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The Reno Gang, also known as the Reno Brothers Gang and The Jackson Thieves, were a group of criminals that operated in the Midwestern United States during and just after the American Civil War. Though short-lived, the gang carried out the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history.
The gang robbed a Missouri-Pacific train and stole $4,000. [18] Benbrook, Texas: 9 June, 1887 Rube Burrow and his gang Rube Burrow and his gang boarded a Texas & Pacific Express and held the train engineer at gunpoint and stole $1,350.00 from the mail car. [19] near Fort Worth, Texas: 20 September, 1887 Rube Burrow and his gang
While it is commonly believed that there are only four chapters to the gang, other regions of the state have their own Tangos. [18] Collectively, the tangos from Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston are known as the 4 Horsemen. [18] Individual Tango members use regionally appropriate symbols as tattoos to identify the tango to which they belong.
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The Pinkerton National Detective Agency later traced the crime to the Reno Gang. There was one earlier train robbery in May 1865 , but because it was committed by armed guerrillas and occurred shortly after the end of the Civil War, it is not considered to be the first train robbery in the United States.
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