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The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 1890–1892. It was also known as The Dalton Brothers because four of its members were brothers. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies.
- October 5, 1892
- Dalton Gang suppressed
- Coffeyville, Kansas
- How The Dalton Brothers Went from Lawmen to Lawbreakers
- The Heyday of The Dalton Gang
- ‘The Town That Stopped The Daltons’
- The Dalton Gang Lives on
The Dalton Gang was primarily made up of brothers: Bob, Grat, Bill, and Emmett Dalton. Born to James Lewis Dalton and Adeline Lee Younger — whose nephews included Wild West outlaw Cole Younger— the Dalton brothers spent their childhood running wild in the West. Their family started in Missouri before moving to Oklahoma Territory, and spent some tim...
The Dalton gang’s life of crime allegedly started on Feb. 6, 1891, when four masked men robbed the Southern Pacific train at Alila, California. According to Legends of America, one man — thought to be Bill — shot over the passenger’s heads, while the others forced the engineer to lead them to the cash-carrying car. In the commotion, the robbers sho...
On Oct. 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang — made up of Bob, Grat, and Emmett, as well as two outlaws named Dick Broadwell and Bill Powers — executed their daring heist. But almost nothing would go as planned. As the gang marched into town, Legends of Americareports that a Coffeyville local named Aleck McKenna recognized the Daltons. As the gang split up — B...
Law-abiding citizens across the Wild West celebrated the demise of the Dalton Gang. But its story didn’t quite end in Coffeyville. In 1893, Bill Dalton joined forces with his old friend Bill Doolin, forming the Doolin-Dalton gang, also known as the Wild Bunch. He continued to terrorize the West until a posse shot him to death on June 8, 1894. Meanw...
Apr 1, 2022 · In 1890, 22-year-old Bob—clever, ambitious, and a noted marksman—organized the band of brigands that would become known throughout the West as the Dalton Gang.
Nov 16, 2009 · On October 5, 1892, the famous Dalton Gang attempts the daring daylight robbery of two Coffeyville, Kansas, banks at the same time. But if the gang members believed the sheer audacity of...
The Wild Bunch, also known as the Doolin–Dalton Gang, or the Oklahombres, were a gang of American outlaws based in the Indian Territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were active in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma Territory during the 1890s—robbing banks and stores, holding up trains, and killing lawmen. [1]
The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws who primarily operated in Oklahoma and Kansas between 1890-1892. They were also known as the Dalton Brothers because three of its members were brothers. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies.
Nov 10, 2023 · The Dalton Gang’s Final, Doomed Heists in the Twilight of the Old West. The Last Bloody, Nasty Days of the Famous Bandits. By Tom Clavin. November 10, 2023. I n February 1891, hoping to help his brothers find steady work, Bill Dalton wrote a letter to the superintendent of the nearby Muller and Lux Ranch, having heard it was hiring.
