18. Buffalo Soldier
Speaking of Buffalo… History has muddied the definitions of the Buffalo Soldier. Most references include any black soldier part of the U.S. Army formed around 1866. The true Buffalo Soldiers were the 10th Cavalry Regiment, first organized on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Native Americans gave them that name due to their hair, which curled like the bison.
17. Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson
Born in 1948, Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was a gambler and badass sheriff. Thanks to the movie Tombstone, most folks know him as the deputy town marshal who participated in the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Some folks think he looks like Kurt Russel. Meh, not so much. The guy next to him in this shot is Bartholemew William Barclay “Bat” Masterson. Wyatt and Bay shared a fondness for gambling, but also for being badasses. They posed for this picture in Dodge City, in 1876.