Legendary scout Billy Dixon (front center) and his comrades ward off an overwhelming force of Kiowa warriors in 1874 at the Buffalo Wallow Fight in the picture of a painting by artist Joe Grandee.

Lady Behind the Legend

Olive Dixon — wife of Adobe Walls and Buffalo Wallow hero Billy Dixon — devoted the final 43 years of her life to ensure that her late husband’s legendary deeds would be remembered.

Ron J. Jackson Jr.
10 min readMar 12, 2024

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By Ron J. Jackson, Jr.

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Ron J. Jackson Jr.

I’m a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, historian, and literary adventurer who is always in search of that next compelling story.