Jesse and Frank James

Frank and Jesse James were born in Kearney Missouri. They lived on a farm and both joined the Confederacy during the Civil war. They joined guerrilla group called the Bushwhackers, led by Bloody Bill Anderson. During the war they would murder in cold blood and act in extremely violent ways. During the war Frank was captured and was forced to swear his loyalties to the Union, and Jesse was shot in the chest. After the war Jesse, Frank, and there four Confederate friends Cole, Jim, John, and Bob Younger would rob banks and trains. One such robbery was in Northfeild Minnesota, when they robbed a bank with a timed vault. The lock could only be oped at a certain time depending on the sun, so when they robbed the bank it couldn't be opened. The gang killed there way out of the town, and became huge outlaws. Some gangs would work with them. Two men named Bob and Charles Ford joined there gang. History tells us that the Fords killed Jesse when his back was turned. They then became famous. But what actually happened is Jesse didn't want to be wanted criminal, so he had the Ford's kill an annoying treacherous gang member and say it was Jesse. Frank went to court and was found innocent, and the Ford brothers were murdered by some drunk man who admired Jesse. This has been they story of Jesse (left) and Frank (right) James.