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outlaw. Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21. [2] [3] He is also known for his involvement in New Mexico 's Lincoln ...
- The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
Purpose. In the weeks that followed the death of Billy the...
- Brushy Bill Roberts
Brushy Bill Roberts (August 26, 1879 – December 27, 1950;...
- Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid
Plot. In 1909, near Las Cruces, New Mexico, Pat Garrett is...
- Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca...
- John Tunstall
John Henry Tunstall (6 March 1853 – 18 February 1878) was an...
- Lincoln County War
The Lincoln County War was an Old West conflict between...
- Dave Rudabaugh
David Rudabaugh (July 14, 1854 – February 18, 1886) was a...
- Doc Scurlock
Scurlock accidentally shot and killed his friend, Mike G....
- Buckshot Roberts
Andrew L. "Buckshot" Roberts (c. 1831 – April 5, 1878) was...
- Alexander McSween
Early life. Of Scottish descent, Alexander Anderson McSween...
- The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
Died July 14, 1881 (age 21) Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Henry McCarty (November 23, 1859 [1] – July 14, 1881) was better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William Harrison Bonney. He was a nineteenth century American frontier outlaw and gunman who was a participant in the Lincoln County War.
In Lincoln, 60 Regulators fight a gun battle against James Dolan, Sheriff George Peppin and about 40 of their men. July 19, 1878. After five days of fighting, Army cavalry and infantry companies ...
William H. Bonney, Henry Antrim. Early Life. William was considered a very honest 14-year-old when he became an orphan. He worked for his room and board for a hotel owner who took him in after his mother died. The hotel owner was impressed with his honesty and diligence, as were others.
May 2, 2007 · He was using the name William H. Bonney, but everyone called him “Kid.” No more than 20 years old, probably younger, Kid had experienced a lot of action in his short life. The Lincoln County War was over, and he was wandering about eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle, making a nuisance of himself with the cattlemen of the area.
Jul 14, 2016 · 5. He was involved in at least nine murders. The Kid was known for his easygoing personality, but he wasn’t afraid to draw his six-shooter when provoked. In a four-year span between 1877 and ...
Apr 19, 2023 · In 1877, he began to call himself "William H. Bonney." After killing a blacksmith during an altercation in August 1877, Billy the Kid became a wanted man in Arizona and returned to New Mexico, where he joined a group of cattle rustlers. He became well known in the region when he joined the Regulators and took part in the Lincoln County War of 1878.
