- List of Old West gangs
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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 century. The most notable shoot outs 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)
- Banditti of the Prairie (1835–1850)
- Wild Bunch (Butch Cassidy) (c. 1899–1902)
- Bummers Gang (1855–1860)
- Sam Bass Gang (1877–1878)
- Tom Bell Gang (1856)
- Burrow Gang (1887–1890)
- Captain Ingram's Partisan Rangers(1864)
- The Cowboys (1877–1881)
- Dalton Gang (1890–1892)
- Daly Gang (1862–1864)
- Dodge City Gang (1879–1880)
- Doolin-Dalton Gang (1892–1895)
- Jack Taylor Gang (c 1884–1887)
- Jessie Evans Gang, "The Boys" (1876–1880)
- Flores Daniel Gang, "las Manillas" (1856–1857)
- Five Joaquins (1850–1853)
- Farrington Brothers (1870–1871)
- High Fives Gang (1895–1897)
- Hole in the Wall Gang (1890's)
- The Hounds (1849)
- The Innocents (1863–1864)
- James-Younger Gang (1866–1882)
- The Ketchum Gang (1896–1899)
- John Kinney Gang, "Rio Grande Posse" (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)
- 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 "The Rustlers" (1878)
- Seven Rivers Warriors (1875–1879)
- Silva's White Caps (c. 1889–1893)
- Soap Gang (1880-1898)
- Stockton Gang (1878–1881)
- Sydney Ducks (1849–1851)
- Bill Whitley or Brack Cornett Gang (1887–1888)
- Wild Bunch, aka Doolin-Dalton Gang (1892–1895)
- Younger Brothers (1866–1876)
See also
American Old West TownsOthersProminent figuresLawmenOutlaws- Billy the Kid
- Black Bart
- Butch Cassidy
- Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang
- Tom Ketchum
- Joaquin Murrieta
- Soapy Smith
- Sundance Kid
- Wild Bunch
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- Battle of Fort Tularosa
- Boot Hill
- Dead man's hand
- Frisco Shootout
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- Long Tom's treasure
- Montezuma's treasure
- One-room schoolhouse
- Pecos Bill
- Skeleton Canyon
- Western saloon
- Wild West Shows
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