My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to come, but so confident was she in the strength of the Federal Government that she devoutly believed that the struggle could not last longer than… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
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… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider's route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider. — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain. — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers. — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at least half a dozen men whom he had at… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
![“Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew in those days, nor as straight either. But Bill was cool, and the men who he went up against were rattled, I guess. Bill beat them to it. He made up his mind to kill the other man…” quote by Buffalo Bill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e9c/buffalo-bill-11793_beats_well-bill-bill-hickok-was-a-pretty-good_381801.jpg)
