I originally posted this article on here a couple of years ago but it first got derailed and then was deleted because of a rules violation so I'm re-posting it in accordance with the rules this time. Please refrain from commenting if you can't stay on-topic.
I ran across this story while...
Fer those hunting treasure legends around Brownwood, Texas....
The Brownwood Bloody Bill Myth
" The Myth that Bloody Bill Anderson had survived the war and was living in Brownwood Texas originated in 1924, after a young Brownwood reporter named Henry Clay Fuller spent several hours talking...
I created this group for those interested in history to share information about the life and death of Bloody Bill Anderson and to help solve the mystery of whether or not the real Bloody Bill Anderson was killed in Missouri in October of 1864, by Union soldiers, or if he actually escaped to live...