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Anderson grew in a relatively distinguished family, which included two brothers and three sisters. His father, Bill , was a hat maker and a charter member of the I.O.O.F. . His mother was a homemaker.
In 1850, his father moved to California, lured by dreams of finding gold there. At the age of ten, Anderson found himself in the position of one of his family's leaders, the others being his two brothers.
After Bill Anderson returned from California, the Anderson family's Southern ideals convinced them to move to Agnes City, Kansas , in 1857.
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William T. Anderson then began killing Union soldiers, sending an uncertain number of men to their graves. He became infamous; people started nicknaming him "Bloody Bill" during this period of his life.
On October 26, 1864, Anderson was killed during a battle: his horse was shot, causing Anderson to fall off the animal. Anderson died immediately when he suffered a blow to his head.