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Hays in an Uproar

by | Sep 22, 2023 | Classic Gunfights, Features & Gunfights

Wild Bill Hickok vs. The 7th Cavalry Hickok Almost Gets an Earful     July 17, 1870 Deputy U.S. Marshal James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok converses with the bartender at Paddy Welch’s in Hays City, Kansas. Without warning, two 7th Cavalry troopers attack Hickok from the rear, pinning his arms and wrestling him to the floor. A newspaper later reports th


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