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The Infamous Johnson County War – The papers of Fred G.S. Hesse

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ahcadmin

On the morning of April 9, 1892, small-time rancher Nate Champion and itinerant cowboy Nick Ray were beset by an army of cattlemen and Texas hired guns, numbering about fifty, who had come to Johnson County to clear out the … Continue reading →

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