American Civil War Portrayal: Bushwhacker William Clarke Quantrill
American Civil War Portrayal: Bushwhacker William Clarke Quantrill
Few men of the Civil War era were as infamous as William Clarke Quantrill. He orchestrated the Confederate raid on Lawrence, Kansas in 1863, resulting in the murder of 180 unarmed individuals. Before that, Quantrill led a varied life, adopting different personas and engaging in different activities. Join Prof. Beilein as he draws from his research and new book "A Man by Any Other Name: William Clarke Quantrill and the Search for American Manhood" (University of Georgia Press, 2023) and provides a comprehensive and authentic portrait of Quantrill, shedding light on the enigmatic figure and offering insights into the experiences of the Civil War generation. This portrayal offers a unique perspective on antebellum life and guerrilla warfare, while also examining the concept of American manhood in the mid-nineteenth century.
Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State Street, Erie, PA 16508
Date/Time: Monday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Admission: $10/person or $15 with a guest
Parking: lot behind building, State Street, 33rd Street, 32nd Street, French Street
Joseph M. Beilein Jr., Ph.D., is a Civil War historian who specializes in guerrilla warfare, gender, material culture, and violence. He’s the author of Bushwhackers: Guerrilla Warfare, Manhood, and the Household in Civil War Missouri (2016) and the co-editor of The Civil War Guerrilla: Unfolding the Black Flag in History, Memory, and Myth (2015) and several articles on the guerrilla conflict during the Civil War. His evolving research agenda seeks to include the intersection of alcohol and manhood during the Civil War. At Penn State Behrend, Beilein teaches courses on the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, Military History, and American History. Beilein has consulted on two episodes of TLC celebrity genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? with actresses Jessica Biel and Megan Mullally.
