Who's Who: More People of the Old West Quiz

Answer: Robert Leroy Parker

Also known as Butch Cassidy, Parker appears to have been a fairly successful robber; his Hole-in-the-Wall hideout in a remote area of Wyoming offered natural protection for his gang, the Wild Bunch, from pursuing law officers. Posing with his friends for a photograph probably wasn't the best decision Parker ever made! After his face began to appear on wanted posters, he fled to New York City with his longtime partner in crime, Harry Longabaugh, also known as the Sundance Kid, and Longabaugh's girlfriend, Etta Place. Eventually making their way to South America, it is believed that Butch and Sundance died in a shootout in Bolivia.

Answer: David Crockett

Known as "King of the Wild Frontier", David Crockett gained fame for his ability as a scout during the Creek War before serving in both the Tennessee State Legislature and U.S. Congress. After Martin Van Buren was elected president, Crockett moved to Texas and became involved in the war with Mexico.

Unfortunately, he was one of the men who fought at the Battle of the Alamo; details surrounding his death are unknown. He did, however, leave us with some good advice: "Be always sure you are right - then go ahead".

Answer: George Armstrong Custer

A notoriously poor student at West Point - he graduated last in his class - Custer was, nevertheless, able to gain rank in the military and have a successful career during the American Civil War; his ability to seemingly avoid injury was noticed and named "Custer's Luck"! During this time his actions were celebrated, and he rose in the army ranks; his nickname was "Boy General".

His troops were present when Robert E. Lee signed the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House, and the table where the signing took place was given to Custer's wife by General Sheridan, with a note, "Permit me to say, Madam, that there is scarcely an individual in our service who has contributed more to bring about this desirable result than your gallant husband." In 1866 Custer was given command of the 7th U.S. Cavalry, and fought in several skirmishes during the subsequent Indian Wars.

Unfortunately, history remembers him for his disastrous defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn, rather than his service during the Civil War.

Answer: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph's father, known as Joseph the Elder, had converted to Christianity, changed his name, and initiated a peace treaty which basically established a reservation for the Nez Perce in Oregon Territory. After gold was discovered there, however, the U.S. government reclaimed some of the land that had been given to the tribe; a new resettlement area that was offered to the tribe was rejected and Chief Joseph attempted to take his people to Canada.

The 1,400 mile trip, however, proved difficult due to the U.S. army constantly harassing the group, and having few supplies. Just forty miles away from the border, Chief Joseph surrendered, giving a famous speech which concluded, "My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever".

Answer: Phoebe Ann Mosey

Phoebe Ann Mosey, who is better known as Annie Oakley, had a difficult childhood. After her father died, she was forced to trap and hunt in order to support her family. When she was nine she was placed in a situation that appeared to be a paying job with a bit of education included; the family, however, treated her as a slave, and she eventually ran away from "the wolves", as she called them.

She was taken in by a kindly family, and eventually returned to her mother's home by age fifteen. She became well-known in the area of Cincinnati, Ohio, as she sold food that she hunted to hotels and restaurants.

She met Frank Butler, who she later married, when his Baughman & Butler shooting act was in Cincinnati. Frank bet $100 that he could beat "any fancy shooter", however, after losing to Annie, they began to perform together, eventually joining Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

The reason for her name change is still debated today.

Answer: Crazy Horse

How Tashunka Witco was given the name Crazy Horse is still debated today; one source says that it was his father's name, which was passed on to his son. The discovery of gold in South Dakota changed the lives of all the Native Americans who lived there.

More settlers came to the area, bringing disease with them, and military forts were constructed; Crazy Horse, however, refused to accept any life other than the one into which he had been born. Fighting with Sitting Bull, he participated in the Battle of Little Bighorn, annihilating George Custer's Seventh Cavalry.

While Sitting Bull led his men to Canada in retreat, however, Crazy Horse continued to fight. He was killed at Ft. Robinson in Nebraska about four months after surrendering to U.S. troops.

Answer: John Henry Holliday

"Doc" Holliday originally went to school to become a dentist. Shortly after graduating, he found that he had contracted tuberculosis. He was told that living in a drier climate - he was practicing in Georgia at the time - might slow down the progression of the disease.

After moving to Texas and opening a dental practice, he found that he could also making a living as a gambler. Holliday met Wyatt Earp during a stay in Kansas; although versions of the story differ, the conclusion is the same. Earp credited Doc with saving his life, and they became lifelong friends. With the lawlessness that was prevalent in Kansas at the time, Holliday began to gain a reputation as a gunfighter; he moved with Earp to Tombstone Arizona, where he took part in the famous O.K. Corral shootout, and the subsequent Earp Vendetta Ride.

He died in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, when he was thirty-six years old.

Answer: Sacagawea

Sacagawea, a member of the Lemhi Shoshone who lived in approximately modern-day Idaho, was captured by an enemy tribe when she was ten years old. A few years later she was traded to Toussaint Charbonneau, a French fur trader, and became his second wife.

When Lewis and Clark reached the Hidatsa-Mandan settlement where the couple lived in South Dakota, they realized the benefit of having them join their expedition; between them, Sacagawea and Charbonneau spoke four languages. Not only was Sacagawea a skilled interpreter, but her vast knowledge of edible and medicinal plants proved invaluable.

In addition, the presence of a woman and baby (her two month-old son traveled with the group), is believed to have helped ease potential tension between the group and the Native Americans encountered along the way.

Answer: Bartholomew Masterson

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Masterson experienced the lifestyle of the Old West as a young man, and enjoyed a quieter life in New York City during his later years. Called "Bat", the young Masterson made his living as a buffalo hunter and Indian scout.

He ended up in Dodge City, Kansas, a city that had a reputation as being one of the roughest cattle towns in the Old West. There he worked as a sheriff and deputy U.S. marshal, as well a saloon keeper and gambler. After moving to the East, he gained an appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt as the U.S. marshal for the southern district of New York. During this time he also worked as a feature writer and sports writer, eventually becoming the sports editor for the "New York Morning Telegraph".

Answer: Henry McCarty

Also called William Bonney, or Billy the Kid, Henry McCarty was about fifteen years old when he first got into trouble with the law for stealing food. His second arrest, a short time later, for stealing clothing and weapons, led to an escape from jail, which branded him an outlaw and a fugitive.

His participation in the Lincoln County War and subsequent joining of the Regulators, made McCarty a well-known outlaw in the New Mexico territory. With a bounty on his head after the Regulators killed three men, it was just a matter of time before McCarty paid for his crimes. Sentenced to hang, he was able to escape jail, only to be shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett shortly after. Altogether it is estimated that Billy the Kidd killed at least eight men.