What is Missouri outlaw Sam Hildebrand’s story?
Orville Turner
Richwoods, Missouri
This so-called “Big River Bushwhacker” was a mighty bad man, and an angry one too. Confederate sympathizers called Sam Hildebrand a Rob Roy, a freedom fighter; Union supporters vilified him as a ruthless murderer.
Sam went from being a farmer and father of six children to one of the most notorious Confederate bushwhackers. When Missouri vigilantes, with the help of the Union home gua
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