Editing Lincoln County War (section)

==Aftermath==
The Lincoln County War accomplished little other than to foster distrust and animosity in the area.  The surviving Regulators, most notably Billy the Kid, continued as fugitives. Gradually, his fellow gunmen scattered to their various fates. Billy rode with Bowdre, O'Folliard, [[Dave Rudabaugh]], and a few other friends, with whom he rustled cattle and committed other crimes. Eventually sheriff Pat Garrett and his posse tracked and killed O'Folliard, Bowdre, and, in July 1881, the "Kid". The three men were buried at [[Fort Sumner, New Mexico]].{{sfn|Nolan|2009|p=426}}

The [[Posse Comitatus Act]], signed into law June 18, 1878, would have prevented the use of federal troops for domestic law enforcement, but President Hayes invoked the [[Insurrection Act of 1807]] on October 7.

Murphy died of cancer on October 20, 1878, about the age of 47. [[Susan McSween]] hired [[Lawyer|attorney]] Huston Chapman to pursue charges against Dolan and others, in addition to working for amnesty for the Regulators.{{sfn|Chamberlain|2013|p=144}} On February 18, 1879, one year to the day after Tunstall was murdered, Evans and Billy Campbell killed Chapman, then fled the territory. That murder also was attributed to Dolan, though his involvement was never proven. Dolan was indicted for the murder of Tunstall, but was acquitted.{{sfn|Chamberlain|2013|pp=153–157}} He later acquired all of Tunstall's property before dying on his ranch in 1898, aged 49.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spartacus-educational.com/WWdolanJ.htm |title=James Dolan |publisher=[[Spartacus Educational]] |first=John | last=Simkin |date=September 1997 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> Susan McSween took over a large sum of land in the years after the Lincoln County War ended, establishing a ranch in [[Three Rivers, New Mexico]]. By the mid-1890s her ranch holdings were some of the largest in the territory.{{sfn|Chamberlain|2013|p=173}} She averaged during this time between 3,000 and 5,000 head of cattle. She died a wealthy woman on January 3, 1931, aged 85.{{sfn|Chamberlain|2013|p=223}}