George Coe (1856 - 1941) was an Old West cowboy and for a time gunman alongside Billy the Kid during the Lincoln County War. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Henry McCarty (November 23 1859—July 14 1881 better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William H The Lincoln County War was a 19th century conflict between two entrenched factions in America's western frontier.
Coe was born in Missouri, and ventured to New Mexico Territory in his youth, around 1871, alongside his cousin, Frank Coe, to work on a ranch near Fort Stanton belonging to a cousin, and for a time during this period they live near Raton, New Mexico. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The Territory of New Mexico became an Organized territory of the United States on September 9, 1850, and it existed until New Mexico Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Coe (1851 - 1931 was an Old West Cowboy and for a time gunman in the company of Billy the Kid, as a member of the Lincoln County Fort Stanton (built 1855 was a US military Fort built in New Mexico in the United States. Raton is a city in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7282 at the 2000 census. The two often rode in pursuit of cattle rustlers and horse thieves during this period, dealing with them harshly. On July 18th, 1876, he and Frank Coe, accompanied by Doc Scurlock, Charlie Bowdre and Ab Saunders forced their way into the weak Lincoln jail and freed horse thief Jesus Largo from Sheriff Saturnino Baca. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock ( January 11, 1850 &ndash July 25, 1929) was an American Old West figure Charles Bowdre (1848 &ndash December 23, 1880) was an American cowboy and Outlaw. Ab Saunders ( October 14, 1851 – February 5, 1883) was a Cowboy and at times gunman best known for his association with SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. After leaving Lincoln with Largo, they lynched him. By 1878 he had leased his own land to begin a ranch, during which time he and his cousin continued to find themselves battling rustlers, but now in defense of their own land. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
George Coe found himself dragged into the Lincoln County War by way of his own unjust arrest by county Sheriff William J. Brady. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. William J Brady ( 16 August 1829 - 1 April 1878) was the Sheriff of Lincoln County during the Lincoln County Wars Coe and his cousin would join the Lincoln County Regulators, riding with Billy the Kid, and facing off against the "Murphy-Dolan Faction" and their supporters, to include members of the Jessie Evans Gang and the John Kinney Gang. The Lincoln County Regulators was a deputized Posse in Lincoln County New Mexico during the Lincoln County War, consisting of a dozen or so Lawrence Murphy ( 1831 - October 20, 1878) was a businessman of the Old West, and a main instigator of the Lincoln County War. The Jessie Evans Gang, also known as The Boys, was a gang of Rustlers and robbers led by Outlaw and gunman Jessie Evans. The John Kinney Gang, also known as the Rio Grande Posse, was an Outlaw gang of the Old West, which operated during the mid-1870s into the mid-1880s Coe figured prominantly into the events of the final Battle of Lincoln between the two factions, and was eventually arrested for the murder of Buckshot Roberts, a shootout which became known as the Gunfight of Blazer's Mills, and in which he lost a finger. The Battle of Lincoln New Mexico, usually referred to as the Battle of Lincoln ( July 15th through July 19th, 1878) was the largest armed conflict Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Andrew L "Buckshot" Roberts (d April 4, 1878) was an American buffalo hunter and Cowboy whose last stand against the The Gunfight of Blazer's Mills ( April 4, 1878) was a shootout between what were known as the Lincoln County Regulators and buffalo hunter It is said to have been Coe who killed Roberts, with a rifle shot, but it is most commonly believed that Charlie Bowdre fired the fatal shot. Charles Bowdre (1848 &ndash December 23, 1880) was an American cowboy and Outlaw.
Coe shot and wounded Seven Rivers Warriors gang member "Dutch Charlie" Kruling in Lincoln on the morning of April 30th, 1878, a day after Seven Rivers members had shot and killed the new Regulator leader Frank McNab, along with wounding Regulator Ab Saunders and capturing Coe's cousin Frank Coe. The Seven Rivers Warriors were an Outlaw gang of the Old West known primarily due to their part in the Lincoln County War. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Frank McNab (or MacNab) was a member of the Regulators who fought on behalf of John Tunstall during the Lincoln County War. Ab Saunders ( October 14, 1851 – February 5, 1883) was a Cowboy and at times gunman best known for his association with Frank escaped shortly thereafter. Coe eventually obtained amnesty from Governor Lew Wallace, and moved to both Nebraska and Colorado before returning to Lincoln County in 1884, where he started the "Golden Glow Ranch", and became a prosperous and respected member of the community. Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia, oblivion is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Lewis "Lew" Wallace ( April 10, 1827 February 15, 1905) was a lawyer governor Union general in the American Civil Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He later authored his autobiography, titled Frontier Fighter, detailing his association with the Regulators and giving details into certain members traits and personalities. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write"
External links
- George Coe, Gunfighter
- Battle of Lincoln
- Gunfighters and Outlaws of the Old West
- Chronology of Billy the Kid
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