List of Old West gangs explained

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]
  • 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)
• Jesse 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)
• Selman's 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

• 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

Notes and References

1. News: Tales from the Morgue: Clean-up of the Alvord-Stiles outlaw gang . Johanna . Eubank . 14 July 2011 . 28 February 2019 . . https://archive.today/20190228021836/https://tucson.com/news/blogs/morgue-tales/tales-from-the-morgue-clean-up-of-the-alvord-stiles/article_3fcbf72e-adb7-11e0-897a-001cc4c03286.html . 28 February 2019 . live .
2. Book: Neligh, Ian . Gold!: Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies . Graphic Arts Books . 3 October 2017 . 101 . 9781513260662.
3. Book: Nash, Jay Robert . Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws . Jay Robert Nash . . 3 January 1989 . 360 . 9781590775301.
4. Web site: The Story of Sam Bass . 28 February 2019 . Round Rock, Texas.
5. Book: O'Neal, Bill . Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters . Bill O'Neal . . 1991 . 143 . 9780806123356.
6. Book: Kearney, J.G. . "Not of the Ruling Power": Captain Ingram'S Partisan Rangers in California . . 22 June 2016 . 130 . 9781524500412.
7. Book: Aros, Joyce . In Defense of the Outlaws . Goose Flats Graphics . 2008 . 31.
8. Web site: The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas . 11 March 2019 . . . 16 November 2009.
9. What was the "Dodge City Gang?" . 24 May 2011 . 11 March 2019 . Marshall . Trimble . Marshall Trimble . . 15 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915220442/http://www.truewestmagazine.com/what-was-the-qdodge-city-gangq/ . dead .