Outlaws and the Transformation of Civil War Guerrillas
The American Civil War Museum The American Civil War Museum
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 Published On Jul 8, 2016

Following the surrenders of the organized Confederate troops in 1865, many former Confederate guerrillas continued their bushwhacking ways and became infamous outlaws. The most notorious of these were Frank and Jesse James, who were often joined by Cole Younger and his brothers, Jim Reed, Jim Cummings Clark, Archie Clement, Allen Parmer, and many others. Museum Interpretation Specialist Karissa Marken follows their exploits and shows how a newspaper editor became the front line of public defense of the former Confederates, what connection existed between the outlaws and thoroughbred horse racing, and how a woman got into the middle of it all to become one of the gang's most notorious members.

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