The Johnson County War – When Cattle Barons Declared War on Wyoming

In 1892, the open plains of Wyoming turned into a battlefield. Powerful cattle barons, threatened by small ranchers and rustling accusations, hired an armed force of over 50 men—many of them Texas gunmen—and rode into Johnson County with a kill list in hand.

Their mission: eliminate anyone who stood in their way.
What followed was one of the most shocking—and nearly forgotten—confrontations in American frontier history.

This is the story of Nate Champion’s last stand, a siege at the TA Ranch, and how everyday townspeople pushed back against private armies.

🔥 Short, powerful, and packed with history—this is Three Minutemen.