I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what they esteemed was a righteous cause.

The James brothers made it back to Missouri but the three Youngers (Cole Bob and Jim) did not. The constitution also freed the slaves ahead of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U. a bank in Russellville Kentucky.

He was the eldest brother of Jim John and Bob Younger. Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger (January 15 1844 - March 21 1916) was an American Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War and later an outlaw with the James-Younger gang.