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Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was arguably the greatest lawman and gunfighter of the West, a man who served as a marshal for 32 years in the most dangerous district in the country, captured 3,000 felons, (once bringing in 17 men at one time), and shot 14 men in the line of duty, all without ever being shot himself. He was also a black dude.
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As American settlement moved west, the U.S. Marshals went with it to uphold the law in remote, sparsely populated territories. The Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas was created in 1851 and, until 1896, held jurisdiction over 13 Arkansas counties and all or parts of the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma).
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Parker appointed James F. Fagan as U.S. marshal, directing him to hire 200 deputy U.S. marshals. Fagan had heard about Reeves, who knew the Territory and could speak several Native languages. [4] He recruited him as a deputy; Reeves, age 37, was the first Black deputy to serve west of the Mississippi River.
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Chris Madsen (February 25, 1851 - January 9, 1944) was a lawman of the Old West who is best known as being one of The Three Guardsmen, the name given to Madsen and two other Deputy US Marshals who were responsible for the apprehension and/or killing of several outlaws of that era.
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By Miss Cellania | Jan 17, 2013. Over his 32-year career as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, Bass Reeves arrested 3,000 felons, killed 14 men, and was never shot himself. His reputation for persistence, his.
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The Life of a Deputy U.S. Marshal As a Black man with a badge in the Reconstruction-era South, Bass had arresting authority over whites, American Indians and fellow freedmen. He even arrested some white men for lynchings.
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Lake Orion, Michigan Generally speaking, U.S. marshals and their deputies dealt with federal issues. The town marshals and their deputies acted as peace officers in the towns. The county sheriffs were usually the highest elected official in the county and their jurisdiction was county-wide.
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The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) opened in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on July 1, 2023. The star-shaped, iconic structure is in a scene setting along the Arkansas River, where many deputies in the Old West crossed and forded. The wide-ranging exhibits are divided into educational sections: "A Changing Nation," "Frontier Marshals.
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Judge Isaac Parker. Though popular Western films generally showed these fearless men as forming a posse, pinning on their silver star-shaped badges, and pursuing the outlaws in a running gunfight, that the marshals always won, this was, in truth, not the norm.
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The offices of U.S. Marshals and Deputy Marshal were created by the first Congress in the Judiciary Act of 1789, the same legislation that established the Federal judicial system. The Marshals were given extensive authority to support the federal courts within their judicial districts and to carry out all lawful orders issued by judges.
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From Slave To Lawman: The Life And Times Of Bass Reeves, The Trailblazing Black Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was one of the greatest lawman of the old West, but until recently he was a historical footnote. Now Hollywood is telling his story. By Constance Johnson Feb 10, 2022, 11:39 AM ET
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Born to slave parents in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas, Bass Reeves would become the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River and one of the greatest frontier heroes in our nation's history. Owned by a man named William Reeves, a farmer and politician, Bass took the surname of his owner, like other slaves of the time.
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The Marshals Service is primarily responsible for the protection of judges and other judicial personnel, the administration of fugitive operations, the management of criminal assets, the operation of the United States Federal Witness Protection Program and the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, the execution of federal arrest warr.
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By Karen Corday / May 26, 2021 3:20 pm EST The image of a U.S. marshal working in the olden days of the Old West often conjures up romantic visions of tough, no-nonsense men in cowboy hats with firm senses of right and wrong, keeping law and order amid fighting, shooting, cattle rustling, and horse robbing.
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List of Old West lawmen This is a list of Old West lawmen: notable people who served in various law enforcement positions during the Old West period. See also List of Arizona Rangers List of cowboys and cowgirls List of Old West gunfighters References ^ August 12, 1882, reported in The New Southwest and Grant County Herald External links