2 . ▁ ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁Quant r ill ' s ▁principal ▁lie uten ants , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁various ▁ra ids ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁Quant r ill . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Tod d ▁served ▁under ▁Quant r ill ▁in ▁a ▁two - pr ong ed ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁led ▁by ▁Col . ▁John ▁T . ▁Hugh es . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁fighting , ▁Tod d ▁liber ated ▁several ▁prisoners ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁j ail , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁was ▁the ▁city ▁mar shal , ▁James ▁Know les , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁a ▁row dy ▁citiz en . ▁ ▁Know les ▁and ▁a ▁Union ▁captain ▁named ▁Thomas ▁( wh om ▁Tod d ▁had ▁captured ▁at ▁this ▁same ▁time ) ▁were ▁summar ily ▁executed ▁by ▁Tod d ▁and ▁his ▁men , ▁who ▁wanted ▁reven ge ▁for ▁previous ▁attacks ▁made ▁by ▁those ▁two ▁on ▁their ▁command . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Tod d ▁participated ▁in ▁Quant r ill ' s ▁ra id ▁on ▁Lawrence . ▁▁▁ ▁Tod d ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Central ia ▁Mass acre , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁Prim arily ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁un ar med ▁union ▁soldiers ▁on ▁a ▁train ▁( This ▁was ▁performed