Historical Figures of the Wild West

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The nickname buffalo soldiers began with the Cheyenne warriors in 1867. The actual Cheyenne translation was Wild Buffalo. The nickname was given out of respect and the fierce fighting ability of the 10th cavalry. Overtime, Buffalo Soldiers became a generic term for all African American soldiers.

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William “Buffalo Bill” Cody

Cody’s own theatrical genius revealed itself in 1883, when he organized Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, an outdoor extravaganza that dramatized some of the most picturesque elements of frontier life: a buffalo hunt with real buffalos, an Indian attack on the Deadwood stage with real Indians, a Pony Express ride, and at the climax, a tableau presentation of Custer’s Last Stand in which some Lakota who had actually fought in the battle played a part.

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Exodusters

Exodus: the departure of a large number of people

When the last Federal troops left the South in 1877 and the Reconstruction gave way to renewed racial oppression, a former slave named Benjamin “Pap” Singleton began urging blacks to form their own independent communities in the West.

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Buffalo Bill

He was born in February 26, 1846–January 10 , 1917 he died.

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Annie Oakley

She was born in August 13, 1860 and died in November 3, 1926.

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Calamity Jane

She was born on May 1, 1853 and died on August 1, 1903.

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