In 1866, 35 year old Thomas Welch was one of four men assigned to police beats from 8pm-sunrise in Omaha, Nebraska. That night Welch would encounter a soldier in a beer garden who had just mustered out of the Nebraska 1st Regiment. It would be his last encounter – a hero's story that left many unanswered questions…

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