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Bloody bill anderson 1924 below is one of the articles written by brownwood banner bulletin staff writer henry c. Anderson and martha anderson, who bore six children. Though he claimed missouri as his native state, his place of birth is uncertain but likely it was kentucky. Quantrill, anderson, and most raiders are portrayed as blood thirsty and murderous. You may have your own list of heartless maniacal killers. Rains, charged fearlessly through our lines and were both unhorsed close in. Anderson 1840 october 26, 1864, known by the nickname bloody bill anderson, was one of the deadliest and most notorious proconfederate guerrilla leaders in the american civil war. The true story of bush smith, the sweetheart of bloody.

Anderson was known for his brutality towards union soldiers, and pro union partisans, who were called jayhawkers. That little pop psychology question rolled around inside my head. For a brief but dramatic period, bloody bill played the leading role in the most. Free shipping due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Read bloody bill anderson the short, savage life of a civil war guerrilla by thomas goodrich available from rakuten kobo. Savage life of a civil war guerrilla mechanicsburg, pa. The firstever biography of the perpetrator of the centralia and baxter springs massacres, as well as innumerable atroci. From two of the foremost historians of the civil war in the west comes this first book length account of bill anderson and the centralia massacre.

Rains, charged fearlessly through our lines and were both unhorsed close in our rear. To order the book, or to schedule robert as a guest speaker. Explore articles from the historynet archives about bloody bill anderson. However, the centralia massacre can only be attributed to the diabolical cravings of the maniac bloody bill anderson.

Martha anderson survived but her legs were crushed. Champ was one of only two men executed after the civil war for the atrocities that he committed and his war crimes. Dec 30, 2018 if you recall, in part 2 of the story of bloody bill anderson part 2, after the skirmish in st. The short, savage life of a civil war guerrilla kindle edition by goodrich, thomas. Missouri has long been considered one of the bloodiest and savage arenas during the civil war. It was this encounter where anderson was dubbed bloody bill anderson, and the name stuck, mccarter said. Nov 08, 2015 bloody bill anderson the short life and savage times of a civil war guerrilla by albert castel and thomas goodrich, mechanicsburg, pa. In ride with the devil 1999 protagonists ride with bloody bill anderson and later join with quantrill for the raid on kansas. Anderson led a band of volunteer partisan rangers who targeted union loyalists and federal soldiers in the states of missouri and kansas.

From donald hales book they call him bloody bill it stated that cox had sent a lt. For most interested in wbts irregular warfare capt. Anderson claimed he was the real bloody bill anderson, with the same name and middle initial as andersons father. Smashwords the hunt for bloody bill anderson a book by.

Bloody bill anderson was a prominent confederate guerrilla chieftain in the conflict. Jan 29, 2007 bloody bill anderson is not a full biography of the famous guerrilla, but rather an intense blow by blow account of the bloody swath cut by his bushwhacker band through north central missouri in 186364. A name associated with william quantrill and jesse james, bloody bill anderson was known for never taking prisoners. Coming just one month after andersons brutal massacre of union.

The reader who like this book about bloody bill anderson, may want to read cumberland blood. Since questions may often be answered by questions, the first to be asked might well be, what brings bill anderson back onstage at this late date. Somebody asked me one time what book or movie i thought best represented my life. Lieutenant bill anderson and miss bush smith were actually married on march 2, 1864 just before anderson left to go back to missouri for the spring campaign. Clair county, missouri, where a union regiment took the word of a confederate sympathizer that a small number or quantrill raiders were camped near his farm, the federals took a relatively small regiment to knab the leader of what was.

William bloody bill anderson historic missourians the. Anderson 1820 1862 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of. Quantrill was known to spare numerous men, yet bloody bill never showed any mercy. Although william bloody bill anderson always warrants special mention in books about confederate civil war guerrilla william quantrill, andersons story has. Civil war mystery man in rare bloody bill anderson photo. Things got hot for bloody bill s men after the centralia massacre. The true account of the short life of william bloody bill. Bloody bill anderson is a historical fiction novel of a real person that did unreal acts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He said that another guerrillas body had been mistaken for his own. Bloody bill anderson killed civil war on the western border. Oct 22, 2019 on october 26, 1864, the notorious confederate guerrilla leader william bloody bill anderson is killed in missouri in a union ambush. Bloody bill anderson credit the state historical society of missouri then, inexplicably, anderson, with just one other man in tow, dashed recklessly through the federal line. Anderson lived in a farmhouse at salt creek, near brownwood, dying in 1927 at age eightyseven.

Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Born in the late 1830s, anderson grew up in missouri and. Quantrill is a major character in wildwood boys 2000, james carlos blakes biographical novel of bloody bill anderson. The short, savage life of a civil war guerrilla albert e. Add to your list and mine, bloody bill anderson for he was a ruthless, vicious killer. In 1971 a book titled the killer legions of quantrill was written by carl breihan, in the book a previously unpublished see below photo of william bloody bill anderson, the famous missouri partisan, and a man identified tentatively as confederate general joseph orville jo shelby. Bloody bill anderson the civil war resulted in a lot of inhumanity to fellow man, and bloody bill contributed more than his share. The true account of william bloody bill anderson legends of.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bloody bill anderson. This may help as far as relatives of bloody bill anderson,who was william t. Name bad men in history, caligula hitler charles manson, more. Albert castel and tom goodrich give an intense, frame by frame account of the bushwhacker band in their book, bloody bill anderson. Things got hot for bloody bills men after the centralia massacre. Bloody bill anderson is killed in an ambush set by union soldiers near albany, missouri. Another sherman resident recalled afterwards, one of quantrills captains married a popular young lady of sherman, and was afterwards killed in guerrilla warfare. Anderson, known as bloody bill by glynda july 23, 2006 at 03. Anderson carried a silken cord which displayed a knot for each yankee life he took.

Anderson claimed he was the real bloody bill anderson, with the same name and middle initial as anderson s father. Men like william anderson spread fear throughout the land with killing sprees that could make iron spines shake. Bloody bill anderson was at least thirty hours ahead of me when i got to centralia, and i knew he must turn back or cross the river before i could get to him. Bloody bill anderson by gayle lunning, paperback barnes. Search the kansas city public library bibliocommons. Though he claimed missouri as his native state, his place of birth is uncertain but. After william quantrills raid on aubry, kansas on march 7, 1862, a. Nowhere was the civil war as savage as it was in missouriand nowhere did it produce a killer more savage than william anderson. The societys call numbers follow the citations in brackets. Along with the likes of quantrill, the youngers, frank james, andersons brand of warfare involved ambush, rape, espionage, arson, infighting, scalping, beheading, torture, theft, ethnic vendetta, and even outright massacre.

The true story of bush smith, the sweetheart of bloody bill. Thomas goodrich is the author of numerous books on the west, including scalp. It was an interesting thing to ask but i had no interesting answer, so i more or less shrugged it off. They trace how a seemingly pleasant young man from missouri was turned into a psychopathic murderer by a combination of personality, circumstance, accidents of war, and opportunity. There is a mountain of documentation that his story was false, and absolutely nothing other than his own story to support it. Anderson 1820 1862 genealogy genealogy for william c. Anderson 1839 october 26, 1864, better known as bloody bill, was one of the deadliest and most brutal proconfederate guerrilla leaders in the american civil war. I have also read it was several cavalry troopers, but that is another story. The short, savage life of a civil war guerrilla was a great book from beginning to end. Anderson led a band that targeted union loyalists and federal soldiers in missouri and kansas raised by a family of southerners in kansas, anderson began supporting himself by stealing and selling horses in 1862. Oct 26, 2009 bloody bill anderson the civil war resulted in a lot of inhumanity to fellow man, and bloody bill contributed more than his share. The true account of william bloody bill anderson legends. This tragedy drove anderson to the acts that earned him the moniker bloody bill.

The relatively shortyet tightly focused and highly detailedmanuscript is much more chronicle and a grisly one at that than analysis. Bloody bill anderson was a prominent confederate guerrilla chieftain in the conflict that engulfed missouri during the war. An unusual event made a guerrilla out of william anderson. Jones discusses a chapter on william bloody bill anderson, from his book the top 25 civil war spies and irregulars. Longleys bloody bill anderson mystery group on july, 2009. Anderson 1840 october 26, 1864, known by the nickname bloody bill anderson. Anderson born 1839,son of william anderson and martha thomasson. Bloody bill and some five or six of his associates in crime came dashing considerably in the advance of their line and their chieftain anderson, with one other supposed to be lieut. Bloody bill anderson in the research centers of the state historical society of missouri. Inlibrary use only at this time view details view details for bloody bill anderson, book, inlibrary use only at this time. His family had been living in council grove, territory of kansas at the start of the war.

William bloody bill anderson historic missourians the state. Two of my works, bloody bill anderson and archie clement and the uncivil war seek to give the reader a feel for the reality, the brutality, of war in 1864. Civil war literature is severely lacking in anything about bill anderson relying more on legend and myth than real life. His recent book quantrill of missouri by cumberland house publishing is his first book in a trilogy. Americans like to think of their civil war as a gentlemens disagreement, remarkably free from the barbarity and senseless killing that characterized. Bloody bill anderson by albert castel, 9780700614349, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The portion dealing with andersons death is based on the premise that wm. There is a mountain of documentation that his story was false, and absolutely nothing other than his.

The following is a selected list of books, articles, and manuscripts about william t. Anderson participated in quantrills raid on lawrence, kansas on august 21, 1863. Anderson 1840 october 26, 1864, better known as bloody bill, was one of the deadliest and most brutal proconfederate guerrilla leaders in the american civil war. They may be found on the 1850 census of randolph county,mo. William bloody bill anderson essential civil war curriculum.

Anderson, of brownwood, texas, was telling the truth in his 1924 interview, in which he claimed to be bloody bill. The story of bloody bill anderson part 1 al colombo, author theres one thing you quickly find out while researching the many stories of the old west, some of the most interesting true life tales from our own historic past involve people you never heard ofsome of them centering on civil war times. Another, cole younger, describes why this survivor of the civil war in missouri, had little choice but to turn to outlawry. The photograph immediately stirred controversy, as many felt the photo depicted niether man. Bloody bill anderson of quantrills guerrillas of the civil war at his home at salt creek, brown county, texas in 1924. The furious federals turned to a 36yearold former army scout named samuel cox to hunt anderson down. Anderson led a band of volunteer partisan rangers who targeted union loyalists and federal soldiers in the states of missouri and kansas raised by a family of southerners in kansas, anderson. Bloody bill anderson is not a full biography of the famous guerrilla, but rather an intense blow by blow account of the bloody swath cut by his bushwhacker band through north central missouri in 186364. The civil war story of bloody bill anderson by larry wood. Bloody billinthewhiterivervalley could be an interesting question, and, if question it is, it deserves an answer if one is still to be found. Anderson led a band of missouri partisan rangers that targeted union loyalists and federal soldiers in missouri and kansas. Bloody bill inthewhiterivervalley could be an interesting question, and, if question it is, it deserves an answer if one is still to be found. After the dust settled a bit, quantrill made mention of the fact that anderson appeared to enjoy himself during the firefight.

In the civil war story of bloody bill anderson, larry wood aims to neither condemn nor to justify, but merely to tell a story that is fascinatingthe story of perhaps the bloodiest man in americas bloodiest war. Bloody bill anderson circa 1838 october 26, 1864 was a proconfederate guerrilla leader in the american civil war. For a brief but dramatic period, bloody bill played the leading role in the most violent arena of the entire warand did so with a vicious abandon that spread fear throughout the land. Bloody bill anderson missouri civil war frank jesse james. Richeson, richerson, richardson originally from taylor county, kentucky. The portion dealing with anderson s death is based on the premise that wm. Francis m richardson was a carpenter as shown in the 1860 grayson county texas census. Bloody bill anderson the short life and savage times of a civil war guerrilla by albert castel and thomas goodrich, mechanicsburg, pa. The firstever biography of the perpetrator of the centralia a. Anderson 1840 october 26, 1864, known by the nickname bloody bill anderson, was one of the deadliest and most notorious pro confederate guerrilla leaders in the american civil war. Men like william anderson spread fear throughout the land with. I came back here, after ordering the citizens to bury the eightyfive bodies left at centralia, as this was the best point at which to get information from the country.