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Pro-slavery forces carried this cotton flag while attacking the anti-slavery stronghold of Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas Territory. Douglas County Sheriff Samuel Jones led the group that sacked Lawrence on May 21, 1856. A group of South Carolinians led by Captain F.G. Palmer and known as the Palmetto Guards participated in the attack, and flew their "Southern Rights" flag over the Herald of Freedom newspaper offices and the Free State Hotel before setting fire to and destroying the buildings. On Sept. 11, 1856, Palmer's men--and their flag--were captured on Slough Creek, near Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, by Free-State men led by Col. James Harvey.
Date: 1856
Item Number: 209880
KSHS Identifier: 1879.5.1
Collections - Museum
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 4: Kansas Territory: The Saga of Bleeding Kansas
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Military - Equipment - Banner
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Ceremonial Artifact - Flag
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - South Carolina
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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