The Fourth Guardsman

Muskogee
S1 Episode 70
3:55

Oklahoma's storied Three Guardsmen, Deputy U.S. Marshals Heck Thomas, Bill Tilghman and Chris Madsen, struck fear in the hearts of outlaws, but there was also a "Fourth Guardsmen." In the lawless 1890s, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bud Ledbetter was a giant of a man whose honorable reputation was known far and wide. This week on LoyalTV, learn more about his life in Indian Territory and as chief of police in the city of Muskogee.

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