List of Old West gangs

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)
* 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

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* 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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Neligh, Ian (3 October 2017). Gold!: Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies. Graphic Arts Books. p. 101\. ISBN 9781513260662.
3. ^ Nash, Jay Robert (3 January 1989). Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 360\. ISBN 9781590775301.
4. ^ "The Story of Sam Bass". Round Rock, Texas. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
5. ^ O'Neal, Bill (1991). Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 143\. ISBN 9780806123356.
6. ^ Kearney, J.G. (22 June 2016). "Not of the Ruling Power": Captain Ingram'S Partisan Rangers in California. Xlibris Corporation. p. 130\. ISBN 9781524500412.
7. ^ Aros, Joyce (2008). In Defense of the Outlaws. Goose Flats Graphics. p. 31.
8. ^ "The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas". History.com. A&E Television Networks. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
9. ^ 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.

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American frontier

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Explorers
and pioneers|

* Daniel Boone
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* Tomás Vélez Cachupín
* William Clark
* Davy Crockett
* Donner Party
* John C. Frémont
* Liver-Eating Johnson
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* Joe Mayer
* William John Murphy
* John Wesley Powell
* Juan Rivera
* Levi Ruggles
* Jedediah Smith
* Jack Swilling
* Trinidad Swilling
* Ora Rush Weed
* Richens Lacey Wootton
* Henry Wickenburg
* "Old Bill" Williams
* Brigham Young

Lawmen|

* Elfego Baca
* Charlie Bassett
* Roy Bean
* Morgan Earp
* Virgil Earp
* Wyatt Earp
* Henry Garfias
* Pat Garrett
* Jack Helm
* "Wild Bill" Hickok
* Bat Masterson
* "Mysterious Dave" Mather
* Bass Reeves
* George Scarborough
* John Selman
* John Horton Slaughter
* William "Bill" Tilghman
* James Timberlake
* Harry C. Wheeler

Outlaws|

* Billy the Kid
* Black Bart
* "Curly Bill" Brocius
* Butch Cassidy
* Billy Clanton
* Ike Clanton
* Dalton Brothers (Grat, Bill, Bob, Emmett)
* Bill Doolin
* Bill Downing
* John Wesley Hardin
* Johnny Ringo
* Jesse James
* Frank James
* Tom Ketchum
* Frank McLaury
* Tom McLaury
* Joaquin Murrieta
* Belle Starr
* Soapy Smith
* Sundance Kid
* Younger Brothers (Cole, Bob, Jim, John)

Soldiers
and scouts|

* Frederick Russell Burnham
* Kit Carson
* "Buffalo Bill" Cody
* Texas Jack Omohundro
* James C. Cooney
* George Crook
* George Armstrong Custer
* Alexis Godey
* Samuel P. Heintzelman
* Tom Horn
* Calamity Jane
* Luther Kelly
* Ranald S. Mackenzie
* Charley Reynolds
* Philip Sheridan
* Al Sieber

Others|

* John Jacob Astor
* William H. Boring
* Jonathan R. Davis
* George Flavel
* C. S. Fly
* John Joel Glanton
* George E. Goodfellow
* Doc Holliday
* Andrew Jackson
* Zephaniah Kingsley
* Seth Kinman
* Octaviano Larrazolo
* Nat Love
* Sylvester Mowry
* Emperor Norton
* Annie Oakley
* Sedona Schnebly
* Thomas William Sweeny
* Peter Lebeck

Frontier culture|

* American bison
* Barbed wire
* Boot Hill
* Cattle drive
* Cowboy poetry
* Cattle rustling
* Cow town
* Fast draw
* Ghost town
* Gunfights
* Homesteading
* Land rush
* Manifest destiny
* Moonshine
* One-room schoolhouse
* Rocky Mountain Rendezvous
* Rodeo
* Stagecoach
* Train robbery
* Vigilante justice
* Western saloon
* Tack piano
* Westward expansion
* Wild West shows

Transport
and trails|

* Barlow Road
* Bozeman Trail
* Butterfield Trail
* California Trail
* Chisholm Trail
* Great Platte River Road
* Great Western Cattle Trail
* Lolo Pass
* Meek Cutoff
* Mormon Trail
* Oregon Trail
* Pony Express
* Santa Fe Trail
* Southern Emigrant Trail
* Tanner Trail
* First transcontinental railroad

Folklore|

* Dead man's hand
* Dime novel
* John Henry
* Johnny Kaw
* Long Tom's treasure
* Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
* Lost Ship of the Desert
* Montezuma's treasure
* Paul Bunyan
* Pecos Bill
* Seven Cities of Gold

Gold rushes|

* Black Hills Gold Rush
* California Gold Rush
* Confederate Gulch and Diamond City
* Klondike Gold Rush
* Pike's Peak Gold Rush

Gunfights|

* Battle of Coffeyville
* Battle of Lincoln
* Frisco shootout
* Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
* Long Branch Saloon gunfight
* Variety Hall shootout

Military conflicts|

* Battle of the Alamo
* Battle of Glorieta Pass
* Battle of the Little Bighorn
* Battle of San Jacinto
* Battle of Washita River
* Bear Flag Revolt
* Chimayó Rebellion
* First Battle of Adobe Walls
* Indian Wars
* Mexican War
* Sand Creek massacre
* Seminole Wars
* Texas Revolution
* Wounded Knee Massacre

Range wars
and feuds|

* Earp-Clanton feud
* Johnson County War
* Lincoln County War
* Mason County War
* Pleasant Valley War
* Sheep Wars
* Sutton–Taylor feud

Lists|

* Arizona Rangers
* Bibliography of the American frontier
* Cowboys and cowgirls
* Gangs
* Ghost towns
* Gunfights
* Lawmen
* Mountain men
* Outlaws
* Timeline of the American Old West

Influence|

* Cuisine of the Western United States
* Chuckwagon
* Californian
* Native American
* New Mexican
* New Mexico chile
* Pacific Northwestern
* Rocky Mountain oysters
* Tex-Mex
* Gothic Western
* Weird West
* Western genre
* Western lifestyle
* Western music
* New Mexico
* Red Dirt
* Tejano
* Texas country
* Western wear
* Cowboy boots
* Cowboy hat
* Jeans
* Snap fastener

| Places|

| Alaska|

* Anchorage
* Iditarod
* Nome
* Seward
* Skagway

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Arizona Territory|

* Canyon Diablo
* Fort Grant
* Prescott
* Phoenix
* Tombstone
* Tucson
* Window Rock
* Yuma

California|

* Bakersfield
* Fresno
* Jamestown
* Los Angeles
* Sacramento
* San Diego
* San Francisco

Colorado|

* Creede
* Denver
* Telluride
* Trinidad

Dakota Territory|

* Bismarck
* Deadwood
* Fargo
* Fort Yates
* Pine Ridge
* Rapid City
* Standing Rock
* Yankton

Florida Territory|

* Angola
* Negro Fort
* Pensacola
* Prospect Bluff
* St. Augustine
* St. Marks
* Tallahassee

Idaho Territory|

* Fort Boise
* Fort Hall

Illinois|

* Fort Dearborn

Kansas|

* Abilene
* Dodge City
* Ellsworth
* Hays
* Leavenworth
* Wichita

Missouri|

* Independence
* Kansas City
* St. Louis

Montana Territory|

* Billings
* Bozeman
* Deer Lodge
* Fort Benton
* Fort Peck
* Helena
* Livingston
* Missoula
* Virginia City

Nebraska|

* Chadron
* Fort Atkinson
* Fort Robinson
* Nebraska City
* Ogallala
* Omaha
* Valentine
* Whiteclay

Nevada|

* Carson City
* Virginia City
* Reno

New Mexico Territory|

* Alamogordo
* Albuquerque
* Cimarron
* Fort Sumner
* Gallup
* Las Vegas
* Lincoln
* Mesilla
* Mogollon
* Roswell
* Santa Fe
* Tucumcari

Oklahoma Territory
and Indian Territory|

* Broken Arrow
* Fort Gibson
* Fort Sill
* Oklahoma City
* Okmulgee
* Pawhuska
* Tahlequah
* Tishomingo
* Tuskahoma
* Wewoka

Oregon Territory|

* Astoria
* The Dalles
* La Grande
* McMinnville
* Oregon City
* Portland
* Salem
* Vale

Texas|

* Austin
* Abilene
* El Paso
* Fort Worth
* Gonzales
* Lubbock
* San Antonio

Utah Territory|

* Salt Lake City

Washington Territory|

* Everett
* Port Townsend
* Seattle
* Vancouver

Wyoming Territory|

* Fort Bridger
* Fort Laramie

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