Alexander Franklin James was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period, he was an outlaw. The older brother of outlaw Jesse James, Frank was also part of the James–Younger Gang.
James in 1898
Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War
Guerrilla warfare was waged during the American Civil War (1861–1865) by both sides of the conflict, but most notoriously by the Confederacy. It gathered in intensity as the war dragged.
“Morgan's Raiders enter Washington, Ohio,” illustration for Harper's Weekly, 1863.
James H. Lane USA
Colonel James Montgomery USA
Charles R. Jennison USA