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MIlt Well, folks, I don't know whether this is the right place to post this or not. If not, feel free to copy it and paste it anywhere that you… Started by Daniel Baker in Today in Western History	3	May 16 Reply by Daniel Baker
Best Cavalry Movie What's the best Cavalry movie? I can name several just for starters-not necessarily in order; She Wore a Yellow Ribbon; Directed by John Fo… Started by Carbine in Western Saga	3	May 6 Reply by dirtrider
Bose Ickard, cowboy supreme Bose Ikard was born a slave in July 1843, in Mississippi. Later, he became one of the most famous black frontiersmen and trail drivers in… Started by dirtrider in Western Saga	0	Apr 21
CLAY ALLISON, a shootist CLAY ALLISON, a shootist Robert Clay Allison, known as "Clay", was born September 2, 1840, with a clubfoot. He was the fourth of nine chi… Started by dirtrider in Western Saga	0	Apr 20
Picnic Season in The Old West Spring is in the air alas. Now some of us can shake off the affects of cabin fever and head for the great outdoors and have a splendid picn… Started by Carbine in Mountain Men and Early Pioneers	1	Apr 9 Reply by dirtrider
Black Jack Ketchum Thomas Edward Ketchum was born on October 31,1863 in San Saba County, Texas, son of Green Berry Sr.Ketchum and Temperance Katherine Wydick… Started by dirtrider in Outlaws and villians	0	Apr 7
The Cutthroat Gap Kiowa Massacre Scattered bands of Kiowa, about 2,000 people gathered in a large camp at the mouth of Rainey Mountain Creek near present day Mountain View… Started by dirtrider in American Indian	0	Apr 6
YANKEE LANCERS At the beginning stages of the war, men were volunteering and being conscripted into the Federal ranks faster than muskets could be… Started by dirtrider in Civil War Tales	0	Apr 6
CUSTER: UNSUNG HERO AT GETTYSBURG The third day of the battle at Gettysburg is famous for Pickett’s Charge up to the “high water mark” of the war for the Confederacy. Pic… Started by dirtrider in Civil War Tales	0	Apr 6
Buckskin Frank Leslie Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Leslie migrated west somewhere along the line and was working as a scout for the U.S. Army in Texas , Oklahom… Started by dirtrider in Outlaws and villians	0	Apr 5