1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The Gatling Gun is invented. 1869 - Center-fire cartridge introduced. 1870-1871- The Franco-German War. Breach ...

Before the Civil War, ... That meant duel challenges, shoving, pulling guns and knives. In 1858, South Carolina representative Laurence Keitt started trouble with Pennsylvania's Galusha Grow.

“Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War,” for all its action and expansive re-creations of frontier mischief, presents Earp as not just a hero but a player in a drama that reached far beyond the ...