William H. Gregg, "A Little Dab of History Without Embellishment," [1906] (C1113)

1 volume; also available on 1 roll of microfilm

INTRODUCTION

William H. Gregg's "A Little Dab of History Without Embellishment," written in 1906, is a memoir of his service under Confederate guerrilla William Clarke Quantrill from December 1861 to 1864, and includes a description of the sack of Lawrence, Kansas.

DONOR INFORMATION

The State Historical Society of Missouri purchased the Gregg manuscript from Frank Glenn, Bookseller, 101 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, on 23 July 1943.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

William H. Gregg was born February 8, 1838, to Jacob and Nancy Lewis Gregg in Jackson County, Missouri. He married Elizabeth Eleanor Hook of Odessa on November 1864. They had five children. Gregg served under William Clarke Quantrill from December 1861 through the winter of 1863/1864. He left Quantrill's band near Sherman, Texas, at which time he joined General Joe Shelby and was made a captain in Shanks' Brigade. After the war he returned to his farm in Jackson County, and served as deputy sheriff during which time he wrote of his experiences with Quantrill. Captain Gregg died April 22, 1916.

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