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    Thomas Horn Jr., (November 21, 1860 – November 20, 1903) was an American scout, cowboy, soldier, range detective, and Pinkerton agent in the 19th-century and early 20th-century American Old West.

  2. Feb 3, 2024 · Tom Horn was a versatile and controversial figure in the American frontier, working as a U.S. Army scout, a Pinkerton agent, and a cattle company gunman. He was executed for a murder he likely did not commit, but his true story remains shrouded in mystery and controversy.

    • Joseph A. Williams
    • The sources on Tom Horn are highly flawed. The problem with Tom Horn is that much of the main source material comes from his autobiography. The work’s title, Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter …a Vindication, gives a clear indication that it was written for a purpose.
    • Virtually nothing is known about the truth of Tom Horn’s early years. Only the broad strokes of Horn’s early days are known. He was born in Scotland County, Missouri in 1860, and at14, he left home for Santa Fe.
    • The first action Tom Horn was known to be in was at Sierra Enmedio. Tom Horn’s first undeniable action was the Tupper-Rafferty Enmedio fight in 1882.
    • Tom Horn was involved in the Pleasant Valley War, but it is unclear how. After Geronimo’s surrender, Horn was discharged, since there was no more need for him in the army.
  3. Tom Horn was a notorious assassin for the cattlemen in the Old West who accidentally killed a boy in 1901. Read the eyewitness account of his execution by hanging in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and his last words to his friends.

  4. Tom Horn is a 1980 American Western film directed by William Wiard and starring Steve McQueen as the legendary lawman, outlaw and gunfighter Tom Horn. It was based on Horn's own writings.

  5. Nov 8, 2014 · Learn about Tom Horn, a controversial range detective who was hanged in 1903 for a murder he may not have committed. Explore his life, his work, and the controversies surrounding his trial and execution.

  6. Aug 1, 2008 · Incompetence is not a word to associate with Tom Horn, for from his teenage years until his death, he more than once proved he was the opposite. Of course, the area in which he showed the most competence (and for which he is best known) was in killing range rustlers from ambush.

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