Langford peel biography

          Langford M. "Farmer" Peel was born c His birthplace is recorded as both Belfast, Ireland and Liverpool, England.

        1. Langford Peel, Born in Liverpool, Died July 23rd Aged 36 Years.
        2. Langford M. Peel (/ – July 21, ), also known as Farmer Peel was a.
        3. One such man was Irish-born immigrant Langford Peel (ca.
        4. One such man was Irish-born immigrant Langford Peel (c.

          5. Langford M. Peel (/ – July 21, ), also known as Farmer Peel was a....

          Langford Peel

          Langford M. Peel (1829/1831 – July 21, 1867), also known as Farmer Peel was a soldier,[1]gunman, and gambler in the American Old West.[2][3] According to his grave marker, Langford was born in Liverpool, England.

          At age 12 he enlisted in the U.S. Army with the approval and help of his mother and stepfather.[4] At the age of 17, he enlisted as a bugler in "B' Company of the 1st US Dragoons under Captain Edwin Vose Sumner;[5] Peel, still under 20 years of age,[6] when he killed his first three Indians at the Battle of Coon Creek in 1846.

          In 1850 he killed two more near Fort Kearney Kansas and a sixth later.[7] Peel "was the best specimen of 160 pounds, five feet, nine inches, naturally bright, clear headed and helpful always."[6] Sgt.

          Percivel Lowe would go on to say that a "full set of such noncommissioned officers under a good commander would make a troop [ or company] invincible aga