# Lieutenant Ward — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Lieutenant Ward in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0020-xviii-scouting

## Who they are

A young cavalry officer in the field, he represents the army's reliance on Cody's plains instincts and the uneasy partnership between rank and frontier skill.

## In the story

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

Leads a scout with Cody and sends a dispatch to General Carr.

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