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The siege of the TA Ranch was a siege and the climax of the Johnson County War, which happened on April 11–13, 1892 in the TA Ranch in Johnson County, Wyoming. [1] [2]The battle was fought between a group of cattle barons and their hired guns, who were trapped in the TA Ranch, and a posse of homesteaders and local lawmen who had besieged them after dozens of ranchers and their mercenaries ...
The Battle of Suggs, also known as the Suggs Affray or the Suggs Affair, was a shootout between Buffalo Soldiers and Wyoming homesteaders in Suggs, Wyoming on June 17, 1892. [1] [2] The skirmish was part of a larger conflict known as the Johnson County War fought from 1889 to 1893 between wealthy ranchers and settlers of modest means who the former accused of being rustlers.
In 1865 Congress approved an expedition to build a road from the Niobrara River to Virginia City, Montana.Secretary of the Interior James Usher appointed Lt. Col. James A. Sawyers head of this expedition [1] with a military escort of two companies of "Galvanized Yankees" of the 5th U.S. Volunteer Infantry. [2]
History of Wyoming in a Series of Letters from Charles Miner, to his son William Penn Miner. Philadelphia: J. Crissy. Peck, George (1858). Wyoming: Its History, Stirring Incidents, and Romantic Adventures. New York: Harper & Brothers. Stone, William L. (1841). The Poetry and History of Wyoming: Containing Campbell's Gertrude. New York: Wiley ...
A $100 million estate left to the "wrong" people can cause court battles over estates that can last years. 24/7 Wall St. has lined up a list of 10 of the most infamous estate battles.
The battle was fought while Lee's forces were withdrawing across the Rapidan River, following the great defeat at Gettysburg. [1] Together with the Battle of James City, which had been fought almost two weeks earlier, on October 8, the Battle of Jack's Shop has been said by Madison County historian Harold Woodward, Jr. to mark the end of the Gettysburg campaign.
The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a range war in Johnson County, Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. [3] The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, many of whom were settlers who competed with them for livestock, land and water rights.
Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.