I am not sure how Bill lost his arm and I have never seen a picture of which arm he lost. His reputation was well known when Charlie Goodnight was putting together a crew to take a herd from Belknap TX to Ft. Sumner, New Mexico on June 6,1866. He needed a good crew as this was a virgin trail and would take the strongest to achieve the trip. Bill Wilson had a reputation and Charlie wanted him on...
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