America's First Mafia War

New Orleans, 1868-1872

Bibliography

Information on Raffaele Agnello and the Sicilian underworld feud of 1868-1872 was obtained through the New Orleans newspapers of the day, several court documents, other government documents and through the assistance of historian Doug Casey of Metairie, Louisiana.

- First District Court Case #2163 of 1870.

- Depositions of Crispino Provenzano, Anthony Anello and Paul Solomoni, April 30, 1872.

- Manifest of the Sicilian barque Glasgow, arrived New Orleans in January 1860.

- United States Census of 1860, household of Joseph Pagnello, 5th Ward, New Orleans.

- Roster of the Italian Guards Battalion, 3d Company, 6th Regiment, European Brigade of the Louisiana Militia.

- Newspapers and coverage dates are listed below:

New Orleans Bee

• 1869: Apr 2, Jul 23, Jul 24
• 1870: May 31

New Orleans Commercial Bulletin

• 1869: Jul 23, Jul 24
• 1870: Mar 11, Mar 12, Mar 16, Jun 11, Jun 28, Dec 14
• 1871: Aug 20, Sep 26

New Orleans Crescent

• 1867: Jul 16, Nov 14
• 1869: Apr 2, Mar 24

New Orleans Picayune

• 1867: Jul 21, Nov 29
• 1869: Mar 24, Apr 7, May 14, Jun 15, Jul 23, Jul 24, Sep 7, Sep 9, Sep 11, Oct 16
• 1870: Jun 1, Dec 3, Dec 30
• 1871: Sep 21, Dec 27
• 1872: Apr 21
• 1874: Dec 24

New Orleans Republican

• 1869: Apr 9, May 7, May 14, Aug 16, Aug 22
• 1870: Mar 11, Mar 16, Mar 20, May 28, Jun 16
• 1871: Sep 13
• 1872: Apr 20, Apr 21, Apr 23

New Orleans Times

• 1868: Jun 19, Oct 28
• 1869: Jan 26, Mar 9, Mar 19, Mar 24, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 3 (inquest), Apr 7, May 14, Jul 23, Jul 24, Aug 17, Aug 20, Aug 24
• 1870: Oct 28, May 31, Jul 3, Jul 8, Oct 28, Oct 29
• 1871: Sep 13, Dec 27
• 1872: Mar 31, Apr 21
• 1874: Dec 16

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