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James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.
May 23, 2024 · Wild Bill Hickok (born May 27, 1837, Homer [now Troy Grove], Illinois, U.S.—died August 2, 1876, Deadwood, Dakota Territory [now in South Dakota, U.S.]) was an American frontiersman, army scout, and lawman who helped bring order to the frontier West.
Apr 2, 2014 · Wild Bill Hickok is remembered for his services in Kansas as sheriff of Hays City and marshal of Abilene, where his ironhanded rule helped to tame two of the most lawless towns...
Dec 15, 2021 · Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876) was a legend in his own lifetime. Newspapers, magazines and dime novels of the period filled the public’s heads with stories – some more accurate than others – about his exploits as a lawman in the Wild West.
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...
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.
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.
