Shepherd, George W.
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Enlisted in the army at age 15, under General Albert Sidney
Johnston, to fight the Mormons in what was then Utah Territory.
Fought at Wilson's Creek (Springfield, MO) and at Pea Ridge, AR.
Rode with Quantrill, and went with him to KY, where he was
surrendered by Capt. Henry Porter to Capt. Young, US Army, at
Samuel's Depot, Nelson County, KY, on 26 July 1865. Participated
in the Russellville, KY, bank robbery, 20 Mar 1868. Caught and did two
years in prison. Attempted to help law officers catch Jesse James
after the Glendale, MO, robbery. Was shot at Short Creek (Galena),
Kansas by Jim Cummins because of it. Fell out with Jesse when
Jesse, along with James Anderson for killing his nephew, Ike
Flannery over Ike's inheritance. Tracked James Anderson to Austin,
Texas, where he slit his throat on the lawn of the State capitol
building. With the support of the population, he escaped back to
MO.
In 1865, married Martha Sanders Maddox, the famous Confederate
spy. Martha first married Richard Maddox. She disguised herself as
a man, called herself "Matt Sanders", and rode with her husband.
Richard Maddox was killed shortly after the war ended. Martha married
George Shepherd and tried to help him escape from prison. Gave up
on Shepherd, and married McMackin, a wealthy neighbor of her
father. When Shepherd got out of prison, she chose to stay with
McMackin. Shepherd charged her with bigamy, but she gained a pardon
from the governor, and the charges were dropped.