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Other names: Edward Zane Carroll Judson (at birth)[J92]


Writer, and adventurer.
Originator dime novels.[J92]
Joined the US Navy and reached the rank of midshipman, but left in 1844.[J92]
Apparently, he joined the Seminole War and the went to travel in the West.[J92]
Imprisoned for a year in 1864 for his role in the 'Astor Place riot'.[J92]
Joined the Union Army during the Civil War and discharged in 1864 for drunkenness.[J92]
He styled William F. Cody 'Buffalo Bill' whom he portrayed as the hero in his novels.[J92]

Place of birth and death: Stamford, New York[J92]



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