the Jennison's Jayhawkers. In the fall and winter of 1861 and 1862, Jennison's Jayhawkers became infamous for looting and destroying the property of Missourians. Some of the jayhawkers joined a paramilitary group called the Red Legs. Wearing red gaiters and numbered around 100, Red Legs served as scouts during the punitive expedition of the Union troops in Missouri. Jayhawkers and Red Legs pillaged and burned multiple towns in 1861–1863 in Missouri. The destruction of Osceola, Missouri, is depicted in the movie The Outlaw Josey Wales. See also Sacking of Lawrence Wakarusa War Pottawatomie massacre Battle of Osawatomie Marais des Cygnes massacre References Further reading Williams, Robert Hamilton. With the border ruffians; memories of the Far West, 1852-1868. New York: John Murray, 1907. Cutler, William G. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State; of Its Early Settlements; Its Rapid Increase in Population ; and the Marvelous Development of Its Great Natural Resources. Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1883. Gladstone, Thomas H. The Englishman In Kansas: Or, Squatter Life and Border Warfare. New York: Miller & Company, 1857. Greeley, Horace. A History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension or Restriction in the United States. New York: Dix, Edwards and Company, 1856. Phillips, William Addison. The conquest of Kansas, by Missouri and her allies. A history of the troubles in Kansas, from the passage of the organic act until the close of July 1856. Boston: Philips, Sampson and company, 1856. External links Bad Blood, the Border War that Triggered the Civil War, DVD documentary. Kansas City MO: Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) and Wide Awake Films, 2007. Time Line: Bleeding Kansas, Center for Great Plains Studies, Emporia State University Bleeding Kansas Irregular forces of the American Civil War Politically motivated migrations Kansas Territory American proslavery activists Expansion of slavery in the United States