James–Younger Gang
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The James–Younger Gang was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw group led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, infamous for bank and train robberies across the Midwest after the Civil War.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James-Younger Gang | 1 |
| James–Younger Gang robberies | 1 |
| James–Younger Gang train robberies | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | outlaw gang ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th century
ⓘ
post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| attemptedRobbery | First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEvent | capture of the Younger brothers after the Northfield raid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | Northfield raid 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter |
capture and imprisonment of the Younger brothers
ⓘ
death of Jesse James in 1882 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th-century American newspapers
ⓘ
books on the American Old West ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American Old West outlaw legend ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arthur McCoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Chadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Stiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Bob Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Pitts NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Hite NERFINISHED ⓘ Clell Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Cole Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Cole’s cousin John Jarrette NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Liddil NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank James NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse James NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ John Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Wood Hite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
notorious for violent robberies
ⓘ
romanticized as folk heroes by some contemporaries ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reconstruction era in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader |
Cole Younger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesse James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
robbery of the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri
ⓘ
robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bank robberies
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robberies across the American Midwest ⓘ stagecoach robberies ⓘ train robberies ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local posses and law enforcement ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | former Confederate guerrillas ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | James–Younger family of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | early 1880s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | early 1870s ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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James–Younger Gang train robberies
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James–Younger Gang robberies
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James-Younger Gang