Who was “Bat” Masterson of the American Old West and how did he get his nickname?
Bat Masterson was also known as Bartholomew Masterson. He later called himself William Barclay. Born in 1853, William Barclay “Bat” Masterson of the American Old West was a buffalo hunter, U.S. Army scout, gambler, frontier lawman, U.S. Marshal, and columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph. Masterson was the brother of lawme
