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Nov 16, 2009 · “Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota. Born in Illinois in 1837, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok first gained...
Oct 5, 2021 · In the days of the Wild West, no one was cockier than Wild Bill Hickok. The legendary gunfighter and frontier lawman once claimed that he had killed hundreds of men — a truly shocking exaggeration. It all started with an infamous article that was published in an 1867 issue of Harper’s Weekly.
Jun 12, 2006 · Wild Bill Hickok: Pistoleer, Peace Officer and Folk Hero. A legend in his own time,James Butler ('Wild Bill') Hickok was no average Joe when he went head-to-head with his enemies--he reportedly could 'draw and discharge his pistols with a rapidity that was truly wonderful.' by HistoryNet Staff 6/12/2006. Share This Article.
Jun 12, 2006 · James Butler Hickok, the renowned ‘Wild Bill,’ remains perhaps the most famous of all Western gunfighters. His exploits as a Civil War operative, frontiersman and peace officer have been celebrated often in print, in movies, and on television.
Mar 8, 2017 · James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876), also known as "Wild Bill" Hickok was a legendary figure in the old west. He was known as a gunfighter and gambler who fought in the Civil War and was a scout for Custer's Cavalry. He later became a lawman before settling down in Deadwood, South Dakota where he would soon meet his death.
Wild Bill Hickok served as a soldier and spy for the Union Army in the Civil War before becoming the quintessential Wild West gambling gentleman gunfighter. Wikimedia Commons/HowStuffWorks.
Aug 2, 2011 · James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok (1837-1876) was the archetypical Wild West character. At six-feet tall, draped in buckskins and with long, flowing hair, blue-gray eyes and a straw-colored...
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