before the term was forever linked to his name, william f. he cody grew up in the wild west. not named for the man he would killed be the thousands, others for the record killed more but just a employ who played with indians on the great plains, perhaps even members of sitting bull's extended tribe. who would pass through territory near his home in kansas as they followed the buffalo. so, too, by his own account did he kill an indian in his youth. others later while he was employed as a wagon train hand but he was not aware the curtain would soon fall on their way of life and he would participate any last act as well as try to preserve what came before. once he was just a boy who helped this struggling family eek out a living on the frontier. so how he came to hook up with sitting bull is pretty amazing part of the story. after the battle of the little big horn during which custer was killed, as i hope you all know, sitting bull was blamed for killing custer, which was not true. he did not pull the trigger. but he was nearby and he was certain lay factor in the battle. in fac