They Called Him Bloody Bill

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

They Called Him Bloody Bill

Entry/Object ID

L1978.1.81

Description

They Called Him Bloody Bill, The Missouri Badman Who Taught Jesse James Outlawry tells the life of Bill Anderson, the Civil War era guerilla during the border wars on the Kansas-Missouri border. Jesse James is said to have ridden with Anderson during the War and learned about robbery during that time. Numerous other "outlaws" are mentioned. Includes photographs of various men who were part of Anderson's group. The names of these individuals are listed in the "People Involved" section of this record. The author's great-grandfather was James Newton Vaughn, who rode with Quantrill for 2 months before he joined the Confederate Army under Upton Hays and fought in the Battle of Lone Jack on August 16, 1862. 118/Softbound/Photographs.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil wars

Search Terms

Bleeding Kansas, Bushwackers, Jayhawks, Outlaws, Civil War Guerilla Bands in Missouri, Border War, Anderson, Bloody Bill, James, Jesse

Book Details

Author

Hale, Donald R.

Place Published

City

Clinton

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

1975

Call No.

JJ/Out HA

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bill Anderson

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Jesse James

Person or Organization

Archie Clements

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Nannie Harris

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Charity Kerr

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Dave Pool

Person or Organization

Bill Hendricks

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E. P. DeHart

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John Jarrette

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Peyton Long

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Allen Parmer

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Woot Hill

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Tuck Hill

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Fletcher Taylor

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Frank James

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George Todd

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George Maddox

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Dick Maddox

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Clark Hockensmith

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George Shepherd

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Oll Shepherd

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John McCorkle

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T. B. Harris

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William Hulse

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Lee McMurtry

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Hiram James George

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William Napoleon "Babe" Hudspeth

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Oscar Thompson

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Henry Bugler