A Brief History of Billy Dixon

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@DanFerguson-g6e 3 ай бұрын

Job well done on this video. They had a 150 th anniversary Sunrise presentation at Adobe Walls. We even enjoyed a shot of Buffalo Trace whiskey standing in the foot print of Hanrahans saloon. The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum in Canyon still has Dixons Medal of Honor there as well as an Officers model Springfield that he picked out when joining as a scout for the cavalry. I remembered that medal from visiting the museum many. Times growing up in this area. Around 2001 or so the Museum was remodeled. There was a suggestion box there and I asked them to put his Medal of Honor back on display. A year later I visited and it was on display. The suggestion box was still there. I thanked them for putting his Medal on display and asked that they display it right side up. They did. I know a family that has his spurs. Also Dixon has family that own the Bar Z winery in Canyon. Again great job with the filming and narration of this video.

@Rob-i5k 5 күн бұрын

Another good vid, as a Canadian I like to hear about the other guy's, yeah we know about billy the kid , Davey Crockett, and so on, but this was good 1000 yards or 1500 with a 45-110 pretty awesome

@rayb9053 4 ай бұрын

Super interesting! I enjoyed hearing about an American Hero that not many people know about! Thank you so much!

@garyreadler4886 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoy all your videos, thank you very much for all your work on these.

@williemoreno7801 Ай бұрын

America loves its Heroes humble. Great history lesson as always.

@brandiwynter 4 ай бұрын

As someone who grew up in rural Oklahoma and loves old West history I loved the video. Just a little correction though, you can't "win" the Medal of Honor, it's not a sport, you are "awarded" the CMH. No huge deal, a lot of people get it wrong. Hopefully you do more of these!

@rodneyerwin1512 4 ай бұрын

Love these history lessons! Very interesting, and good job!

@davidbones8947 Ай бұрын

I love early history brother keep it coming im binge watching as i wright this love it

@alanvaughan4143 Ай бұрын

Very good vid / commentary-- Billy is a legend ..subbed from the UK

@1olddirtroad Ай бұрын

I enjoyed this and am a new subscriber. Look forward in viewing more of your content

@nyc10021 4 ай бұрын

Well done, I had not heard the entire story before and enjoy being educated on those times in American History. Thank you.

@richc767 4 ай бұрын

Enjoyed it very much

@osogrande2 27 күн бұрын

Dixons revolver is on display at the Star of Texas museum at Washington on the Brazos State Park in Washington Texas (between Brenham and Navasota)

@roberthickman1467 Ай бұрын

Great job loved it!

@dennispowell2745 Ай бұрын

Billy got the congression̈ medal of honor at buffalo wollow you should do one on buffalo wollow

@Boclive1 Ай бұрын

Just anecdotally, a version of the story I once heard said there were three visible hostiles, and he hit one of them from a very great distance. Was it the one in the middle? Billy Dixon was the only person who ever knew if he hit the one he had sighted. 1st Adobe walls, 2nd Adobe Walls, the Buffalo Wallow fight are great stories and you tell them well. Thank you.

@charlesdugger5102 Ай бұрын

Very interesting history would suggest you read his autobiography by his wife olive Dixon. And get a sharps to use as a prop instead of a high wall. Thanks for keeping people interested in the era of history and guns that are near and dear to me.

@602br61458 4 ай бұрын

Well said.

@theprofiler8531 2 ай бұрын

Would like to hear about some lesser known “Heroes/Villains of the old west. I never heard about Dixon but glad that I did. How about the black gentleman Sam(?)Bass. Im not sure of his first name. I could research him but your story telling abilities are enthralling. I have spent some hours listening to your brief historys. Keep up the good work.

@davidgray5776 4 ай бұрын

I did enjoy it, thanks.

@earlmiller6093 Ай бұрын

I have read his biography…. Why there is not a movie film made of his biography is sad…it is quite interesting and he pulled off some crazy odds. I really wish the Cohen bros would make a movie on billy Dixon…. Joel and Ethan Cohen are very gifted at making extreme quality movies

@janewolfe6699 Ай бұрын

Actually Billy was quite familiar with a Sharps big 50 but he had lost his crossing a flooded river a few days before. Not being able to purchase another because none were for sale he had to buy a 44/40. I'll stop my corrections right there.

@stevet5238 Ай бұрын

Good Video !

@Salieri47 4 ай бұрын

I'm going to speculate Billy Dixon knew his incredible shot would be very nearly impossible to duplicate. I do have a question re legendary frontiersmen...does anyone know the name of the man who literally crawled on his belly, for several days, in the winter, and survived? I'm thinking this happened in the Yosemite area????

@guycordle9038 4 ай бұрын

Hugh Glass ?

@Salieri47 4 ай бұрын

It was somebody less known than Hugh Glass. I'm now thinking I might have read the story in Ansel Adams' autobiography.

@phillipallen3259 29 күн бұрын

Never underestimate a big bore black powder rifle and someone who knows how to use it.

@lawrencelewis1036 Ай бұрын

Nice looking 1885 you have there !

@thePrussian 4 ай бұрын

Men were built different back then

@rickstrandberg6398 Ай бұрын

Clicked cuz of winchester , that red pad surely is out of place...

@tbcoachniblick1208 Ай бұрын

How can you actually measure the distance from then to today..??

@JimParvin-o9e Ай бұрын

It was actually the second battle of Adobe Walls. He was a Buffalo hunter with his 50 caliber sharps rifle. The Comanche Indians were the lords of the southern plains and would kill anyone else in their southern plains and it didn't matter if it's other Indians or anybody else.