"dead Man's Walk" Episode #1.2(1996) Online

After surviving their first encounter with Buffalo Hump, young Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae join a military expedition led by . The group’s ambitious goal is to annex Santa Fe for the Texas Republic, but they are ill-prepared for the brutal environment and enemy forces.

The Comanche war chief who remains a haunting, deadly presence. "Dead Man's Walk" Episode #1.2(1996)

The episode is loosely based on the real-life , which similarly ended in disaster, capture, and a forced march known as the "Dead Man's Walk" (Jornada del Muerto). Production Details Director: Yves Simoneau. After surviving their first encounter with Buffalo Hump,

The expedition is ravaged by massive dust storms and prairie fires that decimate their supplies and livestock. The episode is loosely based on the real-life

Stoic, hardworking, and deeply loyal to his duty.

Young, idealistic, and already showing his penchant for talk and card games.

The leader whose hubris leads the expedition into ruin.