Very respectfully yours,
H. C. Bankhead,
Brigadier-General U. S. A.
COLONEL W. B. ROYALL.
Hotel Richmond,
Washington, D. C., January 9, 1887.
W. F. Cody (“Buffalo Bill”) was with me in the early days when I commanded a battalion of the Fifth Cavalry, operating against the hostile Sioux. He filled every position and met every emergency with so much bravery, competence, and intelligence as to command the general admiration and respect of the officers, and became chief of scouts of the department. All his successes have been conducted on the most honorable principles.
W. B. Royall,
Colonel Fourth Cavalry U. S. A.
BREVET-BRIGADIER-GENERAL N. A. M. DUDLEY.