Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 6, 1895 Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Johnston, Jeremy Christianson, Frank Seefeldt, Douglas, 1964- Supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. 2013 William F. Cody Archive University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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BBWW performed in Wilmington, North Carolina, October 7, 1895. Famous generals were the names Cody proposed for the streets being planned for the town site of Cody. Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck October 6, 1895 1 page University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Buffalo Bill Letters to George T. Beck (Acc. #9972) ah031306

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Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill's Wyoming Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898 Beck, George Washington Thornton, 1856-1943 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925 Carr, E. A. (Eugene Asa), 1830-1910 Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910 Crook, George, 1829-1890 Guss, Henry R., 1825-1907 Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890 Royall, William B. (William Bedford), 1825-1895 Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887 Gibbon, John, 1827-1896 Sumner, Edwin Vose, 1835-1912 Harney, William S. (William Selby), 1800-1889 Forsyth, George, Alexander, 1837-1915 Forsyth, James W. (James William), 1836-1906 Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869 Weakly, Laura K. Added annotation Weakly, Laura K. Initial encoding Clark, Linda Proofing Boyce, Gary Transcription Adams, Deb Transcription

The Buffalo Bill Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World.

Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), President.Nate Salsbury, Vice-Pres't and Manager.John M. Burke, . . . General Manager.Albert E. Scheible, . . . Business Manager.Jule Keen, . . . Treasurer. Wilmington N. C. Oct 61 Dear George

I have not heard if you approove of nameing the streets after the leading Generals2 if you do I will send you my favorites they come in rotation as I write them. I leave it to you to put in and name the Southern Generals. I dont know how many streets you are going to have but here goes3

Grant Sherman Sheridan Custer Miles Carr Merritt Crook Guss an uncle of mine4 Terry Royal Emory Gibbon Augur Sumner Harney Forsyth Stanton. our old Paymaster must name one after him. How many streets will you have— Note 1: The year is not inscribed by Cody but is 1895 as determined by the Routes List: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in Wilmington, North Carolina, October 7, 1895; there was no performance on Sunday, October 6. Note 2: In previous letters Cody refers to naming streets in the first planned town site, and the initial plats of the town of Cody in that original location show the streets named for generals. This was an idea that apparently did not catch on, as Cody remarks. In the town site's subsequent location, the main street of Sheridan Avenue is the only street honoring a general (Philip Sheridan); the principal east-west streets were and still are named for founders of the town. Note 3: The following are full names and life dates in the order in which Cody has them listed in his letter: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888. Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876. Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925. Carr, E. A. (Eugene Asa), 1830-1910. Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910. Crook, George, 1829-1890. Guss, Henry R., 1825-1907. Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890. Royall, William B. (William Bedford), 1825-1895. Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887. Gibbon, John, 1827-1896. Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898. Sumner, Edwin Vose, 1835-1912. Harney, William S. (William Selby), 1800-1889. Forsyth, George, Alexander "Sandy," 1837-1915. Forsyth, James W. (James William), 1836-1906. Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869. Note 4: Henry R. Guss, 1825-1907, was Cody's uncle, having married Cody's mother's sister, Eliza C. Laycock. General Guss was commissioned a Major General in 1867; he commanded the 97th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Civil War.