Daily Archives: October 19, 2021

Oct
19
2021

Who Was U.S. Deputy Marshal Leonard Arms?

by Gary Sanderson

South Deerfield left its mark on the Wild West, including the death of Deputy U.S. Marshal Leonard Arms, gunned down in the line of duty on April 20, 1860 in Topeka, Kansas Territory. The shooting occurred less than a year before the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, […]

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