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quantrill, william clarke

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Quan·trill   (kwŏn'trĭl')   
American desperado who led a guerrilla band that sporadically supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. He is infamous for his wanton killing of war prisoners and civilians.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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