Johnson County War Flashcards
Who supported the cattlemen?
Governor barber of Wyoming supported the cattlemen who said homesteaders were stealing their cattle
Who supported the homesteaders?
Sheriff of buffalo and said cattle barons were stealing their land the cattlemen got caught regularly and were hung
What happen to a poor couple and nine trappers?
They were hung
When did the cattlemen hire a Kuching party?
1892
How many rustlers did the cattlemen ant to kill?
70
Where and who did the lynching party attack?
KC ranch they killed Nick Ray and his partner Nate chapman
What did red Angus do in response to the lynching party?
Raised a posse of 319 men who rode and trapped cattle men at a ranch named TA
What happen to the cattlemen when they were trapped?
They were rescued
What were the cattlemen charged with?
Murder they bribed the jury and the case was dropped
How did the war begin?
Clashes between homesteaders and cattlemen became for intense in 1892. The cattlemen wanted to take over land used by the homesteaders, and the homesteaders refused and responded by not letting the cattlemen have water supply
