| − | '''Wild Bill Hickok''' (1837-1876) was born James Butler Hickok and traveled the [[American]] West as a [[stage coach]] driver, then became a lawman in the frontier territories of [[Kansas]] and [[Nebraska]]. He fought in the [[Union Army]] during the [[Civil War|American Civil War]], and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, and professional [[Gambling|gambler]]. Between his law enforcement duties and gambling, which easily overlapped, Hickok was involved in several notable shootouts, and was ultimately killed while playing [[poker]] in a [[South Dakota]] saloon. | + | '''Wild Bill Hickok''' (1837-1876) was born James Butler Hickok and traveled the [[American]] west as a [[stagecoach]] driver, then became a lawman in the frontier territories of [[Kansas]] and [[Nebraska]]. He fought in the [[Union Army]] during the [[Civil War|American Civil War]], and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, and professional [[Gambling|gambler]]. Between his law enforcement duties and gambling, which easily overlapped, Hickok was involved in several notable shootouts, and was ultimately killed while playing [[poker]] in a [[South Dakota]] saloon. |