1 8 4 7 ▁– ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁law man ▁and ▁sal oon ▁owner ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Old ▁West ▁in ▁D odge ▁City . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Branch ▁Sal oon ▁in ▁D odge ▁City , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Ford ▁County , ▁Kansas , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁city ▁mar shal ▁of ▁D odge ▁City . ▁ ▁His ▁deput ies ▁included ▁Wy att ▁Ear p ▁and ▁Bat ▁Master son . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁▁ ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Bass ett ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁in ▁New ▁Bed ford , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁six ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Benjamin ▁and ▁Julia ▁( N orton ) ▁Bass ett . ▁Charlie ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁late ▁te ens ▁when ▁his ▁parents ▁separated , ▁and ▁he ▁elected ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁record ▁▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Bass ett ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁at ▁Frank ford , ▁Pennsylvania ▁( now ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Philadelphia ). ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁b ount y ▁for ▁signing ▁on ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁Company ▁I ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 3 th ▁Pennsylvania ▁Infantry , ▁a ▁volunte er ▁regiment . ▁Bass ett ▁was ▁must ered ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁volunte er ▁regiment ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C