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Mar 19, 2024 · Younger Brothers, four Midwestern American outlaws of the post-Civil War era—Thomas Coleman (“Cole”; 1844–1916), John (1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James. As youngsters in Lee’s Summit, Mo., the Youngers were witness to the bloody.
Cole Younger (Thomas Coleman Younger), 1844–1916, American outlaw, b. Jackson co., Mo. After the Civil War he joined the outlaw band of Jesse James, with whom he had served as a Confederate guerrilla under William C. Quantrill. He became a trusted and influential member of the gang.
Feb 23, 2022 · AllThatsInteresting.com, February 23, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/cole-younger. Accessed May 4, 2024. After fighting as a Confederate guerrilla during the Civil War, Cole Younger became a bank robber in the James-Younger gang alongside Jesse James.
Cole Younger 's initial decision to fight as a bushwhacker is usually attributed to the death of his father at the hands of Union forces in July 1862. He and Frank James fought under one of the most famous Confederate bushwhackers, William Clarke Quantrill, though Cole eventually joined the regular Confederate Army.
Aug 27, 2018 · by Bob Boze Bell | Aug 27, 2018 | Features & Gunfights. Illustration of Cole Younger. Cole Younger has to be the toughest outlaw who ever lived. In addition to having 11 slugs in his body, Cole had to guide his horse with his knees after a Northfield Raid defender shot away the reins to his bridle with birdshot.
The prisoner with a gun was the notorious outlaw Cole Younger. This month in our Minnesota Century series: the story of a charismatic bank robber who the nation made into a legend because of its fascination with the untamed western frontier. See additional pictures of the Cole family.
Died: March 21, 1916 (age 72) Missouri Hometown: Lee's Summit. Region of Missouri: Northwest. Category: Folk Legends. Thomas Coleman “Cole” Younger was an outlaw who joined forces with Jesse and Frank James to rob banks and trains in the period following the Civil War.
