But after witnessing the killing of his best friend's father by
jayhawkers, he joins the bushwhackers and spends the next two years in skirmishes with Union irregulars and raids against Union-sympathizing civilians.
Raids by
Jayhawkers pillaged Cherokee towns as well.
Ozeme Carriere led perhaps the most notorious of these
Jayhawkers. Based west of Opelousas, his gang gathered recusant conscripts from St.
Includes the following from The
Jayhawkers in new orchestrations by Nic Raine, based on the composer's manuscripts: Main Title / Cam / The Lynching / The Two Brothers / The
Jayhawkers / Attack on Abilene / Death of Darcy / Finale.
Free Stater groups included
Jayhawkers, Redlegs and Abolitionists.
Also enjoyable are four-wheel driving (on established trails), biking, and a host of cultural and historical sites to see, including Scorry's Castle--complete with 1840's-costumed guides--Old Stovepipe Wells, the Ubehebe Craters, and the
Jayhawkers Trail.
In the anarchic world of Southern-sympathizing Bushwhackers and pro-Union
Jayhawkers, it is never easy to know who might be ally or enemy, and the conflict is more often personal and haphazard rather than militarily organized.
"Fighting Fred" Funston and his 1,000
Jayhawkers. When artillery bombardments failed to dislodge the insurrectos from their emplacements, Funston devised an audacious scheme.
They shared a common root; they originated from rebel deserters and their leaders had been
jayhawkers during and after the War.(36) That many bands were composed of rebel deserters and were the byproduct of the semi-guerrilla bands and
jayhawkers is not surprising.
Their nickname,
Jayhawkers, denoted then, as now, those who appropriate the property of others.
Line-up: Monday, April 6 (blues night) - Doc Brown and The Groovecats, Lil Ian Goodsman, the Steve Smith Band, Gav Hamilton and The
Jayhawkers; Tuesday, April 7 (country night) - Maggie Gee, Diesel Therapy, John Weighell, Willow Creek; Wednesday, April 8 (roots night) - Rosie and The Hips, The Caffreys, Plumhall, Happy Cats; Thursday, April 9 (big band) - Gene Jarred Band.
Jayhawkers; the Civil War brigade of James Henry Lane.