• Fort Parade Ground and Officers Quarters as seen from Guardhouse

    Fort Scott

    National Historic Site Kansas

Montgomerys Raid

Artist's Rendition of Montgomery's Raid at Fort Scott.

Montgomery's Raid at Fort Scott

Keith Rocco

Montgomery's Raid is a four-act play about a raid made on Fort Scott in December of 1858 by James Montgomery, a free state leader. The ranger or volunteer leading the play will give a general overview of Bleeding Kansas and its effects on the town of Fort Scott. Most of the time wiil be spent performing the play itself. Due to copyright issues, we cannot post the play online, but following are the program outline and previsit instructions.
 

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PreVisit Instructions



Theme, Goals, and Objectives

Did You Know?

Captain Thomas Swords

Captain Thomas Swords, the quartermaster in charge of building Fort Scott, said that the other officers were of no assistance in planning and designing the fort and that "none of them can draw a straight line even with the assistance of a ruler".