., ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁nine ▁months , ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁had ▁signed . ▁This ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁Army ▁cut back ▁after ▁Lee ' s ▁surrender ▁in ▁April . ▁ ▁He ading ▁West ▁▁ ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Bass ett ▁spent ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁late ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁dr ifting ▁around ▁the ▁West , ▁serving ▁various ▁st ints ▁as ▁a ▁min er , ▁b art ender , ▁and ▁buff alo ▁h unter . ▁He ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁D odge ▁City , ▁Kansas , ▁when ▁his ▁father , ▁Benjamin ▁Bass ett ▁died ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁D odge ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁Long ▁Branch ▁Sal oon ▁ ▁Charlie ▁Bass ett ▁opened ▁the ▁original ▁Long ▁Branch ▁Sal oon ▁in ▁D odge ▁City ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Alfred ▁J . ▁Pe ac ock . ▁Event ually , ▁Bass ett ▁and ▁Pe ac ock ▁sold ▁the ▁Long ▁Branch . ▁The ▁sal oon ▁changed ▁hands ▁several ▁times ▁until ▁Luke ▁Short ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁own ers . ▁Short ' s ▁partners hip ▁in ▁the ▁Long ▁Branch ▁would ▁cause ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁points ▁of ▁Bass ett ' s ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Ford ▁County , ▁Kansas ▁ ▁On ▁June