Buffalo Wallow






This is Billy Dixon.  Within the space of three months, this guy pulled off two back to back stunts in the Indian Wars.






This excellent painting is by Joe Grandee of the Comanche charging the post.  These clothes just kick ass!





This is Adobe Walls in 1975, and what it looks like today.




On the third day of the fight, a group of warriors were overlooking the beleaguered trading post, and Billy tried his luck.  Probably using a Sharps .50-110, a lot of round, he took a shot at the Comanche from 1353 yards away.  .87 of a mile.  Clocked.
The bullet had to fall 26 feet to hit the target.  On of the warriors was knocked of his horse.  He wasn't killed, but this Ghost Shirt bullshit was clearly not working.
Picture by Bob Boze Bell.





This is a .50 Sharps.  He always said that it was a lucky shot but that is only partly true. 







Found in a Kiowa ledger, this is probably a depiction of the Buffalo Wallow fight.  The amount of solders is correct but the two scouts aren't shown.





This is a buffalo wallow.









Billy Dixon, Medal of Honor, Business Man, Postmaster, 1st Sheriff of Hutchinson County.






He is buried at Adobe Walls.









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