One of the last major gunfights of the Old West, in which U.S. Marshals clashed with the Doolin-Dalton Gang in Ingalls, Oklahoma.
Key Facts
- Date
- September 1, 1893
- Location
- Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory
- Deputy Marshals in posse
- 14 men
- Lawmen killed
- 3 men
- U.S. Marshal organizing posse
- Evett Dumas 'E.D.' Nix
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The Doolin-Dalton Gang had conducted a series of train and bank robberies beginning around 1891, evading law enforcement by sheltering in Ingalls, Oklahoma, a town that served as a refuge for outlaws during the final years of the Old West.
On September 1, 1893, U.S. Marshal E.D. Nix organized a posse of fourteen deputy marshals and led them into Ingalls with the intent to capture the Doolin-Dalton Gang. The operation resulted in a sustained gunfight between the lawmen and the outlaws within the town.
Three of the fourteen deputy marshals were killed in the battle. The gang managed to escape capture during the engagement, though the confrontation drew broader attention to the federal effort to suppress outlaw activity in Oklahoma Territory in the closing years of the frontier era.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Evett Dumas 'E.D.' Nix.
Side B
1 belligerent