The vociferous West was asking for war, and these four hundred tough men
knew just how the request could be granted! D0 YOU remember what you did
in Independence, Jennison? Do you remember, Anthony? And you, Jim
Lane-yes, Senator James Lane. You're not banging on Abe Lincoln's
bedroom door this morning. You're not telling him how to run the war.
You're home today, home in Lawrence, Kansas. This is August 21, 1863, a
day you will never forget. It's early morning and you're still in your
night shirt, but look out of your window, Jim Lane. Look out and see
who's coming. Yes-it's Quantrell, the man you drove out of Lawrence,
three years ago. He's come back-with four hundred fighting men, four
hundred of the most desperate, deadliest men this country has even
known. You wanted war, you abolitionists. Well, your war's come home to
you!