Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band

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Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band was a notorious Confederate guerrilla unit during the American Civil War, infamous for its violent raids and association with future outlaw Jesse James.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate guerrilla unit
irregular military unit
activeIn Kansas
Missouri
allegiance Confederate States of America
associatedWith Quantrill's Raiders
casualtiesInflictedOn Union soldiers
Union sympathizers
characterizedAs bushwhackers
commander William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson
conflict American Civil War
country United States
dateOfEvent 1864-09-27
disbandedAfter death of William T. Anderson
endTime 1864
equipment Confederate uniforms and captured Union uniforms
horses
revolvers
historicalReputation controversial
notorious
ideology pro-Confederate
influenced postwar outlaw careers of Jesse James and Frank James
knownFor extreme violence
massacres
scalping and mutilation of enemies
summary executions
language English
militaryBranch cavalry (mounted guerrillas)
notableEvent Centralia Massacre
notableMember Archie Clement
Bill Anderson
Frank James
Jesse James
operationalArea central Missouri
linked to: Central Missouri

northern Missouri
opponent Union Army
Union militia
pro-Union civilians
origin split from Quantrill's Raiders
partOf Missouri guerrilla warfare
perpetrated Centralia Massacre
size dozens of fighters
startTime 1863
status disbanded
typeOfViolence irregular warfare against civilians and soldiers
usesTactic ambushes
guerrilla warfare
hit-and-run attacks
raids

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Jesse James militaryUnit Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band
Ride with the Devil narrativeFocus Missouri bushwhackers
linked to: Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band
Missouri (Confederate-held areas) usedBy Confederate guerrillas
linked to: Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band
Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band origin split from Quantrill's Raiders
linked to: Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band
Lawrence massacre side Confederate bushwhackers
linked to: Bloody Bill Anderson's guerrilla band