Bloody Bill
There were a lot of infamous outlaws in the Wild West, but none of them were as ruthless or deadly as Bloody Bill. He was a leader of a gang known as Quantrill’s Raiders, and during the Civil War, he killed at least 120 Union soldiers…and he wasn’t part of the fighting. The Union had their revenge, though, as Bloody Bill was gunned down by Union soldiers in 1864.
Bloody Bill
Chinese Laborers
Building the railroad was a top priority of the US government during the Wild West era, and as we have mentioned, it was hard, difficult work. Most of the workers got paid $2.50 a day, but not all of them. Chinese workers, who were treated much like servants, were only paid $1.00 a day. Approximately 15,000 Chinese men worked on the railroads, and they were considered cheap, inferior laborers.
Chinese Laborers
