The Buffalo Bill Project

Buffalo Bill, Rough Riders, and the Manly Image

Brent M. Rogers and Douglas Seefeldt

Roosevelt's Rough Riders Biographical Data

Included in this section is a list of brief biographical information, years with the Wild West, and documents associated with each person who performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Also, data on Rough Rider occupations (outside of the Wild West) is included.

Name		Troop / Position		Hometown		Occupation		Years Played in Wild West

• Jacob Allaun, Troop M / Saddler, Sapulpa, Indian Territory, 1900-1902

• William D. Amrine, Troop D / Saddler, Newkirk, Oklahoma Territory, Baker 1902

• Guy M. Babcock, Troop L / Saddler, Cherryville, Kansas, 1900

• William Bailey, Troop D / Private, Norman, Oklahoma Territory, Cowboy 1902

• Fred N. Beal, Troop D / Private, Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory, Sailor, 1899

• Tom Bowman (No record of this name with Roosevelt's Rough Riders), 1902

• James T. Brown, Troop D / Private, Oxford, Kansas, Student, 1900
     Los Angeles Times, "Roughriders of 1898 Gather"
     Reminisence, on his War experience, by James T. Brown, 5 September 1952
     Oral History, Tape Recording dictated by James T. Brown, January 1955

• Peter F. Byrne, Troop D / Private, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, Clerk, 1899

• William W. Carpenter, Troop L / Private, Blairston, Missouri, Cowboy, 1902

• Arthur E. Carter, Troop M / Private, Ardmore, Indian Territory, 1902

• Walter M. Cook, Troop D / Private, Enid, Oklahoma Territory, Cattleman, 1899

• Calvin Hill, Troop D / Corporal, Pawnee, Oklahoma Territory, Rancher, 1902

• Edward M. Hill, Troop D / Private, Tecumseh, Oklahoma Territory, Farmer 1900
1900 Route Book by Billy McGinty, includes an obituary for E.M. Hill.

• Thomas M. Holmes, Troop D / Private, Newkirk, Oklahoma Territory, Farmer, 1899

• Thomas J. Isbell, Troop L / Private, Vinita, Indian Territory, Cowboy, 1899
Obituary for Thomas Isbell, 17 November 1955.

• Joseph A. Kline, Troop L / Sergeant, Vinita, Indian Territory, Printer, 1899-1900

• Jesse D. Langdon, Troop K / Private, Fargo, North Dakota, Cowboy, 1899
     "Bill McGinty Wins His Bet"
     Letter from Jesse Langdon to the Editors of Life Magazine on September 9, 1952
     Albuquerque Tribune, "The Rough Riders Recall Many Hilarious Tales of Yore"
     Las Vegas (NM) Optic, "City Prepares for Festivities. One Rough Riders survivor is due."
     Alpha News, "Jesse's Lonely 'Reunion' Sparks Many Memories"
     Denver Post, "First Meeting with Teddy Roosevelt Recalled by Rough Rider"
     VFW Magazine, "Last of the Rough Riders"

• Edgar F. Loughmiller, Troop D / Private, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory, Ranchman, 1899
"2 Roughriders are Reunited After 30 Years"

• Andrew L. McAmish, Troop L / Private, Bethel, Kansas, Cowboy 1902

• William (Billy) McGinty, Troop D and K / Private, Stillwater, Oklahoma Territory, Cowboy, 1899-1900
      "A War Story" by Billy McGinty
     1900 Route Book by Billy McGinty
     Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Billy McGinty
     Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William F. Cody
     Los Angeles Times, "Roughriders of 1898 Gather"
     "T.R." Rough Riders at Reunion"
     "Bill McGinty Wins His Bet"
     Albuquerque Tribune, "The Rough Riders Recall Many Hilarious Tales of Yore"

• Henry F. Meagher, Troop D / Corporal, El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, Ranchman, 1899-1900

• Roscoe Benjamin Miller, Troop D / Private, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, 1899 and 1902

• Volney D. Miller, Troop D / Private, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, Engineer, 1899 and 1902

• William H. Mitchell, Troop D / Private, Salem, Massachusetts, 1900

• Lorrin D. Muxlow, Troop D / Wagoner, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, Liveryman, 1899-1900

• Marcellus L. Newcomb, Troop D / Private, Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory, Cattleman, 1899

• George Norris, Troop D / Corporal, Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory, Teacher 1900

• Robert C. Ragland, Troop G / Private, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, Butcher, 1900

• Cliff D. Scott, Troop D / Private, Clifton, Oklahoma Territory, Printer, 1900
Letter from C.D. Scott to to R.W. Denny, November 1947
"T.R." Rough Riders at Reunion"

• J.M. Sharkey (No record of this name with Roosevelt's Rough Riders), 1902

• W.S. Sharpe (No record of this name with Roosevelt's Rough Riders), 1900

• Sylvester S. Smith, Troop L / Private, Vinita, Indian Territory, Farmer, 1902

• Clyde H. Stewart, Troop D / Private, Pawnee, Oklahoma Territory, Typesetter, 1902

• John H. Tait, Troop G and I / Private, Raton, New Mexico, Fireman, 1899 and 1902

• Gerald A. Webb, Troop D / Sergeant, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, Soldier, 1899

• Ed L. Wright, Troop D / Private, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, 1900

Roosevelt's Rough Riders represented agents of progress and civilization for the world; they were the heroes that helped bring new possessions to the U.S. and they demonstrated true American manhood. An expanded notion of conquest and imperialism permeated Buffalo Bill's Wild West during the 1890s and into the 1900s. In the 1899 season, Cody introduced the heroic rough riders of the Spanish American War in his Wild West. "Col. Cody secured some of the most celebrated 'bronco busters' of the west, including some of the Rough Riders who were with President Roosevelt in Cuba." To the grand martial drama of American civilization demonstrated in the Congress of Rough Riders of the World, whose magnificent feats of horsemanship form the most electrifying and extraordinary exhibition, was added the remarkable men of Roosevelt's regiment. Due to this addition, the press indicated that the Congress held the public interest stronger than ever.