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Name:  Addison Cunningham
Death Date:  Dec 1862
City:  St Francoia CO
State:  MO
Country:  USA

Excerpt from Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand, the Renowned Missouri "Bushwhacker" and Unconquerable Rob Roy of America; Being His Complete Confession, pp. 112-113:
While waiting for this to be done, I thought it a good opportunity to hunt up a man by the name of Cunningham, who had been living in the vicinity of Bloomfield . During the early part of the war he professed to be a strong Southern man , and had been of some service to our cause as a spy ; but during the second year of the rebellion he changed his plans and became to us a very dangerous enemy, and was very zealous in reporting both citizens and soldiers to the Federal authorities.
Our intention on this trip was to arrest and take him to Col. Jeffries' camp, ten miles south of Bloomfield, that he might be dealt with by the Colonel as he might see proper.
On gaining the vicinity of Farmington , where Cunningham now lived, we learned that he was carrying on his oppressive measures with a high hand, and was very abusive to those whom he had in his power.
It is said that he even robbed his own brother, Burril Cunningham , and suffered him to be abused unmercifully by the squad of men under his command. On reaching the Valle Forge we struck his trail and followed on toward Farmington ; but some Federals got upon our trail, and would have overtaken us before we reached town , if a friend had not deceived them in regard to the course we had taken.
We found Cunningham at his own house, and when we approached the door I demanded his surrender ; he attempted to draw a revolver, and I shot him through the heart.
Having accomplished our object, we now returned to Bloomfield and reported to Col. Jeffries. We remained there about three weeks.