Historians disagree on everything from where William “Bloody Bill” Cunningham was born to the day and location of his death—but his reputation primarily comes from brutal murders and destruction committed during 1781 action referred to as the “Bloody Scout.” In this well-researched volume, Rev. Paul Wood revisits the historical record and leaves us with a question. Was Cunningham’s violence parallel to that common in all wars? Or the result of South Carolina’s unparalleled civil war that raged long before the Southern Campaigns?
