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Male, age 39, William Henry “Billy” Miller, sheriff of Weston County based in Newcastle, Wyoming, was mortally wounded during the Lightning Creek confrontation in Converse County that followed his efforts to arrest Oglala Sioux for alleged game-law violations.
Law-enforcement memorial records list his end of watch as November 5, 1903, while detailed historical accounts describe him bleeding to death shortly after the October 31 gunfight at or near the Jake Mills cabin on Lightning ...Read More
Law-enforcement memorial records list his end of watch as November 5, 1903, while detailed historical accounts describe him bleeding to death shortly after the October 31 gunfight at or near the Jake Mills cabin on Lightning ...Read More
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Bill Miller
Male
White / Caucasian
Lightning Creek
WY
1903-10-31
39
William
Henry Billy Miller
11/11/2025
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I've been reading up on the tragic events of the Battle of Lightning Creek, and while there's so muc... ...Read More
05/28/2023
05/28/2023
I've been reading up on the tragic incident at Lightning Creek, and one thing that really stands out... ...Read More
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