Buffalo Bill

“The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from 800 to 1,000 of them.”

“The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state.”

“The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.”

“So for twelve miles I rode with Sherman, and we became fast friends. He asked me all manner of questions on the way, and I found that he knew my father well, and remembered his tragic death in Salt Creek Valley.”

“But the love of adventure was in father's blood.”

“The Confederates had suspected Wild Bill of being a spy for two or three days, and had watched him closely.”

“My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of Iowa.”

“After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.”

“My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.”

“My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.”

“The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.”

“Washington newspaper men know everything.”

“Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had on the road.”