Johnson County War
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The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a range war in Northern Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthles
Ella Watson was lynched in 1889 by wealthy ranchers who accused her of cattle rustling, a charge that was later shown to be false.
Frank M. Canton, former Sheriff of Johnson County, was hired to lead the band of Texas killers
The barn at the TA Ranch, where the "regulators" were besieged by the sheriff's posse
Range war
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A range war, also known as range conflict or cattle war, is a type of usually violent conflict, most commonly in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the American West. The subject of these conflicts
Johnson County War
…The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a range war in Northern Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers, many of whom were…
What An Unbranded Cow Has Cost by Frederic Remington, which depicts the aftermath of a range war between cowboys and supposed rustlers. 1895