The Stubbs

[3] They were officially granted a charter and reorganized as the Stubbs on 9 February 1858,[4] a nickname they had accrued because of some members' short stature.

[9] On 14 September 1856, a pro-slavery force several hundred strong, led by John William Reid, neared Lawrence, in an apparent invasion.

The force fell back to join a larger body, reportedly between 1,500 and 2,500-strong, that garrisoned at Franklin's Fort.

[8] After the murder of abolitionist David Hoyt and the response to it, pro-slavery ruffians increased in intensity in the region, in the form of the robbings and harassings of locals.

The Stubbs took part in the attack against the fort led by James H. Lane, charging at it, only to find it destitute.