TEXAS JACK Ep. 1 | “Cowboys and Indians”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

John Omohundro grows up in Virginia and serves as a Confederate spy during the Civil War before moving west to become one of America’s first cowboys. He becomes known as Texas Jack, meets Wild Bill Hickok, and then Buffalo Bill Cody. He leads grand hunting expeditions in Yellowstone National Park, and then receives an offer from popular writer Ned Buntline to co-star in a stage play. Jack takes the plunge and embarks on the adventure that will change his life. For the full story of Texas Jack, check out Matthew Kerns’ book! Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Noiser+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On Friday, April 26, 1872,
0:20.5	Trout B of the Third Cavalry
0:23.0	raced across the Nebraska Prairie
0:25.1	in pursuit of Sue Horse Thieves.
0:27.9	The night before, the mini-conju warriors
0:30.6	had stolen the horses from an Army Telegraph depot,
0:34.2	and the Army had called on its best scouts
0:36.7	to track the thieves and return the horses.
0:40.1	The two scouts who raced across the Prairie that day
0:43.0	were John O'Mohundro and William Cody.
0:46.3	They would soon become famous as Texas Jack
0:48.7	and Buffalo Bill, but their story almost ended
0:51.8	before it really began.
0:54.4	The military force split into two groups
0:56.9	to surround the warriors.
0:58.8	Buffalo Bill took a few men with him to get behind the enemy
1:02.7	and Texas Jack stayed with the rest of the cavalry.
1:06.4	Minutes later, gunfire erupted.
1:09.4	Buffalo Bill was aiming at one of the warriors with his rifle
1:13.0	when he felt a sudden searing pain streak across his scalp.
1:17.6	He reached up and could feel blood pouring from O'Mohund.
1:21.4	He jerked his rifle in the direction of the gunshot
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