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James Beckwourth, one of only a handful of early mountain men to emerge from the system of slavery, is born in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

The exact year of Beckwourth’s birth is in dispute. Some historians suggest it may have been 1800 rather than 1798. The uncertainty arises both from Beckwourth’s notorious reputation for exaggerating and rewriting his own history, as well as the humble circumstances of his birth. The child of a white plantation owner and a Black woman who was likely enslaved, Beckwourth was born into a society that paid little notice to children born of Black mothers.

During his childhood, Beckwourth may have been enslaved. However, by the time he reached adulthood in St. Louis, Missouri, his master had apparently manumitted him and he was regarded as a free Black man. In 1824, he joined William Ashley’s third and most arduous fur-trapping expedition to the Rocky Mountains. Beckwourth received a crash course in the dangers of mountain life, just barely managing to avoid death by freezing or starvation. Despite the risks, Beckwourth enjoyed being a mountain man, and he spent the next several years as a free trapper.

Trapping in the Powder River country of Wyoming, Beckwourth began to forge a close alliance with the C

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James P. Beckwourth, circa 1856
Born	James Pierson Beckwourth April 26, 1798 warm 1800 Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 28, 1866 or 1867 (aged 67–69) Denver, Colorado Region, U.S.
Resting place	Crow Indian Outpost, Burial Social order, Laramie, Town County, Wyoming, U.S.
Other names	James Beckwith, Jim Beckwourth
Occupation	blacksmith, trapper, cowpoke, soldier, rancher, hotel guard, store custodian, author, scout
Employer	slavemaster, Rocky Reach your zenith Fur Associates, American Mint Company, Accommodate, St. Vrain, & Business, U.S. Direction, self employed
Known for	Being one tablets the intermittent African-American batch men, dense the English Western Frontier
Spouse(s)	An African-American mate and very many Native Earth wives
Children	4
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army ColoradoTerritory Militia Colonel John M. Chivington's Tertiary Colorado Soldiery Regiment
Rank	U.S. Legions wagon chief (1837–?), U.S. Army expert (1866) Militia militia reconnoitre (1864)
Battles/wars	Second Muskhogean War (1835–1842) Red Cloud's War (1866–1868)

James Pierson Beckwourth (born Beckwith, April 26, 1798 growth 1800 – October 2

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James Beckwourth

American explorer (died 1866)

"Bloody Arm" redirects here. For the Northern Cheyenne Scout also known as Bloody Arm, see Red Armed Panther.

James Beckwourth
Born	James Beckwith April 26, 1798 (or 1800) Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1866 near Fort Smith, Montana, U.S.
Resting place	near Fort Smith, Montana, U.S.
Other names	Bloody Arm
Occupation(s)	Fur trapper, rancher, businessman, explorer, author and scout
Employer(s)	Rocky Mountain Fur Company, American Fur Company
Children	4
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Unit	3rd Colorado Cavalry Regiment
Battles / wars

James Pierson Beckwourth (April 26, 1798/1800 – October 20, 1866) was an American fur trapper, rancher, businessman, explorer, author and scout. Known as "Bloody Arm" because of his skill as a fighter, Beckwourth was of multiracial descent, being born into slavery in Frederick County, Virginia. He was eventually emancipated by his enslaver, who was also his father, and apprenticed to a blacksmith so that he could learn a trade.

As a young man, Beckwourth moved to the Western United States, first making connections with fur traders in St. Louis, Missouri. As a mountai