The Long Branch Saloon gunfight, on April 5, 1879, was an altercation that took place between Frank Loving and Levi Richardson at the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas. Both men were gamblers who frequented the saloon.
If there's anything that gets my mind off of the troubles of today, it's thinking about what was happening in the American West in the late 1800s. Thank you, Mr. Blog Host.
It must have happened when Mr.Dillon was looking for Kitty who was being held captive by Betty Davis. I think the episode was called The Jailer.😉 Klaus
"...it seemed strange that Loving was not hit, except for a slight scratch on the hand, as the two men were so close together that their pistols almost touched each other..."
I bet it got LOUD and smokey in the old Long Branch that day. I've always enjoyed reading gunfighting stories of the American post-civil war. Not so much the stories of teen violence involving guns today (face to face vs. "drive-by-shootings", etc.).
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If there's anything that gets my mind off of the troubles of today, it's thinking about what was happening in the American West in the late 1800s.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mr. Blog Host.
This article is BS. Where's Matt Dillon & Miss Kitty?
ReplyDeleteIt must have happened when Mr.Dillon was looking for Kitty who was being held captive by Betty Davis. I think the episode was called The Jailer.😉
DeleteKlaus
"...it seemed strange that Loving was not hit, except for a slight scratch on the hand, as the two men were so close together that their pistols almost touched each other..."
ReplyDeleteI bet it got LOUD and smokey in the old Long Branch that day. I've always enjoyed reading gunfighting stories of the American post-civil war. Not so much the stories of teen violence involving guns today (face to face vs. "drive-by-shootings", etc.).
40 shots rang out. 40 people fell. The Killer and Pattie missed each other but they shot that down to hell.
ReplyDeleteWhere was Matt?
ReplyDeleteOut on the prairie looking for Cale.
DeleteHopefully drinks were on the house while the smoke cleared and the ears were ringing
ReplyDeleteJD