John Bozeman Montana Pioneer and Trail Leader
The inscription over John M Bozeman’s grave recalls his 1867 death at 32 by Blackfoot Indians on the Yellowstone. Born in Georgia, he helped found Bozeman and shaped the Bozeman Trail and transcontinental emigration through its walls, earning a lasting place in Montana history.
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Pioneer Bozeman Killer Boasts Indian Tactics and Tragic Death
Interview with W S McKenzie recounts the life of Bozeman from Georgia to Montana. He details battles with Blackfeet and Sioux, the 1867 Yellowstone trip with Tom Coover, and Bozeman's fatal ambush while cooking for renegade Indians. Coover escapes and later dies in Arizona.
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Franks James Confesses Fear During Civil War Mule Stampede
The Chicago Chronicle recalls Colonel Frank James admitting he was frightened not by soldiers but by a herd of government mules during a Civil War hideout near Knoxville. He hid in a stockade as the herd whirled and stampeded, fearing capture and the thunder of hooves.
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Clay County
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Kansas City
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