William "Bloody Bill" Anderson

Below are a few words about William Anderson from Wikipedia.com

By the spring of 1863, if not earlier, Anderson and his brother Jim had become bushwhackers and joined Quantrill's Confederate guerrilla company. Anderson later became one of Quantrill's lieutenants. The same year, Union authorities, frustrated by their failure to stamp out the bushwhackers, decided to arrest relatives of the leading members of Quantrill's guerrilla company. Anderson's sisters, Mary, Josephine, and Martha, were imprisoned with nine other women, all accused of assisting Confederate partisans. They were housed in a Kansas City, Missouri building which had been made structurally unsound by Union soldiers, who removed partitions and posts in an effort to make more space. On August 14, the building collapsed, killing four of the women, including Josephine. Anderson's sister Mary survived, but was permanently crippled. This incident has been considered the spark for the virulent brutality that Anderson would henceforth demonstrate against Union soldiers and civilians.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Anderson

Had the South won he would have been called a hero and many others along with him.

There are many that say William Anderson didn't die as history reports and they continue to build a convincing case.  I know some that read that will throw up their hands screaming to the world something like "that's crazy!"  And they will do so before even viewing the evidence.  Why do people fear new evidence?  Like lemmings afraid to break the cycle they just jump the cliff with all the others. 

It reminds me of a one time debate concerning the price of gold.  Major institutions, investment managers and government officials throughout the world scoffed at those who said gold would break new records.  They scoffed until the last few months that is.  Now they're singing a new tune and looking all the more foolish.

Either way, you can view more information about William Anderson in Betty Dorsett Duke's new book:  The Truth About Jesse James.