Cullen Baker: Legendary Fast Draw Gunslinger
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- Said to have killed hundreds of people, Cullen Baker was one of the deadliest men of the Old West. But who was he really? A guerilla warfighter and proud unreconstructed rebel who continued to defy federal authority long after the Civil War was officially over? A true hero of the cause or just a homicidal maniac? And did Cullen Baker really invent the quick draw? #wildwest #civilwar #history
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For some fuckin reason,I'm listening to this on the way to work and on the way home from work instead of music...so far I listened to at least 5 episodes so far...love it!!!
Keep listening!
Louis Lamour's The First Fast Draw about Cullen Baker was one of favorite novels as kid.
One of my uncles know exactly where cullens hideout was the book you mentioned was written by a grandchild of cullen. I've been to his grave as well.
Very cool
Beautiful, man! L'Amour's geography & authenticity larged he charms. Do tell mo!❤
Another great episode Josh. I'm really appreciative of the work you put into these. They're great listening.
Thank you
Man, you're good at this. I love the way you tell stories. Thank you again.
“While I’m sure there were some decent and kind men among them, I’m just not aware of it”
😂😂 you’ve got the old speak down man.
"My grandmother could have been a coalminor if she had nuts." 😂😂😂😂 You are appreciated, sir 🙌👊❤️🇺🇸
Nut-Job. Pure Nut-Job. Great story telling.
@36:15, he lived for a long time, changed his name to Lee Emery and joined the Marines, achieving the rank of Gunnery Sergeant, he was shot by a descendant of "Dummy" in the barracks one night.
Baker was going to be arrested and tried for the bullwhip beating to a young man named Stallcup who he almost killed. Wesley Bailey was a witness to the beating and willing to testify. Baker went out to his ranch and shot his legs with a shotgun, injuries which killed Bailey a couple days later. Baker than ran away to Arkansas and hid at his uncle's house for a couple of years. And I think both of Baker's wives were named Martha. The Wartham murder was around 1856. His daughter was Louise was born in 1857 and his first wife died in 1860 when she was about 23. Interesting episode. I think that a lot of these "super" murderers had a lot more crimes attributed to them than they actually committed so there legends grew. Either way, Baker was apparently a very bad man.
Yeah it seems like the longer the story is told , the more people were killed, but I agree he ain't anybody who you would want to have had at you! Lol
Excellent episode as always sir! Ashamed to admit that I had never heard of Cullen Baker before.
You should look for some Louis L'amour books they are fiction based on real people. I don't think that I've ever read a book of his I didn't like 👍. But I'm just an old cowboy. So I've always loved reading about the old days, think I was born 100 to 150 years to late.
Eli Wallach in Good Bad Ugly..."If you're going to shoot, SHOOT! Don't talk!
Excellent episode as always. I read the name Cullen Baker before but didn't know anything about him. Always find it interesting how close to my little hometown in southeast Oklahoma some of the outlaws were. I'm about 100 miles from Bonham Texas were John Wesley Hardin was born.
Very well told! You should do a podcast on Charles "Leather Britches" Smith out of Merryville, La. East Texas outlaw who relocated to Louisiana and kicked up a lot of commotion around 1910.
I work in Merryville and was surprised to hear about this individual and I’d like to hear more.
As someone "Just across the river", I agree. The Louisiana and Texas Limber War of 1911-12 and the Grabow Riot deserve an episode.
Back at it again with another banger my boy. Love whatcha do brother.
Since I found out you release on both yt and spotify I listen twice. Let's bump these numbers up fellers.
Thanks!
Good job Josh I'm 15 min in and wild horses couldn't drag me away from hearing the rest. Yeah dude.
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Thank you Josh. Another interesting character & well told story! Your research & work to create these videos are appreciated!
This is the first of your content I’ve seen, but as a lifelong resident of Bloomburg, and someone who has done a lot of research on Baker myself, I’m a fan. Headed off to binge the rest of your stuff now.✊
Thanks Jake!
Hey Jake! What's your last name? I grew up in bright star. Class of 99. I have relatives in Bloomburg. My name is Derek eaglebarger
The Georgia Guide Stones got blown up last night. PRAISE GOD!
I'm from ga.
And I don't care
Haha.
I never really liked them Stones anyhow
"A man who knows not fear, knows not love, for love is the only thing one should fear losing"- Richard Wagner... or rather for Cullen, "Any man who knows fear but still charges ahead is brave, anyone who has no fear at all going into battle is a moron. I'll take the brave man"- Napoleon Bonaparte
'Keep a clean head and always carry a lightbulb.'
Bob Zimmerman.
Yeah if someone isn't smart enough to be scared, I don't want them to be around to have my back! Lol but really I don't reckon it's funny, just honest.Drove
Baker killed most of his opponents from ambush or from behind and his preferred weapon was a shotgun. Kind of hard to fast draw a shotgun.
Dang for real?
Enjoyed the Cullen Baker episode, even though I have studied him quite a bit. My GGGrandfather was Thomas Orr, the lowly schoolteacher who was one of the subjects of Cullen's hatred. The killing of Cullen Baker must have brought Thomas some fame, as he became the Surveyor of Miller County, Arkansas and laid out the town of Texarkana, served in the Arkansas Legislature and was Sheriff and County Judge in Texarkana. He owned the Opera House and had a successful Law Practice. After all he went thru to marry Belle Foster, they were later divorced and he was married twice more. He and Belle are both buried (separately) in State Line Cemetery in Texarkana.
Good info, thanks!
Another excellent podcast keep up the great work I had never even heard of this guy before and I live in Texas
Damn this guy was crazy. Great episode!
I really appreciate the work you put into these videos
I really appreciate you listening
Very interesting episode. Another notch in the handle of your “Smoke Wagon” Josh.
You have a great day!
Cheers. 🇨🇦
Thanks Shane
We ain’t stopping at Buc-ees I ain’t going!! You can’t make me
Lmao
Yaaaaaa buddy! Josh is dropping another episode!! Thank you brother!
Louis Lamour's novel tells a very good story about Cullen Baker. Enjoyed the read alot.
You do realize Louis L'Amour wrote a highly fictionalized story about Cullen Baker. Meaning much of what he wrote was NOT true! In fact only 2 of the books written by Louis L'Amour were nonfiction, but Cullen Baker story is fictionalized.
I've mentioned before I'm a descendant of Bob Lee I never knew he was well known but in my family his actions were usually justified by "the southern cause " my grandmother however thought he used that as an excuse and that he had a hard time adjusting after the war was lost
Oh hell yeah, this just made my day better!
Thank you, Mister Josh!
I would hardly call 12 years as a brief period of time
Goes faster than you think.Shit happens fast, than the next thing you know 20 yrs done past.
Bob Ross x Paul Harrell x Joshua= very messy autistic painting party "somebody hold my beer & watch this..."
Wow, Mr. Cullen seemed to be a killer in waiting. John P.
You got me with the "Bridger" series. Now just wait for new content!! On these cold Montana mourning's. Thanks
Three more Bridger episodes left in the series and then we're going to tackle Billy Bonney
Ain't no one gonna git tired of hearin you talk, You do great work and it is very enjoyable. Love the history, it should be said the way you say it in schools. Minus the cussing of course, we can keep that for us grown folk. Seriously though I wish for nothing but great fortunes for you, it is well earned.
Much appreciated
I fuckin love this shit!!!!
Story with an attitude., love it!!
You are one of the few who pronounce our name right
The Rowden clan appreciates that
Excellent !
Many thanks!
My favorite line out of that movie is right before Clint Eastwood kills Gene Hackman and he says “deserves got nothing to do with it”.
Mine too!
Great content my man. Your numbers are going to explode.
Always a a great job, thanks!
Thank you
Dude you are a trip! Great job as always 🤘
You have a new sub here a lifelong history student layman, this episode gave me the idea that putting the bad guy's corpse on public display was likely a powerful deterrent to taking up the criminal trail .
Welcome Thad!
I very much appreciate these broadcast.
Thanks Gary
Apologies for a previous comment about the sense of humor infused in your stories. I failed to have read the bio before checking this channel out. I like the rare stories and topics. Keep it up great work, sorry again about the comment about the jokes didn’t realize that was apart of it all.
Never heard of this guy great topic. I know it’s not standard format but I would love hear historical recounts of the Bowie knife and or tomahawk
Thank you for this episode. I have been planning on doing a post on my blog about how Lee, Peacock, Bickerstaff and Baker deserve Westerns filmed in Northeast Texas and this definitely helps with my research. The works of James Smallwood and Kenneth Howell are on my Amazon wishlist. Are you familiar with the works of Bob Bowman and W. T. Block?
No sir, I haven't read them yet
@@WildWestExtravaganza T. W. Block has his own site as well. An interesting article is how after the buffalo hunters killed all the buffalo in the northern plains, they headed to southeast Texas to hunt alligators.
@@WildWestExtravaganza I left two comments about W. T. Bock and Bob Bowmen. I guess one is held for review because I mentioned a website. Anyway, the first one I left mentioned how Block and Bowman's work deals with East Texas history, which was pretty wild, and their notes contain a lot of original sources and contemporary newspaper articles. Look up Texas Escapes to see more of their work.
Great Show!
Thanks for that!
I'm a born and bred Texan and proud as hell, but I'm glad it's calmed down a little bit.
Same
Reconstruction a brief period . Try 11 years. I think that is a little more than a brief period and they were done dirty in the south
Its a breif period in the overall scheme of American history
@@richardconnor7703Well hell, if that's the metric, the whole of American history is nothing compared to the history of the earth? Keep taking it on down, that history is nothing compared to the history of the universe since the big bang.
I believe Reconstruction is going on to this day. It’s just cultural and political.
Not to mention they where invaded by Northern terrorists
Amen!
Hello bubba. Thank you kindly for the new content ! We appreciate my brother...
hell he even joined the posses that were looking for him more than once how many balls does that take lol
The most famous Texan in WWII was Admiral Chester Nimitz. Admiral Nimitz is from Fredericksburg, Texas. There is a WWII Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Great show thank you Josh
Thank you
Another banger sir👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Wild 29:39 Bill is also credited with one of the first fast draws at noon over a goldwatch he lost at poker..in Missouri 1865??
Stumbled across your podcast yesterday evening. This is number 5 and loving it. Resident of Cass County and formerly of Polk Co, Arkansas.
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Glad you're here, Cody!
There's a pistol on the table and a bottle on the floor
A few paper back novels by Louis La'Mour
Every drunken poet's dream
He’s also mentioned in the movie outlaw josey wales when Josey gets into to tx
mannnn these are soo good!
Many thanks
"Fast Draw"?...I've heard he rode a mule and his go to weapon of choice was a shotgun. Thank ya for the story. I really enjoyed your narrative 👍
Thank you for listening!
Lewis an Clark's journels..excellent reading
Agreed
good job again brother really liked it
Wyatt Earp said, "Hurry up and take your time!!
Bickerstaff? Bickerstaff! He owes me money!”
6 22 is my birthday too.🤘
Do you ever wonder if guys like this ever woke up some mornings thinking " i feel like kill'n somebody today.?
Absolutely
Great vid. Thanks
You bet
I grew up in Linden TX. fifteen mls. from Jefferson, same from Bloomberg, you get the idea. Born and bred. Been to and seen most of your content. Thanks for a deeper look at what I thought I knew and more or less verifying a few ol' coot's family tales.
Very cool!
Yeah I'm thinking that putting killers on display for the public might help out still today
You don't just PASS a Bucee's!
Even if I don't need gas, I see a Buccee's and I'm stopping there.
Fuck no.Didnt even have a mountain dew
I ate 3 bbq at Buccee's
This is the best TH-cam has to offer no site is better. This Guy rules
Too kind!
This is not a hero of mine but different times and still wery interesting Story ive never heard of so thanks for another great upload who i liked of course i love history spealisy the western time and the viking time but love all times of history exsept now a Days 🤦So thanks for this greetings cz 75 Shadow Norway ✌🏻
Brother ya gut a nu scriba. Great story telling man .thanks
Thanks Daniel!
Funny thing I have known people like that in my life but luckily I didn’t get killed lol crazy world full of psychopaths and criminals even today some of them good ole boys have a strange way of thinking know what I mean. I enjoy listening to your History stories thanks
Also, the spot I lived on in bright star had a saloon on it originally. It's possible baker and several other people through time had been there.. the ferry you mentioned was ended up being called spring bank ferry
Lots of history there
@WildWestExtravaganza yes!. That ferry was very famous.
Hey Josh I wanted to go back and rewatch the deacon jim Miller episode but it wasn’t there also the quonah Parker one was gone too, what’s up ????
Will address on next episode
My grandma could have been a Cole miner... if she had b^lls😂.
Good Stuff
Louis La'Mour is my favorite writer.
P.S.Buckiees suck.I'll stop at Love's
Draw them pistols or whistle Dixie
Another winner!
They put strick9 in his whiskey
I could quote you on that, " 'could have' doesn't account for much with history.
Quote me
Or the McClintock shovel 😂
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
In high-pitched childlike curios voice…
But Josh, how do you continue spinning such fas-kinatin’ yarns?!
Saline River = suh leen river.
Ouachita Mountains = wash it tah Mountains
I'll make sure to remember that next time I cover Cullen
Thanks he was the man God bless you and the stars and bars
What was your favorite part, Kenneth?
Another great episode from you as usual . I had totally forgotten about this guy . , I first read about him in a book by ( I think ) Carl Briehan titled " Great Gunfighters Of The West " and had totally forgotten about him until now .
A Super Gremlin
Tell them, how I lived in the moment and I died when I tried to go straight.
Nice A1
He damn sure killed anything and anybody.
When he was poisoned they found 8 or 9 pistols on him
As always, your presentation is superb. Your narration really pulls the listener in. And you clearly differentiate between historic FACT, and conjecture, and let the listener know! Very well done.
"Fast Draw" as depicted in Hollywood westerns is total fiction. Most of us, familiar with history, know quite well that two men practically never met in the middle of the street at noon to see who was the fastest draw. However, on the Western Frontier, two "Pistoleers" would often stalk each other, sometimes for days, weeks, months, etc, when only death would settle their differences, no matter how trivial the offense. As soon as the 1851 Colt Navy had become THE desired handgun on the Western Frontier, men were learning how to get the Navy into action as smoothly and rapidly as practical, for practical self-defense. No different than today's self-defense drills getting the Glock 19 or S&W J-frame revolver into action smoothly and quickly from concealed carry against a threat.
In the VIGILANTES OF MONTANA (1866, author Thomas Dimsdale), "Outlaw-masquerading-as-sheriff" Henry Plummer was described as being able to draw and fire the five shots of his revolver in about 2 or 3 seconds. Plummer's revolver was the small five-shot .36 caliber 1862 Colt Police revolver, the same size as Colt's little 5-shot .31 Pocket revolvers, but with slightly enlarged cylinder to enable the small "Police" revolver to handle the same round ball or conical bullet of the Navy revolvers. The small 5-shot .36 Police revolver, could be carried concealed, and the lighter weight allowed a faster "draw" than the larger 6-shot, .36 Navy revolvers. While the easier hiding, and lighter weight of the small .36 Police would be a reason to choose it over the larger Navy size, in actuality the reason that Plummer likely acquired a 5-shot Police .36 instead of the larger 6-shot Navy .36, was because the Civil War was in full swing, making military sized revolvers in .36 or .44 caliber very difficult to acquire, while the smaller 5-shot .31 Pocket and .36 Police revolvers would be readily available.
HISTORY NOTE: As the Idaho / Montana Vigilantes gradually rounded up and shot or hung the robbers and killers around the Alder Gulch area in then-Idaho Territory (became Montana Territory in May, 1864) gold fields, it was revealed that elected Sheriff Henry Plummer was associated with the gang, and using his position to forward information to the gang concerning stage and freight shipment of gold. The Vigilantes caught up to Plummer and on January 10, 1864, Plummer and two deputies were hung from the corral post entrance gate near Bannack, near the Ader Gulch gold strikes. Just another boring day in the Wild West I suppose.
Good info
Thank you for reminding me of Henry Plummer, there's actually alot of old West people who could have their stories told.
If he had pistols and those soldiers just had their issued single shot stuffers it wouldn’t be much of a gun fight ! Those long rifles arent gettin whipped into action very quick. So basically he shot unarmed men the way I see it. Long rifles are for mass formation fights.
They say he was born in Weakley County, Tennessee. Not sure about the city. Would be nice to know
Unfortunately the victory dictated history and overlooked its atrocities and crimes against there vanquished some choosing revenge over justice.