Battle of Cimarron
The Battle of Cimarron was a famous gunfight that occurred on January 12, 1889, during the Gray County War, between the people of Cimarron, Kansas, and a group of lawmen led by Bill Tilghman. The gunfight, which lasted several hours and resulted in the death of at least one man and the wounding of seven others, began when Tilghman and his raiders attempted to take the county records from the Old Gray County Courthouse back to Ingalls.
Bill Tilghman was standing in front of the Old Gray County Courthouse when the first shot was fired. | |
| Date | January 12, 1889 |
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| Location | Old Gray County Courthouse, Cimarron, Kansas, US |
| Participants | Bill Tilghman, Jim Masterson, Ben Daniels |
| Outcome | 1 killed 7 wounded |
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