Johnson County War
The Johnson County War is both fact
and legend, and as such you will find discrepancies of
the facts.
The following are truths:
· The
rich cattle barons (regulators) from Cheyenne and their
hired gunmen from Texas did take a train to what was one
of the last range wars in Wyoming. The train had
special luxury cars, their personal chefs, and all of
the comforts of that era.
· They
took two newspapermen with them to report this historic
event.
· They
had a list of 70 men that they intended to
kill.
· There
was a fight at the KC Ranch and Nate Champion and Nick
Ray were killed.
· The
town of Buffalo,
Wyoming was to be
seized, the militia arms confiscated, and anyone on the
list of 70 killed.
· The
regulators were trapped at the TA Ranch. The Army Cavalry
at Fort McKinney was ordered by President Harrison to
put down the insurrection. Had the Army not
shown up, the regulators may have been
killed.
· No
one was ever charged for the deaths of Nate Champion and
Nick Ray.
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