Background
The events that led to the Wakarusa War began on November 21, 1855, when a Free-Stater named Charles Dow was shot and killed by pro-slavery settler Franklin N. Coleman. Violent reprisals on both sides led to escalating tension. On December 1, 1855 a small army of Missourians, acting under the command of Douglas County, Kansas Sheriff Samuel J. Jones, entered Kansas and laid siege to Lawrence.
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