A number of Old West gangs left a lasting impression on American history. While rare, the incidents were retold and embellished by dime novel and magazine authors during the late 19th and the early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place on the American frontier in Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Some like the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral were the outcome of long-simmering feuds and rivalries but most were the result of a confrontation between outlaws and law enforcement.
Some of the more notable gangs.
- Alvord-Stiles Gang (1899–1903)[1]
- Bermuda Gang (1863–1930)[citation needed]
- Bummers Gang (1855–1860)[2]
- Chacon Gang (c. 1890–1902)[3]
- Bass Gang (1877–1878)[4]
- Tom Bell Gang (1856)[5]
- Burrow Gang (1887–1890)
- Captain Ingram's Partisan Rangers (1864)[6]
- The Cowboys (1877–1881)[7]
- Dalton Gang (1890–1892)[8]
- Daly Gang (1862–1864)
- Dodge City Gang (1879–1880)[9]
- Doolin-Dalton Gang (1892–1895)
- Jack Taylor Gang (c 1884–1887)
- Jessie Evans Gang (1876–1880)
- Flores Daniel Gang (1856–1857)
- Five Joaquins (1850–1853)
- Farrington Brothers (1870–1871)
- Greer Gang (1900-- 1917) The Last Western Outlaw Gang
- High Fives Gang (1895–1897)
- Hole in the Wall Gang (c. 1890–1910)
- The Hounds (1849)
- The Old Ginger Gang (1878–1900)
- The Innocents (1863–1864)
- James-Younger Gang (1866–1882)
- The Ketchum Gang (1896–1899)
- John Kinney Gang (1875–1883)
- The Lee Gang (c. 1883–1885)
- Lincoln County Regulators (1878)
- Mason Henry Gang (1864–1865)
- McCanles Gang (1861)
- McCarty Gang (1892–1893)
- Mes Gang (c. 1870–1876)
- Musgrove Gang (1867–1868)
- Newton Gang (c. 1919–1924)
- Red Jack Gang (c. 1880–1883)
- Reno Gang (1866–1868)
- Rogers Brothers Gang (1890s)
- Reynolds Gang (1863–1864)
- Rufus Buck Gang (1895–1896)
- Selmans Scouts (1878)
- Seven Rivers Warriors (1875–1879)
- Silva's White Caps (c. 1889–1893)
- Smith Gang (1898–1902)
- Soap Gang (1880–1898)
- Stockton Gang (1878–1881)
- Sydney Ducks (1849–1851)
- Bill Whitley Gang (1887–1888)
- Wild Bunch (1892–1895)
- Dos Hermanos Gang (1876–1902)
- Skaare Gang (1886-1901)
See also[edit]
- List of cowboys and cowgirls
- List of Old West lawmen
- List of Old West gunfighters
- List of Old West gunfights
- List of criminal enterprises, gangs and syndicates
References[edit]
- ^ Eubank, Johanna (14 July 2011). "Tales from the Morgue: Clean-up of the Alvord-Stiles outlaw gang". Tucson.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Neligh, Ian (3 October 2017). Gold!: Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies. Graphic Arts Books. p. 101. ISBN 9781513260662.
- ^ Nash, Jay Robert (3 January 1989). Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 360. ISBN 9781590775301.
- ^ "The Story of Sam Bass". Round Rock, Texas. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ O'Neal, Bill (1991). Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780806123356.
- ^ Kearney, J.G. (22 June 2016). "Not of the Ruling Power": Captain Ingram'S Partisan Rangers in California. Xlibris Corporation. p. 130. ISBN 9781524500412.
- ^ Aros, Joyce (2008). In Defense of the Outlaws. Goose Flats Graphics. p. 31.
- ^ "The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas". History.com. A&E Television Networks. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Trimble, Marshall (24 May 2011). "What was the "Dodge City Gang?"". True West Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
