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   Message 774 of 1,275   
   George Kincaid to All   
   Re: Old west gangs and the Civil War   
   21 Apr 05 04:58:43   
   
   From: george.kincaid@worldnet.att.net   
      
   Thanks a lot. That seems to be a real pattern here in MO, and it would be a   
   good project for somebody to write up.   
      
    wrote in message   
   news:1114059002.673168.83420@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...   
   >I don't know of any specific books that track Civil War raiders into a   
   > life of crime.   
   >   
   > One gang of Civil War raiders which comes to mind is the William Coe   
   > Gang who operated in SE Colorado, NE New Mexico, the panhandle of   
   > Oklahoma and SW Kansas.  They were rustlers and stole government owned   
   > property at the nearby forts.  They had a "fortification" on top of a   
   > mesa near present day Black Mesa in the OK panhandle.  I have only seen   
   > one article written about this gang since their life of crime was   
   > brief.  The article is in the Colorado Magazine, Summer 1974.  the   
   > article has been reprinted in a small pamphlet.   
   >   
   > Cullen Baker was another raider who became an outlaw and general bad   
   > dude and  operated in Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.  A few booklets   
   > have been written about him.  The only one I have is "The Borderlands   
   > and Cullen Baker" by Yvonne Vestal.   
   >   
      
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