In 1910 a Wyoming Cowboy Asked About a Union Soldier’s Grave. Here’s the Answer.
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Joe Magill, known in some circles in Wyoming as the Cowboy Orator, wrote a letter to the editor of the National Tribune newspaper about a neglected grave he had found—a Civil War soldier named Bennett Tribett. Joe was wanting to know more. Here's the answer.
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