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In 1861, Erin’s sons and daughters embraced the Union war effort; but by 1863 their disgust with the draft and emancipation caused them to riot in New York. New York attorney George Templeton Strong remembered the morning of July 13, 1863, as “deadly muggy” with “a muddy sky and lifeless air.” Through this heat he …
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Dud Champion Followed in His Big Brother’s Boot PrintsBig-ranch foreman Mike Shonsey plagued both Texas brothers. Nathan David Champion, a Wyoming folk hero to some for his stand against cattle barons during the infamous Johnson Count… Read MoreChampion of the Johnson County WarDuring the April 9, 1892, siege of Wyoming’s KC Ranch, Nate Champion put up a mighty one-man stand, even prompting one of his enemies to call him ‘a he-man with plenty of guts’. Wy… Read MoreFred Harvey and the Harvey Girls: A Dollar, a Dream and a DinnerHe brought good food and potential wives out West. Fred Harvey came West with a dream that cost a dollar—a meal fit for a lady or a gentleman, if not a reigning king or queen. He a… Read MoreNew Ulm: Deadliest Indian Attack on a Western TownA week into their 1862 uprising Dakota warriors assaulted the Minnesota town a second time, spawning a frenzy of flames and destruction. The battle was “one of the wildest scenes o… Read MoreLakotas on the Rosebud Remember The Life and Death of Turning BearHe witnessed the killing of Crazy Horse and led Ghost Dancers. “Turning Bear, a Sioux Indian aged 66 years, of Rosebud Reservation, met death under the wheels of train No. 3 early … Read More
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