Wild Bill Hickok
Deceased Person
1837 – 1876
Who was Wild Bill Hickok?
James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his reported exploits are fictionalized.
Born and raised on a farm in rural Illinois, Hickok went west at age 18 as a fugitive from justice, first working as a stagecoach driver, before he became a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. He fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, actor, and professional gambler. Between his law-enforcement duties and gambling, which easily overlapped, Hickok was involved in several notable shootouts. He was shot and killed while playing poker in the Nuttal & Mann's Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory.
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- Born
- May 27, 1837
Troy Grove - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 2, 1876
Deadwood - Resting place
- Mount Moriah Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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