Question for Oct 5, 2009

X was an American outlaw who specialized in bank and train robberies, mostly in Missouri, in the second half of the 19th century, and became one of the most notorious criminals of his time. X started out as a soldier for the Confederate army, and after the war, he joined a gang of robbers founded by his old commander. While X was often potrayed as a Robin Hood of his time, he and his gang was never known to share their money with others. X was eventually betrayed and shot by an accomplice, Robert Ford, who was in secret negotiations with the governer of Missouri to bring him in. X has been shown in many films as a heroic outlaw, often as a troubled individual, rather than as a social rebel, though he remains a controversial symbol, who has been interpreted in various ways.

Identify X.