Reading you account about Redlegs reminded me that a Callahan cousin of mine, John Callahan of Buchanan County, MO appears in the Missouri Provost Marshall records of Platte County, MO thanks to the raiding of Redlegs and Jayhawkers into Buchanan/Platte Counties. John, born in Jefferson County, Tennessee apparently had southern political leanings.

April 30, 1862, Statement by J. F. Zimmerman that Callahan took his horse by force of arms to go chase jayhawkers; he often rides with the Gordon band.

John lived in Lake District of Buchanan. His father William Callahan was an influential farmer there at the time. The locals suffered at the hands of the Jayhawkers, events that led up to the later raid on Lawrence. John is later wounded in the groin while raiding with JCC Thornton and Thrailkill in July 1864 as a bushwhacker.

John is mentioned later in Provost Marshall records.

Callahan, John. Buchanan, Oath, 07-14-1863, Microfilm F1291

Obviously he didn't honor it as he joined the bushwhackers riding in Buchanan and Platte Counties in 1864.

Callahan, John, Harrison, Bethany, Dr. J. N. Lewis statement, Callahan's gunshot wound acquired under Thornton's command; Hugh and Samuel Vanhoozer, John P. Cooper, Thomas Callahan; notation: U.S. vs Callahan, released on oath and bond. 08-01-1864 Microfilm F1291.

Had John Callahan not been wounded in July 1864, he could have been at the Centralia Massacre, 27 Sep 1864 when his uncle James W Thomas was murdered.

Now I'm wondering who the Gordon Band of Buchanan/Platte, MO were. Time for research.