Remembering History: Dr. Reuben Samuel, step-father of Frank and Jesse James, was arrested and tortured in May of 1863 by Federal soldiers seeking to locate Frank, who had joined Quantrill's Raiders, a major guerrilla force in Missouri. Dr. Samuel was hung by his neck, resulting in permanent brain damage, and his 15 year old stepson Jesse was whipped - all in front of their family. Jesse would later join Frank in his guerrilla war and would co-found the James-Younger gang after Appomattox.

Dr. Reuben Samuel, step-father of Frank and Jesse James, was arrested and tortured in May of 1863 by Federal soldiers seeking to locate Frank, who had joined Quantrill's Raiders, a major guerrilla force in Missouri. Dr. Samuel was hung by his neck, resulting in permanent brain damage, and his 15 year old stepson Jesse was whipped - all in front of their family. Jesse would later join Frank in his guerrilla war and would co-found the James-Younger gang after Appomattox.

Dr. Reuben Samuel, step-father of Frank and Jesse James, was arrested and tortured in May of 1863 by Federal soldiers seeking to locate Frank, who had joined Quantrill's Raiders, a major guerrilla force in Missouri. Dr. Samuel was hung by his neck, resulting in permanent brain damage, and his 15 year old stepson Jesse was whipped - all in front of their family. Jesse would later join Frank in his guerrilla war and would co-found the James-Younger gang after Appomattox.