Where these engagements were fought
25 of the 29 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 4 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.
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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.
Notable engagements
| Engagement | State | Year | Outcome | Forces or losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugoton-Woodsdale (Stevens County) county seat war ambush | KS | 1892 | Citizens' Alliance victory | Sheriff Cross and Sheriff-elect Hay Hyman killed; Deputy… |
| Capture of the Dalton Gang | NM | 1892 | Posse victory | two of the gang killed, five captured, three still at large |
| Chapman cowboys vs. Zip Wyatt gang members | OK | 1895 | Ben Chapman's cowboys victory | two outlaws captured (surrendered after gunfire, then… |
| Vigilance Committee vs. Frank Potter | CA | 1895 | Outlaws victory | John G. Ellis shot through the leg (not serious); Martin… |
| Christian Gang vs. US Marshals | OK | 1895 | Christian gang of outlaws victory | Bob Christian and Deputy US Marshal Bockner both shot |
| Morenci Tragedy (robbery and posse fight) | AZ | 1895 | Posse victory | three robbers dead (including Chacon), one mortally wounded… |
| Attempted Jail Delivery at Vernal | UT | 1896 | Jail Guards victory | One of the mob reported seriously injured |
| Posse vs. San Antonio-White Oaks Stage Robbers | NM | 1896 | Inconclusive | One officer killed outright, another thought mortally… |
| Attempted train robbery at Peach Springs / Yampai | AZ | 1897 | Wells-Fargo messenger victory | one robber killed (shot by messenger Summers), other robber… |
| Rock Island Train Robbery near Minco | OK | 1897 | Gang of train robbers victory | Jim Wright shot in the ear (wounded); no one else injured |
| Capture of Broncho Bill and Johnson at Sampson's Horse Camp | AZ | 1898 | Posse victory | Broncho Bill and Johnson shot and wounded nearly unto death |
| Bank of Chectoah attempted robbery | OK | 1898 | Posse victory | two robbers wounded, three captured, two escaped |
Plus 17 further documented engagements in the the 1890s record.
By conflict
Dalton Gang
The Kansas and Indian Territory outlaw gang of the early 1890s, tracked through its train and bank raids to its destruction and the later killing of Bill Dalton by a marshal's posse.
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Coeur d'Alene labor war
The 1892 armed confrontation in the Idaho silver-mining district between striking union miners and mine-guard and militia forces.
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Evans-Sontag manhunt
The 1892-1893 pursuit of Chris Evans and John Sontag across the California San Joaquin Valley after the Southern Pacific train robberies, ending in the battle at Stone Corral.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Chronicling America, Library of Congress (contemporary newspaper reporting, public domain; passages cited, not reproduced).