Things is boutta get wild. Annie Oakley, famed sharpshooter from Buffalo Bill’s show, who wowed the world from her smalltown to Queen Victoria with her skills, legendarily never missing a shot in her life and leaving sexists in the dust, is standing off with Bass Reeves, winner of freedom from slavery in a game of cards, decker of his owner in the face, a first black deputy marshall, and catcher of 3000+ criminals, while never getting shot once. Quite a showdown. Draw!
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@JesseBoxVO as Annie Oakley
@KingDeezyOfficial as Bass Reeves
Written by AdamDRB, Sham, Sculpture, Ethan, Argus, HHH3, Ray
Additional Help from ego, Siege, Cri, Glitchdude, Fawful
Edited by RNG, Powerofdan, JustGamer
Art by JesseBoxVO
Additional art by Skitzy
Backgrounds by BMB
Mixed and Arranged by GlitchDude
Beat by BigBadBeats
Special thanks to Dilly, Snakebite126, SIR Rap Battles, Rabi
bass reeves (july 1838 – january 12, 1910) was a runaway slave, gunfighter, farmer, scout, tracker, and deputy u.s. marshal. he spoke several languages including cherokee and creek. bass was one of the first african-american deputy u.s. marshals west of the mississippi river mostly working in the rough indian territory. the region was saturated with horse thieves, cattle rustlers, gunslingers, bandits, swindlers, and murderers. bass made more than 3,000 arrests in his lifetime only killing fourteen men in the line of duty. bass was born into slavery in crawford county, arkansas. his family were slaves belonging to arkansas state legislator william steele reeves. during the american civil war, his owners fought for the confederacy. at some point, bass escaped and fled to indian country where he learned american indian languages, customs, and tracking skills. he eventually became a farmer. by 1875, bass was hired as a deputy u.s. marshal along with 200 other individuals. he was 37 years old. bass was well acquainted with the indian territory and served on their land for over 32 years as a peace officer covering over 75,000 square miles, presently known as oklahoma. he was a victim of several tragedies during his lifetime. he accidentally shot a man which led to the court case united states vs. bass reeves for which he was acquitted, his first wife nellie jennie died in 1896 and he had to arrest his son benjamin "bennie" reeves who was charged with murder. his son was released after eleven years in prison and lived out the rest of his life as a model citizen.
annie oakley (born phoebe ann mosey; august 13, 1860 – november 3, 1926) was an american sharpshooter who starred in buffalo bill's wild west. oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ohio. at age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman, frank e. butler, whom she married in 1876. the pair joined buffalo bill in 1885, performing in europe before royalty and other heads of state. audiences were astounded to see her shooting out a cigar from her husband's hand or splitting a playing-card edge-on at 30 paces. she earned more than anyone except buffalo bill himself.after a bad rail accident in 1901, she had to settle for a less taxing routine, and she toured in a play written about her career. she also instructed women in marksmanship, believing strongly in female self-defense. her stage acts were filmed for one of thomas edison's earliest kinetoscopes in 1894. since her death, her story has been adapted for stage musicals and films, including annie get your gun.
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