Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Aces and eights have been called the "Dead Man's Hand" ever since which gunman was shot while holding them?"
This folk hero of the American Old West, known for his work across the frontier as a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish - often fabricated - tales he told about his life.
Step 2 : Answer to the question "Aces and eights have been called the "Dead Man's Hand" ever since which gunman was shot while holding them?"
The hand of cards which he supposedly held at the time of his death (including the ace of spades, the ace of clubs, the eight of spades and the eight of clubs) has become known as the dead man's hand.
Step 3 : Other interesting facts related to the question "Aces and eights have been called the "Dead Man's Hand" ever since which gunman was shot while holding them?"
After the Civil War broke out in April 1861, James Hickok became a teamster for the Union Army in Sedalia, Missouri. By the end of 1861, he was a wagonmaster, but in September 1862 he was discharged for unknown reasons. On July 12, 1861, David McCanles went to the Rock Creek Station office to demand an overdue property payment from Horace Wellman, the station manager. In September 1865, Hickok came in second in the election for city marshal of Springfield. Leaving Springfield, he was recommended for the position of deputy federal marshal at Fort Riley, Kansas. Next Step : We care our friends, so we share answers. If you care Share G +1 / Comment below your answer.
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