American West
America's Western Heritage of the 19th Century.
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31st Jul 2021 - Henry McCarthy (aka William Bonney, aka Billy The Kid), received his nicknamed for his boyish features. However, his disposition was anything but boyi …
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31st Jul 2021 - Born in Texas, Hardin is credited with between 27 and 42 deaths by gunfighting. A well known Gunfighter, Gambler, and Outlaw – Hardin was also w …
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31st Jul 2021 - Nicknamed “Wild Bill”, (due to a local Outlaw known as Shanghai Bill – to avoid confusion), James Butler Hickok was one of the more …
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Robert “Clay” Allison was born in Tennessee in 1840. He learned cattle and sheep raising as his primary vocation. Coming fro …
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Emmett Dalton was a founding member of the infamous Dalton Gang, which terrorized Kansas in the 1880s and 1890s. He was one of the few survivor …
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Although the use of US soldiers as a mounted force goes back to The American Revolution, Cavalry as a viable military force came into age durin …
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The single most important piece of “equipment” for a Cavalryman was not his weapon, it was his horse. Often better “cared for …
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31st Jul 2021 - On of the first women “Outlaws”, Belle Starr was born Myra Maybelle Shirley in 1848. She received a “classical” education and …
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31st Jul 2021 - William “Curly Bill” Brocius was the informal leader of the Western Outlaw Gang known as The Cochise County Cowboys. The gang terrorized m …