Category: Guerilla warfare
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Confederate guerilla Leader William “Bloody Bill” Anderson was Killed Outside Albany, Missouri, in a Union Ambush. The Dead Body of the “Blood-Drenched Savage,” as he Became Known, was Positioned on Public Display. October 26, 1864.
Image: William “Bloody Bill” Anderson. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 26, 1864, the infamous Confederate guerilla leader William “Bloody Bill” Anderson was killed outside Albany, Missouri, in a Union ambush. The dead body of the “blood-drenched savage,” as he became known, was positioned on public display. Anderson kept a rope to record…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 