Just across the James River from downtown Richmond, Va., is Old Town Manchester, a contraband camp established in 1865. Now an organized neighborhood with a commercial district, this camp was a series of military tents set up near the Richmond-Danville Railroad.
The editors sincerely thank the knowledgeable researchers at the Valentine Richmond History Center for their help in identifying some of these landmarks and buildings.
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William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) led a signal life, from his youthful exploits with the Pony Express and in service as a U.S. Army scout to his globetrotting days as a showman and international icon Buffalo Bill.
If you needed some motivation during the war years, there was probably a poster for that.
Texan Sam Privett, the colorfully nicknamed proprietor of Booger Red’s Wild West, backed up his boast he could ride anything on four legs.
Steve Friesen, the former director of the Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave in Colorado, assesses what has been written and filmed.
