Oklahoma and the Indian Territory provided some of the West’s wildest history including one of its deadliest gunfights. The battle occurred on September 1st, 1893 at Ingalls, Oklahoma. When the smoke cleared six men were dead and several others wounded.
The so-called “Battle of Ingalls” began when a large posse invaded the town in attempt to capture the Bill Doolin gang.
The gang, which included Doolin, Bill Dalton, “Bittercreek” Newcomb, “Dynamite Dick” Clifton, “Tulsa J

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