Hugh Love person
also known as: Hugh
Summary: Old soldier and prospector who had a famous hand-to-hand fight with a she bear in May 1881.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Claims (8)
died_in
cited from climb back, but the slide rock gave way under… (1890) · +1 more
r head hung over a narrow ledge
under which was a large mass of slide rock.
He jumped on her with both knees grabbing
her by the neck with one hand and the tail with
the other, tried to force her over. She man-
aged to get her head ar…
fought_in
Burnside campaign in North Carolina— 1861
cited from Hugh was an old soldier, a veteran of the… (1890)g the month of May, 1881, Hugh Love
had one of the most thrilling and desperate en-
counters with a bear that ever man had and
live to narrate it. It is one instant where facts
are stranger than fiction. There are many liv-
ing witnesses …
campaign in Virginia ending at Fredericksburg— 1864
cited from Hugh was an old soldier, a veteran of the… (1890)g the month of May, 1881, Hugh Love
had one of the most thrilling and desperate en-
counters with a bear that ever man had and
live to narrate it. It is one instant where facts
are stranger than fiction. There are many liv-
ing witnesses …
siege at Knoxville— 1863
cited from Hugh was an old soldier, a veteran of the… (1890)g the month of May, 1881, Hugh Love
had one of the most thrilling and desperate en-
counters with a bear that ever man had and
live to narrate it. It is one instant where facts
are stranger than fiction. There are many liv-
ing witnesses …
cited from Hugh was an old soldier, a veteran of the… (1890)
g the month of May, 1881, Hugh Love
had one of the most thrilling and desperate en-
counters with a bear that ever man had and
live to narrate it. It is one instant where facts
are stranger than fiction. There are many liv-
ing witnesses …
occupation
prospector— 1881-05
cited from Hugh was an old soldier, a veteran of the… (1890) · +1 moreg the month of May, 1881, Hugh Love
had one of the most thrilling and desperate en-
counters with a bear that ever man had and
live to narrate it. It is one instant where facts
are stranger than fiction. There are many liv-
ing witnesses …
witnessed
she bear encounter near Chloride— 1881-05
cited from In February, 1881, a meeting of miners… (1890) · +2 moreor business, and after a short run overtook
bruin, roped him around the neck and then
dragged him to death. The bear weighed 300
pounds. — Wilcox Stockman.
From Ihe July 13, 1890, Issue of The Enterprise
Science Vs* Brute
Hugh Love’s Great …
worked_for
police force in St. Louis
cited from Hugh was an old soldier, a veteran of the… (1890) · +1 moreg the month of May, 1881, Hugh Love
had one of the most thrilling and desperate en-
counters with a bear that ever man had and
live to narrate it. It is one instant where facts
are stranger than fiction. There are many liv-
ing witnesses …
Sources (5)
climb back, but the slide rock gave way under… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
force in St… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
From the New Mexican we learn the par-… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Hugh was an old soldier, a veteran of the… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
In February, 1881, a meeting of miners… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details