Deputy U.S. Marshal

Seth Hyatt Stalcup

Felonious
End of Watch April 25, 1895
Age 39
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Location: North Carolina Weapon: Shotgun Offender: Arrested

Deputy Marshal Seth Stalcup was shot and killed near Shoal Creek, in Cherokee County, North Carolina, by a pair of moonshiners who had blamed him for several recent raids on their stills.

He and several other deputy marshals were in the area to conduct several raids when they encountered the two men on the road. One of the men verbally accused Deputy Marshal Stalcup of causing the raids in which his stills were destroyed. The two men struggled briefly, and as Deputy Marshal Staclup turned to pickup his coat the subject fired at him, striking him in his arm.

Deputy Marshal Stalcup returned fire, mortally wounding the subject. The second moonshiner then shot Deputy Marshal Stalcup in the head with a shotgun, killing him. The man fled but turned himself in several months later.

Deputy Marshal Stalcup was survived by his wife and nine children.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal Stalcup was survived by his wife and nine children.

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Stalcup gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 1895
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Seth is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1895, 74 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 95th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Seth was 39. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Seth had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Seth among them.

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Where

Deputy U.S. Marshal Seth Hyatt Stalcup

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch April 25, 1895

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 52-W

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