June 28

John Baker Omohundro died on the 28th in 1880. As a frontier scout, cowboy and actor he was known as Texas Jack. When the Old West was dying and that way of life turned in to a sideshow, Texas Jack hooked up with William F. Cody and embarked on a successful career as a performer and as the star of many dime novels. He reached a level of celebrity that paid rather well. Which goes a long way towards explaining the difference of the appearance that he gave as a frontiersman (left) and then as an actor (right).
Buffalo Bill Cody was awarded a Medal of Honor in 1872 for gallantry in action while serving with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. The medal would be revoked on February 27, 1917 because he was a civilian at the time of the action. The army would restore it to him in 1989. They apparently understood his excuses for being a no-show at the ceremony.