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25. Feb. 2023 · The Johnson County War was a range conflict that took place in Johnson County, Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. It was a dispute over stock, grazing, and water rights between large established cattle ranchers and small farmers and settlers. The conflict ended when the United States Cavalry intervened, but it continued in various forms. The events of the Johnson County War have become a highly ...
17. Okt. 2017 · Champion of the Johnson County War. During the April 9, 1892, siege of Wyoming’s KC Ranch, Nate Champion put up a mighty one-man stand, even prompting one of his enemies to call him ‘a he-man with plenty of guts’. Wyoming in early April can be brutal, and the small army of more than 50 wealthy cattlemen and their hired killers had ridden ...
The Johnson County War, also known as the Wyoming Range War, centered on Johnson, Natrona, and Converse Counties, Wyoming, in April and May 1892. The dispute was the result of tensions between the interests of big cattlemen and small ranchers, many of whom were accused of being cattle rustlers. Most of the counties’ largest cattle outfits, and most prominent and wealthiest individuals ...
The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a fight over farmland. It happened in Johnson County, Wyoming between 1889 and 1893. The fights started when cattle companies started ruthlessly punishing accused rustlers in the area. Many of the “rustlers” were actually innocent settlers that ...
It was a rebellion where cowboys fought the U.S. Army. The Johnson County War is one of the most infamous insurrections, and certainly the most famous range ...
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In response, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association decided to hire some 50 men, including several known Texas killers, to eliminate the alleged rustlers in Johnson County. On April 5, 1892, a large party of cattlemen, five stock detectives, including Frank M. Canton , and 23 gunfighters , under the command of Major Frank Wolcott , set out from Cheyenne on their way to Buffalo.
