The James-Younger Gang

James Younger Gang

From February 1866 to September 1876, twelve banks, five railroads, five stagecoaches, and an exposition ticket office were all robbed by the _______.

Jesse

Frank

James brothers

Bob

Jim

Cole

John

Younger Brothers

Clay County Savings Association

In 1866, when they preyed upon the _______ in Liberty, Missouri, the gang is credited by some historians with committing the nation's first daylight armed robbery.

passengers

The gang only targeted _____ twice during all of their train robberies, both times when their profits were particularly slim.

maps and compasses

It was challenging to track down the gang because they used ______ and steered clear of heavily trafficked roads.

3 June 1871June 3, 1871

On ______, they committed a bank robbery in Corydon, Iowa, but were discovered. They were then referred to as the James-Younger Gang.

Corydon, Iowa

On June 3, 1871, they committed a bank robbery in ______, but were discovered. They were then referred to as the James-Younger Gang.

Pinkerton National Detective Agency

In 1874, after their train robbery in Missouri, the ______was hired by the Adams Express Company, which lost the most money during the theft, to find the gang.

Lan Pinkerton

Pinkerton National Detective Agency Founder

Joseph Whicher

In March 1874, Lan Pinkerton (PNDA’s Founder) ordered detective ______ to find James, but Whicher was discovered dead the next day.

1876

In _____, they disbanded when the Younger brothers were caught while trying to break into the Northfield First National Bank in Minnesota.

Northfield First National Bank

In 1876, they disbanded when the Younger brothers were caught while trying to break into the _______ in Minnesota.

Robert Ford

The James Gang was in power until 1882, when _______, a fellow gang member, betrayed them and shot Jesse in the back inside James's home in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Samuel "Wolfman" Mason

In 1790–1802, ______ and his gang prey on riverboat passengers on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the United States.

William "Bloody Bill" Anderson

In 1863–64, During the American Civil War, ________, a pro-Confederate guerrilla leader, leads a band of outlaws against Federal soldiers in Kansas and Missouri.

Al Jennings

In 1897, ______, a former prosecutor became an outlaw and forms the Jennings Gang, robbing trains in Oklahoma, United States.

1790–1802

In _____, Samuel "Wolfman" Mason and his gang prey on riverboat passengers on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the United States.

1863–64

In _______, During the American Civil War, William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, a pro-Confederate guerrilla leader, leads a band of outlaws against Federal soldiers in Kansas and Missouri.

1897

In _____, Al Jennings, a former prosecutor became an outlaw and forms the Jennings Gang, robbing trains in Oklahoma, United States.