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The Mason Henry Gang were bandits operating in Central and Southern California in 1864–1865. As the Civil War was in progress, they were able to pose as Confederate Partisan Rangers, and their original mission was to rid the area of (anti-slavery) Republicans. But when it became clear that the Confederate cause was lost, they turned to ...
John Mason (18??–April 1866), with Jim Henry, was one of the leaders of the Mason Henry Gang organized by secessionist Judge George Gordon Belt.The group posed as Confederate partisan rangers, but acted as outlaws, committing robberies, thefts and murders in the San Joaquin Valley, Monterey County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County and later in the counties of Southern California.
Tom McCauley, known as "James" or "Jim Henry", was killed in a shootout with a posse from San Bernardino on September 14 of that year, in San Jacinto Canyon, in what was then San Diego County. John Mason was killed by a fellow gang member for the reward in April 1866 near Fort Tejon in Kern County.
Jun 20, 2012 · Bank robbers like Jesse James, Frank James and Cole Younger got their taste for violence while riding with Confederate raider William Quantrill, and outlaw organizations like the Mason Henry Gang ...
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Jun 8, 2019 · The same year, another gang of partisan rangers known as the Mason Henry Gang became active in Santa Clara County. They were guilty of a long list of crimes that included Stagecoach robberies, theft, and murder. Sheriff Adams enlisted the help of two companies of Native California Volunteer Cavalry to help pursue the Mason Henry Gang.
Mason and Henry become Outlaws. The first crimes of the Mason Henry Gang were two murders committed on November 10, 1864, soon after the election of Abraham Lincoln. George Robinson who ran the Elkhorn Station, a strong Union supporter from Maine, had taken an active part in the election.
Later moving to California he became a member of the Mason Henry Gang. Peter Worthington a son of a well known Virginia family, who at the age of 17 killed a man and left home, changing his name. He went to Texas and New Mexico Territory , where he became known as a white renegade, "Apache Jack" Gordon, who lived with the Chiricahua Apache for ...
