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

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My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to...

My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to...

My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse...

My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse...

I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.

I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.

Indians were frequently off their reservations.

Indians were frequently off their reservations.

I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them...

I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them...

The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I...

The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I...

After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last...

After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last...

The Confederates had suspected Wild Bill of being a spy for two or three days,...

The Confederates had suspected Wild Bill of being a spy for two or three days,...

The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying...

The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying...

The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that...

The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that...

I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting...

I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting...

I began to think my time had come, as the saying is.

I began to think my time had come, as the saying is.

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon...

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon...

Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at...

Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at...

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

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

On reaching the place where the Indians had surprised us, we found the bodies of...

On reaching the place where the Indians had surprised us, we found the bodies of...

We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for...

We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for...

My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another.

My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another.

I could never resist the call of the trail.

I could never resist the call of the trail.

It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its...

It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its...