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Born
Buffalo Bill (William Cody) was born in Scott County, Iowa. This was a town close the LeClaire. William grew up next to the Mississippi river.
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Starts working at the age
William started working for a freight company. This helped him gain great skills as a horseman. he started working here at the age of 9.
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Began riding for the pony express
Cody began riding for the pony express. This was a business that delivered mail faster than any others at the time. He was only 14 when he started riding.
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Fought in the American Civil War
He was a Union scout fighting against slavery. After being a scout, he enlisted in the Seventh Kansas Calvary. He fought in the war until 1865.
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Started hunting buffalo
William started hunting buffalo to feed the railroad workers. He killed nearly 4,300 buffalo and this is where he got his famous nickname, Buffalo Bill.
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Became scout and guide
Cody became a scout and guide for the U.S. Fifth Calvary. He did this to help stop the Indian resistance. This was happening on the land west of the Mississippi river.
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Becomes a star
He was asked to do a show and it didn't take much convincing. He potrayed a western folk hero and it was a man much like himself. The play was called, "The Scouts on the Prairie". While doing all this acting stuff, he still was scouting and guiding hunts. -
Receives Medal of Honor
He received the medal of honor for his brave efforts and dangerous tasks against the Indian resistance. This medal was, unfortunately, revoked in 1916. This was due to a new thing where persons who received the medal but never served official military service. In 1986, after his death, he was re-awarded the medal.
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The Wild West Show
Buffalo Bill created his own show. This was a live show where they put on scenes from wars to freight trains. This show started to come to an end in 1916. Bill was getting old.
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Buffalo Bill Dies
William died at the age of 71. He passed in Denver, Colorado. His death was likely caused by old age.
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