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The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, ... Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, ...
In 1893, Cody changed the title to Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World and the show performed at the Chicago World's Fair to a crowd of 18,000. This performance was a huge contributor to the show's popularity. The show never again did as well as it did that year.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders (1883-1916) California Frank's All-Star Wild West (1911) – Frank Hafley; Captain Jack King's Wild West show; Colonel Cummins' Wild West Indian Congress and Rough Riders of the World – Frederick T. Cummins; Congress of Rough Riders and Ropers|Zach Mulhall's Congress of Rough Riders and Ropers
In 1893, Cody changed the title to Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The show began with a parade on horseback, with participants from horse-culture groups that included the US and another military, cowboys, American Indians, and performers from all over the world in their best attire. [11]
During the Spanish-American war, he joined the United States Army's 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, known as the Rough Riders, where he held the rank of sergeant, and was considered by Theodore Roosevelt "one of the best non-commissioned officers we had". [2] Fish was a member of "L" troop commanded by Captain Allyn K. Capron Jr.
George Gibson McMurtry (November 6, 1876 – November 22, 1958) was a United States Army officer, a Medal of Honor recipient and a Harvard–educated Wall Street lawyer.. He first served in the Army as a member of the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War.
Hopkins claimed to have been a cowboy and professional horseman in the American West, where he gained a reputation for distance riding.In his autobiographical memoir (unpublished in his lifetime) and accounts to friends, he claimed to have been featured as one of the "Rough Riders of the World" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which toured in Europe [4] as well as the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, informally known as the "St. Louis World's Fair", was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1904. Chief Blue Horse joined Colonel Cummins' Wild West Indian Congress and Rough Riders of the World and