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Friday, January 31, 2025

Cullen Baker

Cullen Montgomery Baker (June 23, 1835 – January 1869) was a Tennessee-born desperado whose gang terrorized Union soldiers and civilians in Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Northwest Louisiana during the early days of the American Old West. His gang is alleged to have killed hundreds of people in the years following the American Civil War, though these numbers are probably inaccurate, and the actual number is between fifty and sixty.
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  1. Henry LeeJanuary 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM

    Louis L'Amour in "The First Fast Draw' has a more charitable, if inaccurate, view of Cullen Baker. That's ok with me being an unreconstructed Confederate American and all.

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  2. GerryJanuary 31, 2025 at 8:58 AM

    Some people just need killing. Baker appears to be one of those.

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