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Category Archives: Justice
Uncle Jim
An account of lawman James Franklin Roberts One may recall from The Pleasant Valley War that the long-running feud (lasting nearly fifteen years) was anything but pleasant for the folks in Gila County, Arizona. Right in the middle of this … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, Arizona Territory, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Oklahoma
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The Dakota war
Prologue One of the problems with public education is that curricula, teachers, and teaching materials oversimplify history. We may certainly understand why this is so at the elementary level, but not as children progress into secondary schools. Another possible explanation … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, American Indians, History, Justice, Minnesota, Pioneers, Sioux Indians, Society
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Murderous Rage
The Confederacy was already dead by early April 1865. With Robert E. Lee’s defeat at Sailor’s Creek, fighting in the Eastern Theater came to an end. Fighting did continue in Alabama with Nathan Bedford Forrest struggling against James Wilson’s cavalry, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, History, Justice, Texas, Uncategorized
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Captain Sam Walker
Samuel Hamilton Walker was the son of Nathan and Elizabeth Walker, the fifth of seven children. He was born on 24 February 1817 at Toaping Castle, Maryland. What we know about him is mostly third hand, but this doesn’t detract … Continue reading
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Deadwood Dick
I enjoy researching and writing about the Old West because there is no history quite as colorful or as interesting as that of America’s westward expansion. Unhappily, very few of our present-day colleges or universities offer courses in American history … Continue reading
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Clay Allison, gunfighter
Robert Clay Allison was the fourth of nine children born to Jeremiah Scotland Allison and Mariah Brown Allison. Jeremiah was a Presbyterian minister and a subsistence farmer. Clay may have had a hyperactive disorder, as it appears that he was … Continue reading
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When Saints Became Sinners
Massacre in the Meadow After the original frontiersmen came the pioneers, men, women, and children who set out for the western frontier in family groups. In some cases, these family groups included “extended” relations. Generally, the pioneers agreed to meet … Continue reading
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The Guardsmen
There was a time in America when lawmen made people nervous —not because they had anything to hide (maybe they did), but because, for the most part, old west lawmen were no one to trifle with. The fact was that … Continue reading
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El Pistolero
The date was 12 June 1901. Karnes County, Texas Sheriff W. T. Morris (whom everyone called Brack) and a deputy were investigating the theft of a horse. The sheriff’s inquiry led him to the Thulemeyer Ranch outside Kenedy, Texas. Arriving … Continue reading
Three-Legged Willie
Robert McAlpin Williamson (1804/1805–1859) was the son of Peter B. and Ann (McAlpin) Williamson, who was born in Clark County Georgia. While a teenager, he encountered an illness that confined him to his home for two years and left him … Continue reading
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