# General Whistler — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> General Whistler in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0023-xxi-a-military-expedition

## Who they are

A frontier post commander whose operations depend on the scouting and tracking skills that men like Buffalo Bill provide.

## In the story

### [Dangerous Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxxi-dangerous-work)

Insists Cody carry dispatches; offers his thoroughbred horse for the ride.

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