MILITARY PERSONNEL

William T. Anderson

1839 - 1864

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William T. Anderson (c. 1840 – October 26, 1864), known by the nickname "Bloody Bill" Anderson, was a soldier who was one of the deadliest and most notorious Confederate guerrilla leaders in the American Civil War. Anderson led a band of volunteer partisan raiders who targeted Union loyalists and federal soldiers in the states of Missouri and Kansas. Raised by a family of Southerners in Kansas, Anderson began to support himself by stealing and selling horses in 1862. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William T. Anderson is the 1,906th most popular military personnel (down from 1,878th in 2019), the 9,580th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,330th in 2019) and the 147th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William T. Anderson ranks 1,906 out of 2,058. Before him are James Joseph Dresnok, Leo Tornikios, Kanhoji Angre, Aviv Kochavi, John Dill, and William Alexander Morgan. After him are Alexander Patch, Lyman Lemnitzer, John Bell Hood, Guy Simonds, Eddie Rickenbacker, and John Abizaid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, William T. Anderson ranks 89. Before him are Tage Reedtz-Thott, Nicolaas Pierson, Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Ignacio Andrade, Casimiro de Abreu, and Ivan Kuratov. After him are John Ballance, John Butler Yeats, Redvers Buller, John Aitken, Robert Smalls, and Oliver Hazard Payne. Among people deceased in 1864, William T. Anderson ranks 67. Before him are Gaetano Bedini, Jacques Jasmin, José Justo Corro, Adelaide Anne Procter, Juris Alunāns, and Alexander Vostokov. After him are John Clare, Robert Torrens, Benjamin Silliman, John Sedgwick, William Smith O'Brien, and Leonidas Polk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William T. Anderson ranks 9,582 out of 20,380. Before him are Mariette Hartley (1940), John James (1956), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), Corey Hawkins (1988), Cristin Milioti (1985), and Francis Tyler (1904). After him are John Trudell (1946), Leigh Taylor-Young (1945), Troy Baker (1976), Garth Brooks (1962), Fred Saberhagen (1930), and Jay Park (1987).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, William T. Anderson ranks 147. Before him are James Stockdale (1923), Nathan Hale (1755), Moe Berg (1902), Sterling Price (1809), James Joseph Dresnok (1941), and William Alexander Morgan (1928). After him are Alexander Patch (1889), Lyman Lemnitzer (1899), John Bell Hood (1831), Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), John Abizaid (1951), and Edmund Kirby Smith (1824).

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