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Nate Champion. Nathan D. Champion (September 29, 1857 – April 9, 1892) — known as Nate Champion — was a key figure in the Johnson County War of April 1892. Falsely accused by a wealthy Wyoming cattlemen's association of being a rustler, Champion was the first person targeted by a band of hit men hired by the cattlemen.
24. Aug. 2002 · Stream Johnson County War. $4.99 / month. Watch Now. The three Hammett brothers, Cain, Harry and Dale are caught in a conflict that escalates rapidly and the old farmers facing against new farmers who have settled in the green grasslands. We’ve found that the cheapest way to watch Johnson County War is currently with a subscription to HISTORY ...
21. Aug. 2018 · Nate Champion. On April 9th, 1892 in Johnson County, Wyoming a column of hard-looking men rode up to within a short distance of the small ranch headquarters just south of the Middle Fork of the Powder River just before dawn. The icy snow blowing in from the north was blinding. They dismounted and held a short parley.
What caused the Johnson County War? Tensions in Wyoming laid the foundations. Small ranchers were fed up with the way larger, rich businesses held all the power. The larger ranchers accused the smaller ones of stealing their cattle after a harsh winter in 1886. Juries, made up of locals, never convicted the larger ranchers.
ians of the War have drawn a picture of Mercer as a "cow-country Zola."2 Unhappily for Mercer's reputation, his role in the Johnson County War, when placed in the context of Wyoming politics, assumes a less heroic character. While the literature on the War is enormous, few his-torians have noted that the conflict affected the election of 1 892 ...
The invaders holed up south of Buffalo at the T. A. Ranch. There, they were surrounded by local citizens—a posse that eventually grew to more than 400 men. The posse conducted a formal siege, no doubt led by the Civil War veterans among them.” The Johnson County War: 1892 Invasion of Northern Wyoming John W. Davis via WyoHistory.org
