I guess as a native Missourian with a love of history, the story of the James brothers is kinda old hat. While I really liked your video the thing that stands out most to me are the comments of people that didn’t grow up hearing this story over and over again. The fact you didn’t take a pro or con side towards the James’ just goes to show your professionalism as an educator. It also helps demonstrate that we can remember, show, and discuss our history without taking sides and getting upset with those whose opinions differ from ours. Another excellent video JD.

@marlenesheesley1092

2 жыл бұрын

I think that JD needs to hop up here to St. Joe.

@baronedipiemonte3990

2 жыл бұрын

My people didn't get to America until 1912 & 24. Lived in both the upper north and deep south & we have been able to look objectively at "both sides of the coin". One little bit of trivia that most people don't know is that the "hero" of the Italian war for unification (Risorgimento) 1860/61, Giuseppe Garibaldi was offered the position of second in command of the Union Army by President Lincoln. He (Garibaldi) was an blood thirsty & arrogant "cazzo" and demanded the #1 position. He didn't end up with either... and that was for the better of both sides !

@rt3box6tx74

2 жыл бұрын

@@baronedipiemonte3990 This Garibaldi info is an interesting tidbit. Now I'm curious if Lincoln (who is my primary interest) made other such contracts?

@jhandle4196

2 жыл бұрын

@@marlenesheesley1092 . . . or Baldwin City, Ks. Near there along a main branch of the Santa Fe trail is Black Jack Battlefield; reputedly where the first official engagement between organized forces over slavery occurred in 1856, 5 years before the attack on Fort Sumter.

@jhandle4196

2 жыл бұрын

@Moderator Hater Radicalized is when one believes it's okay to commit homicide on anyone who has beliefs contrary to theirs.

I grew up in Kearney, MO and still live in the area. I have been to his home several times. You can feel the past when you're on the grounds and in the area. Jesse James Day's is still celebrated every year in the fall. This is a great video.. thanks for sharing!

@lennarthagen3638

2 жыл бұрын

How about Bob Ford day?

Fun Fact - In Mosby, Missouri there used to be a thoroughbred horse farm owned by the Mosby's, that the James Gang would take their thoroughbred horses and commit holdups, bank robberies, etc - knowing their own horses would be fed and watered until they came back, dropped off the thoroughbreds and leave again on their own horses.

As a James enthusiast, I enjoyed this very much. Nearly all the content was accurate. I read that during the Federals came looking for Frank James at the farm, that after the "hanging" of Rueben Samuel he did divulge information about Frank's location. Also in that same incident while Jesse was out in the field plowing, he was whipped by the federals. His mother, Zerelda, while pregnant was roughed up and pushed down by the same soldiers.

I highly recommend the movie " The Long Riders", about the James Younger gang

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to check that out. Thanks.

@Rebel-Rouser

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground it's outstanding. Covers from end of war to his death.. star studded cast. Stacy and James Keach play the James brothers. The Carradine play the youngers.

@manuelkong10

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground I double down on Rebel Rouser's reccomendation....The Long Riders has been a life long favorite. ALSO----another must check out is Ride with the Devil it's ALL Bushwacker/Border Ruffian stuff

I remember my Dad taking me to the James house, at the time a distant relative was still giving personal tours. I remember buying pebbles from Jesse’s grave. I always was taught that Jesse was a hero and helped liberate Missouri from the Yankee scourge. In fact 11/21 used to be Jesse James day in Missouri.

This was so great to see. My family is from Southwest Missouri dating back to the 1840's. My Great Great Grandmother's three brothers lived lives of crime starting in their mid to late teens. They were born in 1852, 62, and 66. The two younger ones made it into newspapers from San Francisco to New York with their exploits. Their Father served during the Civil War (Union) and their oldest brother was killed during a skirmish in Northern Polk County, where they lived. I have often wondered what motivated them to do what they did. It's way too long of a story to tell here, but it was incredible, and I plan on writing about it. Keep up the great work. My husband and I love your channel!

Well done JD! I’m glad you shared the story about how the men in Union uniform tortured his step dad…many dishonorable things were done by both sides, yet few acknowledge that. Well done!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

Absolutely amazing to see his home. Had no idea he witnessed his step father's torture.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty rough.

@Galaxy2517

2 жыл бұрын

Just put yourself in those shoes if only for a moment.

Interesting video. Thank you. . . Until their retirement, my parents lived several years at Kearney, Missouri. Although many think Jesse was a “western” character, Kearney feels like any other midwest small town. No tumbleweeds, no mountains, . . . just green fields, trees, and streams.

I passed by this video installment several times because the James brother’s story is well known. Boy, was I surprised when I finally watched it. Thank you for teaching me/us some things that aren’t we’ll publicized! Great stuff and keep up the great work!

If you've watched a few episodes and feel like I've earned it, be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any new content when it comes out. Also be sure to check out The Gettysburg Museum of History and their store at gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com. Thanks!

Those artifacts! I’m amazed. And to be able to see the actual humble setting of those legendary events! Which in its way is more frightening than the dramatized versions in film and even documentaries. What an era! Catastrophic events for everybody. How could you live through this with your mental health intact?

My Dad has always been interested in early American history, especially the eastern part, Wild West and frontiersman. The James Gang was one of those, of course. Always quite fascinating. If you are unaware of it, you must find and watch the movie “The Long Riders”. The James, Youngers and Millers are all portrayed by actual brothers, and it is pretty dang close to actual historical events as we knew them in the 80s.

@kathyburt9285

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@mikebruns9750

2 жыл бұрын

I have that movie, I think it gives a very good depiction of the times.

@daviderwin9178

2 жыл бұрын

My old man loved the James,Younger,Quantril etc. Was happy to take my dad to Kearney mo before he died

Of course, you came for a tour on a day I was not working! Linda is one of our best, and I hope you enjoyed her stories. We love your channel!

I love the enthusiasm you show for your country's history and the people involved. I so wish we had people who could tell our history here in the UK with such passion and make history so fascinating and interesting (ours generally sound like they're constipated and fed up). Apart from holidays I've never visited the US but have always had an interest in your history. Keep up the amazing work.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t take much to get me hyped up when it comes to history 🙂

You know a person can only take so much when it comes to war. When they go and harm family members to get what they want instead of doing their homework then pay the price. Jesse and Frank were only watching over their family. I know I've stirred up a hornets nest. But there was good and bad on both army's thank you for sharing. Are you going to ever do a video on Gen. Grant, or Gen Hallock in the Califorina battle against Mexico. Love your videos.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. And yes, the guys who tortured Rueben Samuel went too far.

Check out Bloody Bill’s grave in Richmond, mo. Not far from Kearney, Mo.

Amazing video! I love how this family stuck together through everything, and that inscription on the tombstone wow. Awesome history!

@Galaxy2517

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing...That stone is not that old yet there is still contempt.

In our line on Dad’s side .. When Jesse James’s mother married Mr.Howard and Jesse and Frank both occasionally used Howard more Frank than Jesse. Anyway my Dad .. Jody Howard looked almost identical to Jesse James in different stages of his life. I remember Mom and Dad ordered some Wild West book when I was a kid and I came across a picture that Looked just like dad at the time and I ran up Asking my Dad why didn’t he tell me he was Jesse James and he looked at me saying because I’m not. I handed him that book and pointed at the picture .. Dad’s mouth dropped and he started researching our ancestry. They were both in our line Frank directly. I hate the picture they took Of Jesse after he was shot from behind because it’s like looking at my dad laying there dead.

This was an unexpected surprise. Most people don't think of Kansas and Missouri as part of the Civil War. One could say that the radical elements of both sides clashed here. John Brown did a lot of his work from here (Santa Fe trail) before heading east to his ultimate demise. Allen Pinkerton, a Scottish immigrant (founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency) was one of President Lincoln's first bodyguards, and was the primary intelligence operative for the Union during the Civil War.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Figured this would be a little different from the normal content 🙂

@baronedipiemonte3990

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground it's still part of the topic ! 👍

@jamescook6564

2 жыл бұрын

Missouri was part of the Missouri compromise so they are part of the south in the Civil War.

Nice video on the home site at Kearney. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't been there. He's a huge part of my growing up in St. Joe. You need to hit the Pony Express museum the next time you're up this way. True West magazine even puts it on their must see list. They've worked hard to make this a rich heritage site.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

You might enjoy one of the episodes running next week :)

Bleeding Kansas, the fighting between Missouri and Kansas was something on its own level. Kansas being a free state was raided by slavers from Missouri, and raiders from Kansas would do the same in Missouri. Some serious shit went down here in the KC area

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it got nasty out there.

@sebastiandc1392

2 жыл бұрын

Huh?"slavers" Majority were not even "slavers". You must be one of those with the hollywood-college educated people thinking the invasion war, was about slavery. Would have been so easy for the south as Lincoln the tyrant himself said: "If the whole thing is about the slaves, i would let them have them as long as they did not secede".

@philmccracken7520

2 жыл бұрын

wait what really mean to say it was fight for kansas ! wasnt a free state until northern settlers drove southerns out and Kansas red legs raided missouri sorry wasnt just one sided

Thanks for keeping history alive

Always a thrill to walk in the footsteps of someone from the past, like a time machine without actually being in the exact time.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

Great video! I was lucky enough to meet an old woman years ago that lived in a house that Jesse James had lived in for a little while. It has a space between the walls where you could hide and go under the floor.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow!

The whole western boarder of Missouri from Independance south is just loaded with civil war history. Most are not aware of the rich history Missouri has. "Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri" is a good resource book.

Great video! Love the back story of what drove Jesse James to be Jesse James! Looking forward to more of this History!

Fascinating as always, your camera work and production is better than many TV shows and the personal touch makes it far more interesting! Looking forward to more history!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Got a few more Jesse James episodes on the horizon.

Another excellent video, JD. Growing up in Southwest Missouri, almost everyone had a Jessy & Frank James story. The people living across the street from my grandparents in Springfield, claimed Frank & Jessy hid in the crawl space under their house once upon a time. They let me and a sibling look under there once. It was such close quarters (even for us kids) and full of spiders, we scoffed and never believed any story the told, after that. Hahaha. My favorite Jessy James story comes from Beaver, Arkansas. As a young adult, I lived in western Carroll County, Ark. close to the Missouri line. I was doing some work for a family with very deep roots in the Beaver area. They told of a relative that rode with Frank & Jessy. After Jessy was killed, he came back home to Beaver to hide out. There was a $5000 reward for him, but no one in that area ever turned him in. After his death from old age, a reporter was interviewing the family. He asked why? They told him no one had ever seen or heard of that much money actually existing and believed the government was totally lying. Who knows if any of that was true, but sure was a great story :)

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

So fascinating, can't wait to learn more. Thank you JD. You have a great gift.

My grandfather Jesse Jocoy was named after after Jesse James also born in Missouri. My grandfather was a well-respected toolpusher that retired in the West Texas oilfields. I loved this history before I even knew that about my own grandfather!

Jesse James is an interesting study from the past, many theories and conspiracies. Very well put together. Thank you. Look forward to the next video of this series.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Got a few more coming after this one.

@terrancehanley2970

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground What made him so famous? And when, right after? I'm sure you'll tell me in the video as soon as I post this lol

@robertsettle2590

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrancehanley2970 your kidding right?!

Excellent video JD, really enjoyed learning a little more about Jesse James and seeing that amazing museum and his childhood home, thank you 😊

ANOTHER amazing video JD! I am so blessed to have stumbled upon your channel a number of months ago. This IS my favorite YT channel. Thanks for what you do!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate that more than you know.

You do such a great job with your videos - I deeply look forward to them Thanks my friend

Awesome video J.D. Great artifacts. I always learn something new from your videos. Keep up the great work

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

Those artifacts ! Always grateful to those who share and preserve. Thank you for your look at all aspects of the situation way of presenting and teaching!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

This is amazing. Good work, fella 👍

This was a great video. I’m glad you made the stop here in Kearney. I hope your video brings more guests to this museum.

Another banger of an episode J.D.! As always, thanks for the awesome content!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

Outstanding & informative well done JD .

Great job. I always enjoy watching your content.

You're in my neck of the woods! My great uncle was a stone mason that rebuilt one of them fireplaces with local rock from the farm. We are related to the James family through marriage. My grandmother was always in talks with his great, great niece, I believe.

Very interesting video. I never knew they had so many historical items. Great video JD.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

I was impressed.

Once again. Great video. So interesting. Never knew these things about him or his family.

James hid out locally at what is now a famous place, Mark Twain Cave here in Hannibal, Missouri. That's in North East Missouri. They were spelunking in the Cave awhile back and found where he signed the Cave wall.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

I always learn so much from your videos.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

Thanks again for visiting a museum and explaining in detail what is there.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Love your videos. I too love history and always look to learn something new about history almost every day. I am from the city where Quantrill was born. At an early age my father told me about Quantrill and that in the early 50's he had helped an uncle move Quantrill's boy hood home from it's original spot to a new location where it still stands to this day. Quantrill had a niece who was a school teacher here in Dover, my father had her as one of his teacher's in grade school. Hearing stories about Quantrill and the men who rode with him during the civil war is what got me hooked on history in my early years. Just think for a minute that Quantrill is buried in three different states ! I have always wanted to take a trip and visit the places where Quantrill and the James where during the civil war. Look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Awesome video definitely one of my favorites!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

Great video and subject matter! As always JD , I am not disappointed in fact I am impressed as usual.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Awesome video, JD. I definitely need to go check that museum out some day!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

Just wanted to say a big thank you for the Jesse James video. I found out a few years back that I'm a distant relative of his. Would love to go see his homes and where he's buried now. Looking forward to more Jesse James videos! Also - I would like to tell you about Ray House in Rushville, IL. Lincoln spent the night there and now they are remodeling it to restore it. It's on the historical registry. I didn't know if that was something you'd be interested in seeing - maybe do a small town series? We also have a museum and a semi-famous doctor lived here. Thanks again!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Got a few more Jesse James videos after this one.

Great video JD. History is history and needs to be told.

Really enjoy your videos, you have a easy going manner that is enjoyable to watch.

@TheHistoryUnderground

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

👍👍 Always interesting and I learn something new every time.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

This channel is awesome keep up the good work brings me to places I cant get to yet!

You’re the first person to have pointed out the obvious. That being the level of pre civil war violence that took place between Kansas and Missouri. Thank you for sharing this.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

It certainly got nasty out there.

What you've built with this channel amazes me. Seems like I subscribed ovr 2 yrs ago. Congrats on your success.

History as it should be told and remembered. You can try to erase it or tear it down, but you can never successfully run from it.Good or bad it MUST be remembered.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

Great video mate can't wait for the video

This is one of the best videos I have seen from this awesome channel. 👌

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you.

great episode. I will be researching JJ and learning some new (old) history.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

Another very very cool video JD ! Great museum with very nice items too !!

And then there's the other ending to this story,; that Robert Ford, a cousin by marriage to the James family, was an accomplice to a plot for Jesse to start a new life in Texas. Perhaps that's why Jesse's mother was so protective of his burial plot; so no one could dig it up and see that the body there wasn't Jesse. An interesting, and plausible hypothesis. Look into it.

@tc3og78

2 жыл бұрын

Well they exhumed his corpse and confirmed thru DNA that the real Jesse James was buried in Missouri

@Thomas-uv3tk

5 ай бұрын

J Frank Dalton was Jesse James.

Great video! Love your vids!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

very interesting episode JD, learned a lot about Jesse and his early days

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Good deal!

Fascinating video, the artifacts are amazing. Well presented really enjoyed this change of pace from history...5 out 5 🌟

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

Please check out Lexington Mo!! There is Civil War and Jesse James history there!! There's a cannonball still lodged in a column of the courthouse from 1861, Battle of the Hemp Bales, the first woman sheriff in the US, a self-guided walking tour of the battlegound with the graves of fallen soldiers, the Anderson house which was used as a hospital and many other sights. many other sigts

Great video. My husband and I were just up there at the James farm a few weeks ago. Fascinating place. I suspect you've probably already been there and might even have a video forthcoming (?), but in case you haven't, you really need to head to St. Joseph to the Jesse James home (the house where he was killed by Bob Ford). Interestingly (amusingly?), they also have "the" tapestry on the wall that Jesse was straightening when he was shot. And the museum right next door (Patee House Museum) is also a great stop...lots of fascinating artifacts in there. Love your work, and try to never miss a new video!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

I think that you’ll enjoy a video that might be up next Sunday. 🙂

@lynnmorgan6144

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground I had a feeling....

Yes! as a kcmo resident I was hoping you went here when you stopped by the Truman library

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

🙂

Love the episodes about the James Brothers! You should consider doing a documentary on Public Enemy no. 1, John Dillinger!

If a round metal spherical object came flying through my window my first instinct wouldn’t be to chuck it into the fireplace

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! I hear you.

I grew up 2 blocks from Jesse’s home as a kid in St. Joseph, MO.

This is a really awesome History clip. I love the sound track.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

Great work!!!

On my goodness I love that you showed admission prices, helps me know how much to bring when I go

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

🙂

Very cool!! I live about 2 miles from the James Farm and have never been! Thanks for showing me what's literally in my backyard!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! You should go check it out. The place is cool as heck.

Well done JD. 19 minutes went by and I wanted more.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Got a few more on Jesse James coming after this one.

Great job JD Love this video very much very very interesting

He spent some time on Crowley`s Ridge with Sam Hildebrand. Learning stuff.

Awesome JD.. please do more on the 'wild west' history. SO interesting! Cheers mate 🙏💯

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Got a few more coming after this one :)

Read about and visit Meramec caverns where Quantrill's raiders hung out. Great video!

Simply fabulous history. Gotta love this.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

Well done amazing video and what a great museum and love your vids JD

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏻

What a great video. Thanks!

JD, the James Farm is immediately adjacent to our Aunt and Uncle's farm in Kearney MO. We've visited that site many times over the years. Lots of history to be had in that area. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely fascinating.

Really really enjoy your videos! Thank you so much for the work you put in. Beer is on me if we ever meet!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

Great video! The Talbott Tavern in my hometown Bardstown KY was visited by Jesse James a few times. They have a room that he is rumored to have shot holes in the wall while drunk. He was shooting the birds on the wallpaper. That room burned up in a fire so you can’t go in it anymore but it’s a good story.

Another wonderful video

Very interesting, sorry I missed this one years ago.

I'm really loving your Old West and Civil War series. My favorite times in American History. Thank you

I grew up less than one mile from the James Farm. Back then you could walk through the home, but that was before the museum was built. The Claybrook Home used to be across the road from the James Farm until it burned down I believe in the early 2000s. If I remember correctly Jesse's daughter lived in the Claybrook Home after she married her husband. Now the Claybrook Home is a park.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

I'm still reading about Amon Goeth and Plaszow . It's not easy to keep up with you. But thank you for the continued education.

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

🙂👍🏻

Though not a born native Missourian, I always had a fascination with the James family. I live in SW Missouri now, and I find the Civil War history here amazing. Not to toot my own horn, but I read in a history book in our local museum, the highway that we live on currently used to be a main thorough way for trading, soldiers, and outlaws. They say it may have been a great possibility that the James Gang may have traveled right by our house! Oh, I want a metal detector BAD!

@TheHistoryUnderground

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

The Battle of Wilson"s Creek was fought out that way. It sounds like some of those Radical Union men were like Hitler's and Saddam's bad men. Jesse James after getting hit by those men went to war for CSA.

Love the video, very cool!

I absolutely love your videos!