se, Wild Bill was getting set up. He went and bought all of the .45 caliber cartridges the general store had. He even bought some fancy oil to make sure his Colts were going to fire correctly. When Saturday arrived, Wild Bill went to the blacksmith and rented a wagon that seated at-least six people. He left early to head to the hotel. The hotel was empty and Wild Bill new this because he had just put the owner in jail for ripping off the clients. Bill parked the wagon in front of the hotel and went in and poured himself a glass of whiskey.When darkness began to fall Wild Bill heard the gang approaching. When the gang busted into the hotel they were surprised to see nothing. They were over come with silence until Wild Bill stood up from the back of the bar with his guns blazing. In the shoot out Wild bill had killed Jeb McCanles and two of his men, and had taking the rest as prisoners. For the capture of the gang, Wild Bill was awarded $175.Meanwhile the Civil War had broken out and Wild Bill decided to volunteer his time in the Union as a scout. He figured that he would join the Union for a couple of different reasons. First he had some friends that were black and he thought the southern folks had not given them a chance. The other reason was he did not like the southern accents and that most of the worlds flops had somehow drained down there by a form of natural selection. Wild Bill helped guide General William T. Sherman during the generals tour of the West. And during 1867-68, Bill scouted for both General Winfield Scott Hancock and Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Wild Bill did a lot of growing up during this time. This also helped him to prepare for his next phase in life, law enforcement. Wild Bill worked on and off as a deputy U.S. Marshall during 1868-70 in Hays City, Kansas. This is were he truly proved his worth as a law enforcer. On August 23, 1869, Wild Bill won a special election to complete the vacancy ...
