Aubry's Post (Aubry, Kansas)
Aubry · Kansas · Civil War
History & Significance
On March 7, 1862, Confederate guerrillas under William C. Quantrill raided the small Kansas community of Aubry, southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. Three residents were killed in the raid and much property was carted away by the guerrillas.
In response, Company E of the 8th Regiment of Kansas Volunteers was garrisoned at Aubry under Captain John Greelish. Greelish's troops arrived about March 10 and two days later won a skirmish near Aubry with about thirty of Quantrill's men.
Later in 1862 Company D of the 11th Kansas Infantry, under command of Lieutenant Dick Rooks, manned the post at Aubry. In August 1863, Quantrill passed within sight of the post with about 400 guerrillas and Confederate Army recruits while en route to raid Lawrence, Kansas.
From August 1863 to at least September 1864 a force of one or two companies of the 11th Kansas Cavalry was on duty at Aubry. Sometime after September 19, 1864, the garrison was removed, resulting in a raid by about ten guerrillas under Dan Vaughn on January 31, 1865.
Key Facts
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubry%27s_Post
- https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/map/aubry-post-kansas
- https://legendsofkansas.com/aubry-kansas/
- https://krex.k-state.edu/items/a1bf67e8-365e-41a5-887e-4233030bcf3c
- https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/directory/aubry-stilwell