# Buckskin Joe — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Buckskin Joe in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Buckskin Joe, old Buckskin Joe, Joe

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-adventures-on-the-overland-road

## Who they are

A grizzled mountain man and guide whose hard-won plains wisdom helps shape the young Cody into a seasoned scout.

## In the story

### [A Military Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxi-a-military-expedition)

Mentioned as a character in the context of the Pawnee dance and camp life.

### [Hunting Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxiv-hunting-expedition)

Cody's buffalo horse, ridden by Lawrence Jerome; later runs off during a hunt and eventually returns to Fort McPherson.

### [Hunting with a Grand Duke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxv-hunting-with-a-grand-duke)

Cody's celebrated buffalo horse, ridden by the Grand Duke during the hunt.

### [Honors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxvii-honors)

Buffalo Bill's horse, wounded in the chest during the charge but shows no immediate signs.

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