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Chasing Billy is a blog created and managed by James Townsend. James is a Kid historian and Coalition Board Director.

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Apr 10, 2023

Lincoln County Troubles

The following is an Article from the Santa Fe Weekly New Mexican,
July 22, 1878. From the Grant County Herald TROUBLES IN
LINCOLN ...

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March 15, 2023

Our Man in Catoosa: Jim French?

"Big Jim" French, reportedly a half-Cherokee drifter from Indian
Territory, [1] was a cowhand employed by John Chisum[2]
who joined...

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January 7, 2023

Billy Wilson & Tom Pickett: Clearing
Their Names

It's a commonly repeated tale that in January of 1884, Billy Wilson
and Tom Pickett, two former members of Billy the Kid's gang, s...

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January 2, 2023

Meet Regulator Jesse Ward Dancer-- alias
John Middleton.

At the end of the Five Day Battle in Lincoln, for most, the Lincoln
County War was over. The remaining Regulators, including the C...

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