Deputy U.S. Marshal

Caleb N. Keith

Felonious
End of Watch May 2, 1872
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy US Marshal Caleb Keith was shot and killed while attempting to serve a federal arrest warrant on a member of the KKK in Yancey County, North Carolina.

The subject was also wounded in the shootout and taken into custody, but later escaped.

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154 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Keith served with the United States Department of Justice.
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 May 2, 1872
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1872, 32 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 154th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Caleb was 26. 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.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Deputy U.S. Marshal Caleb N. Keith

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch May 2, 1872

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E

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