Captain jack crawford biography of barack

If Jack Crawford had been born in the current era, he would more than likely rivaled the “cowboy” stars of the day; The Lone Ranger, John Wayne, Roy Rogers and others.

But for most, he is probably the most famous western character you’ve never heard of.

Born John Wallace Crawford on March 4, 1847, he was a typical outgoing Irish boy who dreamed of coming to America, fascinated by the stories of the American West.

When Jack Crawford arrived here with his family, he was fourteen.

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The family settled in Pennsylvania.

The Civil War had broken out in 1861, just as the Crawford Family arrived. Jack could hardly wait to join the Army but he had to wait until he was seventeen. When he did join, the young Crawford quickly became a fierce fighter and over the next two years was wounded three times in the service of his newly adopted country.

After the war ended, Jack returned to his family home in Pennsylvania and in 1869, Jack married a local school teache