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The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
Buffalo Bill
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Buffalo Bill
Age: 70 †
Born: 1846
Born: February 26
Died: 1917
Died: January 10
Actor
Businessperson
Circus Performer
Frontiersman
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Military Officer
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Scott County
Iowa
William Frederick Cody
Bill Cody
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody
William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody
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