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The Doctor is in…and Out

by | Jun 19, 2018 | True West Blog

Josiah “Doc” Scurlock was a major player in the Lincoln County War.  And he was in the region even before, going to work for cattleman John Chisum in the early 1870s.   When John Tunstall was murdered, Scurlock became one of the founders of the Regulators, and after Dick Brewer was killed at the Blazer’s Mill shootout, Doc became leader.  He continued to ride with Billy the Kid ev


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