The James-Younger Gang vs The Townsmen of Northfield

September 7, 1876 It’s just past 2:00 p.m. when three horsemen wearing matching white linen dusters dismount in front of the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota. After tying their reins to hitching posts, they stroll to the corner, sit on some dry goods boxes and exchange pleasantries with several locals. Two more horsemen wearing linen dusters approach up Division Street from the south. Several minutes later, three more horsemen, also dressed in matching dusters, cross the iron bridg