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Bookmark or Share- William T. Anderson - WikipediaWilliam T. Anderson [a] (c. 1840 – October 26, 1864), known by the nickname "Bloody Bill" Anderson, was a soldier who was one of the deadliest and most notorious Confederate guerrilla leaders in the American Civil War.
- William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, The Brutal Confederate Guerrilla LeaderKnown as "Bloody Bill," William T. Anderson was the Civil War’s most feared guerilla leader thanks to his deadly raids in Missouri and Kansas. William Anderson personally killed dozens of Union soldiers and civilians before dying at just 24.
- Bloody Bill Anderson - HistoryNet“Bloody Bill” soon gained a reputation for his bloodthirsty tortures and killings, though he did spare and protect women. He would scalp Union soldiers, proudly decorating his horse with the bloody scalps. At times, he had dead enemies decapitated, placing the heads with different bodies.
- William "Bloody Bill" Anderson | American Experience | PBSGiven the nickname "Bloody Bill," Anderson would charge into battle heedless of odds, showing no quarter and torturing prisoners by cutting off their ears. When 16-year-old Jesse James joined his...
- The True Account of William “Bloody Bill” AndersonBorn in Kentucky in 1839 before moving to Missouri and eventually living in Kansas when the Civil War started, Bill Anderson soon earned the nom de plume “Bloody Bill.” An unusual event made a guerrilla out of William Anderson.
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