e HBO series Deadwood immortalized Seth Bullock as the sheriff of Lawrence County, South Dakota.
Its county seat at Deadwood, founded in 1875, was a rip-roaring mining camp when Bullock and his partner,
Sol Star, entered the scene in 1876. Bullock was not only a lawman, but also a businessman and he became a
close friend of eodore Roosevelt. In 1898, Bullock served as a captain of Troop A in Roosevelt's Grigsby's
Cowboy Regiment, and President Roosevelt later appointed him U.S. Marshal. But before he launched
his lengthy career in South Dakota, Bullock made a name for himself in Montana.
1876
By Ellen Baumler • Photography Provided
LANE MEMORY
Seth Bullock
Before Deadwood
Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Rider and Cowboy officers (some of whom, like Bullock, remained
stateside during the Spanish American War) are pictured at Montauk, New York in 1898. Bullock
is second row center with Roosevelt on his left. Public domain photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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