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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.
- 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 Regulators
William H. Bonney, aka Billy the Kid or Henry McCarty, would...
- 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...
- The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
May 2, 2007 · The young cowboy was a small-time rustler and not particularly sought by the law. 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 Kid assumes the alias William H. Bonney. He is arrested and jailed in Lincoln County for possessing horses belonging to cattleman John Tunstall.
He was the original Wild West outlaw — but what do we really know about William McCarty? Billy the Kid, depicted in a full-resolution restoration and colorization of his only recognized photograph, was a compadre to many Hispano residents of Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory.
Jun 9, 2013 · At that point, McCarty headed to New Mexico–and began calling himself William H. Bonney. *** Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian. His latest book is Wyatt Earp: Showdown at Tombstone. If you have a question, write: Ask the Marshall, P.O. Box 8008, Cave Creek, AZ 85327 or e-mail him at marshall.trimble@scottsdalecc.edu
The legend of Billy the Kid has acquired iconic status in American folklore, yet the outlaw himself, also known as William Bonney, had minimal impact on historical events in New Mexico Territory of the late 1800s.
