A man known as one of the most brutal pro-Confederate guerrilla leaders in the American Civil War had a following that included a bank and train robber from western Missouri raised in Henderson.
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the JamesYounger Gang. 
 Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of western Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. 
William T. Anderson (1840 October 26, 1864)known as "Bloody Bill" Andersonwas one of the deadliest and most brutal pro-Confederate guerrilla leaders in the American Civil War. 
