Category:McCastle Gang

The McCastle Gang was a lesser-known 19th-century gang of American outlaws that revolved around five sons (by various women) of "Papa" McCastle. The gang was originally based in the state of Kentucky, the home of most of the members, but gradually fled westward into the Four Corners region to escape justice. Membership fluctuated from robbery to robbery, as the outlaws' raids were usually separated by many months. The McCastle Gang had its origins in a group of Confederate bushwhackers that participated in the bitter partisan fighting that wracked Kentucky during the American Civil War. After the war, the men continued to plunder and murder, though the motive shifted to personal profit rather than in the name of the Confederacy.