How long would it have taken a wagon train to go from Mississippi to California in the 1800s? Bobby & Myra Echols Cumming, Georgia The roughly...
Did Old West lynch mobs ever remove the boots of the man about to swing? Samantha Aldridge Parsons, Kansas Under some circumstances, lynch mobs...
December 22, 1873 Stationed at Camp McDowell, northeast of Phoenix, Arizona, a unit of the 5th Cavalry, led by Lt. Walter S. Schuyler, has been on...
Who is the Indian who appeared on a TV talk show, claiming to have been at the Little Big Horn as a child? Steve Wegner Scottsdale, Arizona I think...
Where is Morgan Earp’s wife, Louisa, buried? John “Arizona” Crawley Salem, Oregon After the 1882 assassination of Morgan, Louisa lived in southern...
What did Old West towns do with the carcasses of dead horses? Bill RogersColumbia, South Carolina Ordinarily if a horse died in town or near the...
Who was Urilla Sutherland, the first wife of Wyatt Earp? Natalie Cook Sydney,...
Why didn’t Winchester chamber any of its rifles in .45 Colt? Ralph BernklowStow, Massachusetts One of the regulars on the True West Forum, Texas...
What happened to Maj. Marcus Reno’s command during the Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876? Alexander F. Durvin, Jr.Fort Washington, Maryland...
What is forty-rod whiskey? Bob Fuller Vermillion, South Dakota Forty-rod whiskey is a facetious allusion to whiskey so strong it supposedly has the...
Did cowboys place their rifle scabbards in the front or back of the saddle? Ken NivaWinnemucca, Nevada Where a cowboy placed his rifle scabbard was...
I’m intrigued by the story of Dora Hand, the Dodge City saloon singer. Do any photos of her exist? Terri J. HuckSterling, Virginia The beautiful...