7 Most Famous Arrests & Kills By Old West Lawman Bass Reeves In Real Life

The titular protagonist Lawmen: Bass Reeves reportedly arrested more than 3000 men and women during his 35+ year career as a lawman. Bass Reeves became famous for being one of the first black Deputy U.S. Marshals in the southern region of the United States and established himself as a lawman with the highest respect and integrity for the profession. Born a slave, Bass was forced to fight for the Confederate Army during the Civil War under Colonel George R. Reeves before escaping to Indigenous Territory, where he spent his time among several Indigenous tribes until the war was over.