Charles L. Robinson, first governor of Kansas and a prominent abolitionist, may also have been on the list, though he maintained he was spared because Quantrill respected his efforts to keep peace on the border at the start of the war.
Charles L. Robinson, first governor of Kansas and a prominent abolitionist, may also have been on the list, although he was not killed. After the attack, he maintained that he was spared because Quantrill respected his efforts to keep peace on the border during the start of the war.