Doc Holliday Conflicts

Given the many reports of gunfights involving Doc Holliday, and at the same time the significant portion that have no way of being proven, I leave it to the reader to decide what they believe. My effort here, as with all timelines and conflict pages, is to gather all the info and put it together. Unless an item can be patently disproven, I will include it in order to provide a full picture.

Year Date Name Town Notes  

 

1873 Unknown Unknown Valdosta, GA Could have happened as far back as 1869, GLRoberts has it when Doc visited his uncle, then probably had to flee
1875 1-Jan Charles Austin Dallas, TX
1875 Soldier Jacksboro, TX Unverified, possibly Jacob Smith, a black soldier
1876 Summer Bud Ryan Denver, CO  Story came from Bat Masterson
1877 4-Jul Henry Kahn Breakenridge, TX
1877 Ed Bailey Fort Griffin, TX Possibly occurred in Brackett or San Angela
1878 December Kid Colton Trinidad, CO About a week after arriving from Dodge
1878 December Unnamed Otero, NM John Myers Myers claims Doc was charged and freed for killing an unnamed man in Otero before arriving in Las Vegas
1879 19-Jul Mike Gordon Las Vegas, NM JMM has this shooting as the reason for Doc leaving LV and heading back to Dodge before catching up with Wyatt and heading to Prescott
1880 June Charley White Las Vegas, NM
1881 10-Oct Milt Joyce Tombstone, AZ
1881 13-Aug Old Man Clanton Tombstone, AZ  Claimed by Tanner to be present at this gunfight; no certainty of shots or kills
1881 26-Oct Frank McLowery Tombstone, AZ  Involved in one side against the other
1881 26-Oct Billy Clanton Tombstone, AZ  Involved in one side against the other
1882 Johnny Ringo Tombstone, AZ No shots fired but an exciting faceoff for the historically intrigued
1882 20-Mar Frank Stillwell Tombstone, AZ  Based on Stillwell’s mangled corpse, most likely several shooters
1882 22-Mar Florentino Cruz Tombstone, AZ  One of several shooters, to a body with many bullet holes
1882 24-Mar Cow-Boys Tombstone, AZ  Most likely no shots hit their mark
1882 13-Jul Johnny Ringo Tombstone, AZ  One of the possible killers of Johnny Ringo
1884 19-Aug Billy Allen Leadville, CO
Total Recorded Conflicts: 20
Total Recorded Killings: 2-16*

* This number is impossible to know for sure. He could have been involved in as many as 16 shots striking their human target, or it could have been as little as a minimal number like 2. I suppose in the range of 2-16 there’s a number for anyone to be happy with.

 

 

 

Making some sense of the old west