Jesse James
... He goes by the name Jesse James. ... His father Robert James was a Baptist minister but left his Jesse’s mother on a search for gold in California. Jesse’s mother went on to have three more husbands. ... Many believe that Jesse’s troubles were because of the way he was mistreated during the Civil War by Union soldiers and because of the influence of William Quantrill. Jesse joined up with Quantrill with Bloody Bill Anderson’s support in 1862. On September 20, 1864 Jesse participated in the Centallia Massacre under the command of Anderson. Jesse was on this day credited with the murder of Union Major A. ... During the Civil war Jesse was also a spy for the Confederates. Jesse owned few slaves so this gave him reason to fight in this war. ... Frank and Jesse formed a gang and were the leaders of it. ... Although, Jesse was not present at this robbery the gang got away with sixty-two thousand dolalrs from the Clay County Saving Association Bank. ... Jesse and his brother Frank walked into a bank acting like a customer.