July 4, 1938 Richmond Missourian newspaper:
excerpt. . . http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/txcwmb/index.cgi?read=8705

"Cole Younger told Jewell Mayes that there was no doubt in the minds of his fellow soldiers that Anderson was killed at Old Albany, and that his passing was recognized as a serious loss to the Southern cause."

I believe Cole Younger would have better information than you, or do you believe he was part of the "traditionalist conspiracy"?. He made this statement because it is easier to tell the truth, than to dream up a fairy tale.

DM