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Bushwacker Anthony Wright

I am searching for information about Anthony Wright, a bushwacker out of Phelps County, Missouri. He had served in the Confederate army for part of the war but returned home and went to the "bush". After killing and plundering at the end of the war and after, he was hunted by Miller County Militia to Phelps County but wasn't found. His family was accused of participating in Anthony's activities and Anthony's father, Judge Lewis Wright, and his four brothers were all shot to death for "attempting to escape" while on their way into Rolla. With a bounty of $300 on his head, Anthony eventually ended up in Indian territory and settled not too far west of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He lived in Oklahoma and the family tradition claims he traded with the Indians. As a old man, Wright died and was buried in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. I have found newspaper references to his death and burial in Siloam Springs but need to find out more about his activities in Oklahoma. If anyone can give me a good direction to look for information, I would be greatly obliged.

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