ⓘ |
| reputation | controversial for both anti-slavery actions and lawlessness ⓘ |
| startTime | 1850s ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Free-State settlers in Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactics |
cross-border incursions into Missouri
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ hit-and-run raids ⓘ |
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