On September 27 , 1864 , Anderson 's troops seeking to assist Price 's Raid , a Confederate attempt to retake Missouri in the Civil War , killed more than 100 in the Centralia Massacre . Union soldiers were scalped , mutilated , and shot at point-blank range while unarmed , prompting an all-out effort to pursue Anderson . Among Anderson 's men at Centralia were reported to be Frank James and Jesse James , although their notoriety had not been established at that point
Centralia Massacre
Centralia Massacre (Missouri)
Samuel P. Cox