Saturday, January 25, 2025

Monday, January 25, 1875. The Pinkertons raid the James home.



Pinkerton agents raided the Clay County, Missouri home of Frank and Jesse James. They were aided, in this effort, by Unionist who had opposed Missouri throwing in with the traitorous South in the Civil War, and who retained grievances in the violent post Civil War world of Missouri.

Frank and Jesse were not there, but a fire-bomb they used killed their brother Archie and injured their mother severely. The raid caused intense anger in Missouri, both for its violence, and due to retained insurrectionist sympathies.

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