William Anderson has been called “The Bloodiest Man in the Civil War.” His bushwhackers were bands of soldiers that didn’t belong to an organized...
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Bloody Bill
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Tom Starr led a criminal clan in Oklahoma. Tom Starr’s Cherokee father signed the treaty that forced the tribe to move to the Indian Territory. For...
Burying Bloody Bill No respect for Anderson’s remains
Bloody Bill Anderson got little respect in death. The Confederate guerilla died in battle on October 26, 1864. Union troops set his body up for...
Burn ‘em Out Bloody Bill Anderson avenged his father’s death.
In 1862, William T. Anderson lived up to his “Bloody Bill” nickname. Anderson’s father had been shot dead by a judge in Council Grove, Iowa. Bill...