They had scarcely established themselves, however, before another company of Jackson county citizens, chiefly from around Independence, organized to drive them off.
More Quotes from Cole Younger:
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.Cole Younger
The people of western Missouri are, in some respects, very peculiar. We will take Jackson county where I was born for instance. In that section the people seemed to be born fighters, the instinct being inherited from a long line of ancestors.
Cole Younger
In the war of 1856 Jackson county, and the settlement about Independence especially, was more largely represented, perhaps, than any other section.
Cole Younger
I never, in all my life, had anything whatever to do with robbing any bank in the state of Missouri.
Cole Younger
I have been wounded altogether twenty times; eleven of these wounds were received at Northfield.
Cole Younger
I will say that since our capture we have met with uniform kindness, and while in the penitentiary our relations with the officers have been cordially pleasant, and for their considerate and kind disposition we feel profoundly grateful.
Cole Younger
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