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It was the bank that drew the attention of America’s most notorious bank and train robbers: the James-Younger Gang. In late August 1876, the James-Younger Gang headed for Minnesota. The gang consisted of brothers Jesse and Frank James; brothers Bob, Jim, and Cole Younger; Clell Miller; Charlie Pitts; and Bill Stiles.
The Rocky Cut raid set the stage for the final act of the James–Younger Gang: the famous Northfield, Minnesota raid on September 7, 1876. The target was the First National Bank of Northfield, which was far outside the gang's usual territory. The idea for the raid came from Jesse and Bob Younger.
On September 7, 1876, the notorious James-Younger Gang rode into Northfield, Minnesota to rob the town's First National Bank. The gang, made up of members Cole Younger, Frank James, Jesse James, Jim Younger, Bob Younger, Clell Miller, Bill Chadwell, and Charlie Pitts, had spent 10 years robbing banks and trains after the end of the Civil War.
When the James–Younger gang rode into Northfield on September 7, 1876, with the intention of robbing the First National Bank, they did not expect any trouble from the local citizens.
Nov 16, 2009 · Attempting a bold daytime robbery of the Northfield Minnesota bank, the James-Younger gang suddenly finds itself surrounded by angry townspeople and is nearly wiped out on September 7, 1876.
Aug 6, 2012 · On September 7, 1876, the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, was robbed. Historians agree on that much. But ask them anything else—Who was in the bank?
Jul 3, 2022 · The James-Younger gang – led by the infamous outlaw Jesse James – rode into Northfield, Minn., on Sept. 7, 1876, intent on robbing the First National Bank in heart of town. The gang was ...
Dec 20, 2023 · On September 7, 1876, the James-Younger gang robbed the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota. Cole, Bob, and Jim Younger and Frank and Jesse James we among the members of this gang that robbed trains and banks following the Civil War.
On the morning of September 7, 1876, the people of Northfield had no idea that their First National Bank was the target of the notorious James-Younger Gang. They went about their business believing their money, and their town was safe. The James-Younger Gang had spent 10 years robbing banks, stagecoaches, and trains after the end of the Civil War.
A bloody attack on a remote Midwestern bank in 1876 was the undoing of the notorious James gang. More than a decade after the Civil War ended, Jesse James and other former Confederate guerrillas from Missouri ventured 400 miles north to the bustling mill town of Northfield, Minnesota.
