We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.

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General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.

General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.

My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.

My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.

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...

I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.

I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.

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,...

As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left...

As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left...

Indians were frequently off their reservations.

Indians were frequently off their reservations.

It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was.

It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was.

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...

My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of...

My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the...

Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the...

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...

Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more...

Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more...

The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from...

The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from...

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

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