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The birth of Jesse James took place on September 5,1847 (britanica.com). Jesse was one of the most infamous criminals of all time. Jesse had an older brother named Alexander Franklyn James born on January 10,1843. Jesse and Frank James were born and raised on a Missouri farm. In 1861 when Jessie was only 13 years old the Civil War began, and Frank joined a Missouri militia company. When Jesse came of age, he joined Bill Andersons band of Guerrilla soldiers.

Jesse James Adolescence and military service. Jesse James joined the (C.S.A) confederate states of America Army/Militia at the age, of 16. Jesse joined because the union soldiers raided their farm. …show more content…

Jesse and Frank hadn’t lost the fighting spirit yet and joined a group of Confederate raiders led by William Quantrills. Before Jesse had turned completely toward crime, he took time to marry his cousin Zerelda James and on august 31 1875 Jesse E. James was born then on July 17, 1879, Marry James Barr was born. Jesse James’ first robbery was also the first day-time robbery but, in 1876 in Minnesota Jesse’s entire gang was captured after the failed robbery the ‘younger brothers’ were arrested, and Jesse and Frank James had to hide in Nashville for 15 years under assumed names Jesse became Thomas Howard and Frank became B.J. Woodson. One of Jesse James’ most famous crimes was one out of revenge. After sead revenge took place, The gang left with only some worthless paper to show for it. Jesse was a very courageous man and started to believe that he was invincible and maby he believed it a little too much because he tried a robbery almost 500 miles from his normal territory and payed dearly for it. After the failed robbery they fled with a very large posy sent to find them. Jesse James and Frank James both declared that they wouldn’t be taken …show more content…

Jesses’ proclamation was this “We are bold thieves just like Alexander the Great, Julius Ceaser, and Napoléon all were”. Jesse proclaimed himself a noble Robinhood and clamed that he stole from the rich and gave to the

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