William “Buckey” O'Neill is one of those western heroes who has a long list of accomplishments behind his name: lawyer, judge, miner, school superintendent, gambler, mayor of Prescott, sheriff, and a Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider who gave his life in 1898 fighting against Spain. He is honored in Arizona with a bronze statute in the courthouse plaza of Prescott, and is remembered as “a damn fine fellow” by his biographer, Ralph Keithley. O'Neill led the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry in the S
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