James Butler Hickok
What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

For gunfighters, it helped to have a catchy moniker. Having a catchy “gunfighter” name was almost a sure way to immortality. Henry McCarty might...

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Hays in an Uproar

Hays in an Uproar

Wild Bill Hickok vs. The 7th Cavalry Hickok Almost Gets an Earful     July 17, 1870 Deputy U.S. Marshal James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok...

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Whats in a Name?

Whats in a Name?

Having a catchy “gunfighter” name was almost a sure way to immortality. Henry McCarty might never have become famous as “Henry the Kid.” Nor would...

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