Derringer

Kansas, 1877. Texas Ranger JAKE FONTAINE wants revenge for his brother’s murder and trails the man responsible, outlaw GRIZZLY DUVALL, to Kansas. When Jake rides into an ambush and runaway KAT COLLINS saves his life, she bargains to accompany him to Missouri if he’ll let her collect the reward. In St. Joseph, and a case of mistaken identity lands Jake behind bars. The tenacious Kat vouches for him, stirring awkward emotions between the two. Duvall escapes aboard a steamboat and in a cruel…

and no one ever heard from him again. John later admitted to killing him. After killing Judge Moore, Hardin claimed that a posse of fifteen men came after him. Hardin captured two of the men and got a shotgun, two six shooters, a rifle, and two derringers from his captives. He told the two captives to go back to the posse. Later that month, January 20 in Horn Hill, Hardin killed a man in a gunfight after the circus. Less than a week after the incident, in a nearby Kosse, Hardin was accompanying…

He was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth in the head with a .44 Derringer pistol. Booth thought he was doing a favor for his country and his race. He believed with Lincoln out of the picture all will be well and return to normal. The way the confederates wanted it to be. After being shot in the back of the head Abe was…

During my historical visit I visited the Tennessee state Museum in Downtown Nashville. The Tennessee State Museum is an extensive historical center in Nashville showing the historical backdrop of the U.S. condition of Tennessee. Beginning from pre colonization and going into the twentieth century, the exhibition hall translates the Frontline, the time of President Andrew Jackson and the American Civil War. The historical center's addition of outfits, weapons, and fight banners from the Civil War…

Angel Munera Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United Sates of America in 1861. Abraham Lincoln was the son of a Kentucky Frontiersman. Growing up, Lincoln struggled to earn a living and education. Abraham Lincoln was born on feb.12, 1809, in Hodgenville Kentucky and his parents were both born in Virginia into ordinary families. Lincoln’s mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died in 1818, when she drank some tainted milk with a…

Brandon Pelaez English : Book Report December 8 , 2015 Chasing Lincoln’s Killer This story is about the twelve day manhunt for John Wilkes Booth . The story takes place in Washington , everyone in the city is celebrating the fall of Richmond and the surrender of Robert Lee . There is always parties going on because of the recent events that have happened and John Wilkes Booth is sick of it. He can’t stand it anymore , he has…

Although existing and rising to fame 1821 years apart, the murderers of Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln shared some unique similarities. One of them grew up in Ancient Rome, while the other grew up in a time of racial segregation and new beginnings. Even though they were born into two different times and lived under different circumstances, they were similar yet very different because they both felt the leaders had too much power and conspired to kill the powerful leaders. Marcus Junius…

The North and the South had very different cultures. The North was more industrial. This gives the North a huge advantage. They have factories to make gun and ammunition. “Also, since their railroads were small and not interconnected, it was hard for the South to move food, weapons, and even men quickly over long distances.” Ironically enough, the North had more food for their troops than the South because the South was focusing on cash crops like tobacco and cotton and did not produce enough…

Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest abolitionists in history, who became known as a “mythological hero” and “lawgiver” to African-American people. He is also known for being a martyr for dying during his fight to finally abolish slavery. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 to parents Tomas and Nancy Lincoln in a log cabin located in Hardin County, Kentucky. When Abraham was young, his mother passed away from tremetol-a milk sickness- which caused young Lincoln to become depressed, causing him…

What was the motivation behind John Wilkes Booth’s plan to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln? While there have been many tragic events in the history of the United States, Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was one of the most tragic event to ever occur. For example, many people thought that President Lincoln was the best man to unite the country together after the war, but instead he was killed in cold blood. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. A few…