Name/Title
Anderson, Bill (Bloody), Outlaw, Photo, c. 1860sEntry/Object ID
P2020.1.387Description
Anderson, Bill (Bloody), Outlaw, Photo, c. 1860s , b/w. Copy of a photo of Bill Anderson, infamous for his atrocities as a guerilla in Missouri and Kansas in the Civil War. This shows him in what is most likely gueriilla attire, dark shirt, shiny belt buckle, hat with star pinned to upturned brim. Seated. He has dark longish hair and beard/mustache.
Anderson was with Quantrill in Lawrence and continued with him for a time. After a falling out, Anderson returned to Missouri with his own raiders. He was killed near the end of the Civil War in Oct. 1864 during the Battle of Albany, MO.
Original digital scan located on History CD 04.Lexicon
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Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil wars, OutlawsSearch Terms
Civil War in Missouri, Quantrill's Raiders, Guerillas, Bloody Bill AndersonRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William C. QuantrillPerson or Organization
Bill Anderson