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

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Buffalo Bill
Age: 70 †
Born: 1846
Born: February 26
Died: 1917
Died: January 10
Actor
Businessperson
Circus Performer
Frontiersman
Hunter
Military Officer
Showman
Stage Actor
Writer
Scott County
Iowa
William Frederick Cody
Bill Cody
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody
William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody
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