Bushwhacker: A True History of Bill Wilson -- Missouri's Greatest Desperado

Description: Bushwhacker: A True History of Bill Wilson -- Missouris Greatest Desperado Description: The story of Bill Wilson has been told and re-told throughout the Ozarks Mountains since he began his bloody career in 1861. He is a true folk hero from the time when the Ozarks were full of men who took to the bush and waged war on the Yankees who had invaded their the summer of 1861, Bill was accused of stealing horses from the Union. He was questioned and released, but a few days later, while he was away from home, a group of Yankees, Red Legs, and Jawhawkers ejected his family from his house, stole everything worth stealing, and burned the house, barn, and that day forward, Bill became a one-man army intent on killing every Yankee, or Yankee sympathizer, he could find. He became one of the best known Bushwhackers in Missouri, along with men like Sam Hildebrand, another Missouri Bushwhacker the war ended, with a $300 bounty on his head, Bill left Missouri. As did many ex-Confederates, he took off for end of the Bill Wilson story is said to have come in Sherman, Texas. Two of his ex-comrades, former Missouri Partisan Rangers, apparently got the drop on him and murdered him for the cash he was carrying. The two men, William O. Blackmore and John Thompson, were apprehended, tried, and convicted of the murder. They ware hanged on 26 March, 1869 in Sherman, Texas at 1:00 p.m. Payment All payments are accepted through PayPal. Shipping: All shipping is free for the continental United States. Standard FREE shipping takes between 3-5 business days Returns In the event that you would like to return your purchase, we allow returns that are processed within 30 days of receiving your order. Please contact us for a return authorization and the return shipping address.

Price: 14.39 USD

Location: Denver, Colorado

End Time: 2024-12-13T02:22:52.000Z

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