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- His body lay there for two more days as the posse kept up the siege until the outlaws, out of food and water, finally surrendered. Bowdre was buried next to Thomas O’Folliard at Fort Sumner’s old military cemetery.
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23 Dec 1880 (aged 31–32) New Mexico, USA. Burial. Old Fort Sumner Cemetery. Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA Show Map. Memorial ID. 3531. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 6. Flowers. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. New Mexico. De Baca County. Fort Sumner. Old Fort Sumner Cemetery. Maintained by: Find a Grave.
Charlie Bowdre. / 34.40361°N 104.19361°W / 34.40361; -104.19361 ( Billy the Kid's Gravesite) Charles Bowdre (c. 1848 – December 23, 1880) was an American cowboy and outlaw. He was an associate of Billy the Kid and member of his gang.
- December 23, 1880 (aged 31–32), Stinking Springs, New Mexico
- Charles Meriwether Bowdre, 1848, Wilkes County, Georgia
- Ranch hand, gunfighter, outlaw
- Gunshot wounds
Jul 10, 2021 · Alongside Billy the Kid, the cemetery also houses the graves of two of his associates, Charlie Bowdre and Tom O’Folliard. Over the years, Billy the Kid has been the subject of numerous songs...
After the war, they became cattle rustlers and formed the Bonney gang with fellow outlaws Charlie Bowdre and Dave Rudabaugh. O’Folliard was second in command and best friends with Billy the Kid. On the road to Fort Sumner, he was shot in the chest by Sheriff Pat Garrett and died as a result.
Bowdre was buried next to Thomas O’Folliard at Fort Sumner’s old military cemetery. Billy the Kid’s body would soon join with those of his old friends. © Kathy Weiser-Alexander / Legends of America, updated November 2021. Also See: Billy the Kid. Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Gunfighters of the Old West. Lincoln County War.
Nov 7, 2023 · Death. A gun battle occurred, but Bowdre escaped, as did most of the others, and took refuge in a rock house at Stinking Springs. In the morning, Charlie Bowdre exited the house to feed the horses and did not know that Pat Garrett and his posse were waiting for the gang. He was shot continuously and littered with rifle bullets throughout his body.
Aug 12, 2014 · In 1931, the chamber in Fort Sumner erected the “PALS” headstone at the Kid’s grave. Three of Billy’s pallbearers pointed out three different spots as the location of Tom Folliard, Charlie Bowdre and the Kid’s grave. As a result, the chamber placed the marker in the middle of those sites.
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