, ▁Wild ▁Bill ▁H ick ok ▁sho ots ▁Little ▁Dave ▁T utt ▁dead ▁over ▁a ▁pok er ▁deb t ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁true ▁western ▁" fast ▁draw " ▁show down . ▁ ▁July ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁The ▁ste amer ▁Bro ther ▁Jonathan ▁s inks ▁off ▁the ▁California ▁coast , ▁killing ▁ 2 2 5 . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁Champ ▁Fer g us on ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁combat ants ▁to ▁be ▁conv icted ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes ▁for ▁actions ▁taken ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁found ▁guilty ▁by ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁trib unal ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁charges ▁ar ising ▁from ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁people ▁as ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁guer illa . ▁He ▁is ▁h anged ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁conv iction ▁of ▁Henry ▁Wir z . ▁ ▁October – Dec ember ▁▁ ▁September ▁ 8 – ▁ 2 1 : ▁Fort ▁Smith ▁Council ▁between ▁U . ▁S . ▁and ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes ▁that ▁had ▁supported ▁the ▁Confeder ated ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁regarding ▁Re const ruction ▁Tre aties . ▁ ▁October ▁ 8 ▁– ▁The ▁ 6 . 3 ▁ ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Mountains ▁earth qu ake ▁shook ▁the ▁Central ▁Coast ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁of ▁California ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁Mer cal li ▁intensity ▁of ▁VIII ▁( S ever e ), ▁causing ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁damage . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁The ▁p