It’s part of Wild Bill Hickok’s legend. The acting Ellis County (KS) sheriff was trying to corral Bill Mulvey, who was …
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Don’t Take a Beer Mug to a Gunfight Sam Strawhun learned a hard lesson from Wild Bill.
Sam Strawhun and his pals had been wreaking havoc on John Bitter’s Saloon in Hays City, KS, early in the morning of Sept…
A Not So Heroic End A Medal of Honor winner takes on Wild Bill Hickok.
John Kile was a hero who came to a bad end. As a corporal in the 5th Cavalry, Kile won the Congressional Medal of Honor…
A Watch to Die For Wild Bill Hickok vs Dave Tutt.
Dave Tutt walked onto the town square in Springfield, Missouri, at 6 p.m. on a Friday. He was about to face off with a …
The Truth about Wild Bill Myths have shrouded the West’s deadliest gunfighter. It’s time to re-evaluate those legends.
Like most Old West icons, gunfighter “Wild Bill” Hickok is shrouded in myths. He likely started many of them. A teller o…
A Theater for a Boomtown Jack Langrishe brought entertainment to Deadwood.
Jack Langrishe opened up the first theater in Deadwood in the summer of 1876. And for more than three years, the facili…
Who Succeeded “Wild Bill” Hickok as Marshal of Abilene, Kansas?
Who succeeded “Wild Bill” Hickok as marshal of Abilene, Kansas? Kerry Bulls Winlock, Washington James Gauthie put on the…
Classic Gunfights: Don’t Look Back Wild Bill vs Billy Mulvey
In office for only one day, acting Ellis County Sheriff James “Wild Bill” Hickok is making his rounds in the Kansas cowt…
The Other Woman Why is the Real Mrs. “Wild Bill” Hickok Almost Totally Forgotten?
Contemporaneous newspaper accounts of “Wild Bill” Hickok’s marriage to Agnes Lake in 1876 reported a favorable view of …
Colorado Charlie Utter
Colorado Charlie Utter is best known as Wild Bill Hickok’s best friend, the man who led the wagon train that brought the…