[Homer_J_Simpson]

From Charleston Harbor: Progress of Gen. Gillmore’s Operations – 2-3
Resignation of Hon. Erastus Corning – 3
Fire – 3
Gen. Burnside’s Army: Its Advance to the Hiawassee River – 3
Affairs at Chattanooga: The Position of our Forces Impregnable – 3
Army of the Potomac: The Late Attack Upon a Foraging Party – 3
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 3-4
A Timely Publication – 4
Good News from Burnside – 4
“In the Multitude of Counselors There is Wisdom” – 4
Amusements – 4

[BroJoeK]

October 6, a second massacre by Confederate Capt. William Quantrill's raiders in Kansas, this time at Baxter Springs.
Heavily outnumbered Union escort column was attacked by Quantrill's Raiders, then massacred as they attempted to surrender.

Deaths totaled 131, including 10 civilians.

Civil War Massacres as of October 1863

Name of Massacre	Date	Place	State/Territory	Number killed	Perps	Vics	Description
Pratt Street Massacre	1861 April 19	Baltimore	Maryland	38	pro-Confederate civilians	Union Army	pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops marching through Baltimore
St. Louis riots	1861 May 10	St. Louis	Missouri	35	pro-Confederate civilians	Union troops	pro-Confederate civilians fired on Union troops who returned fire
Gallinas Mt. Massacre	1861 Sep 16	Gallinas Mountain	New Mexico	3	Apaches	Confederate troops	Confederate troops killed by Apaches
Sacking of Osceola	1861 Sep 23	Oceola	Missouri	9	Union troops	Missouri civilians	Jayhawkers sacked Osceola & killed pro-Confederates
Bee Creek Massacre	1861 December	Platte County	Missouri	2	Union troops	Confederatge prisoners	Union 18th Missouri murdered two Confederate prisoners
Nueces massacre	1862 August 10	Kinney County	Texas	37	Confederate troops	German Texas civilians	Confederate troops killed German Texans attempting to flee to Mexico
Tonkawa massacre	1862 October 23	Fort Cobb	Oklahoma	137	Pro-Union tribes	Pro-Confederate tribe	Several pro-Union tribes massacred pro-Confederate Tonkowas
Shelton Laurel massacre	1863 January 18	Madison County	North Carolina	13	Confedeate troops	Unionist civilians	Confederate 64th NC (Allen) troops murdered captured Unionist civilians
Lawrence KS Massacre	1863 August 21	Douglas County	Kansas	200	CSA Capt William Quantrill's Raiders	Unionist civilians	Quantrill's Raiders killed civilians and burned a quarter of the town
Baxter Springs KS Massacre	1863 October 6	Cherokee County	Kansas	131	CSA Capt William Quantrill's Raiders	Union escort solders	Quantrill's Raiders attacked & then killed surrendering Union soldiers