Josey Wales (character)

Josey Wales
First appearance	The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (1973)
Created by	Forrest Carter
Portrayed by	Clint Eastwood Michael Parks
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Gender	Male
Occupation	Gunfighter, outlaw
Nationality	American

Josey Wales is a fictional character created by author Forrest Carter, for his 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (republished in 1975 as Gone to Texas). Wales is portrayed in the 1976 western film The Outlaw Josey Wales by actor and director Clint Eastwood. Wales was portrayed by Michael Parks in the 1986 sequel The Return of Josey Wales.

Wales achieves notoriety after the American Civil War ends, due to his refusal to surrender, and his deadly reputation as a gunman. He carries two guns holstered on his belt, another tucked inside his gunbelt, and a smaller one inside his coat. He bears a scar across his right cheek, caused by a saber slash. He typically wears a gray cowboy slouch hat and a shortened trench coat. His demeanor is such that he has very little to say, and when he does speak it is short and to the point, with a quiet tone (his catchphrase being "I reckon so"). He also has a habit of chewing and spitting chewing tobacco with accuracy.

Of Scottish and Welsh descent, Wales is a Missouri farmer in the early days of the Civil War, living and working on his farm with his young son and wife. Union guerrillas, called Redlegs to describe leggings they wear, riding under the pretense of being part of the Union Army, attack his farm killing both his wife and son, burn his home, steal his livestock, and leave Wales for dead, him having been slashed across the face with a saber. After burying his family, Wales grieves, and takes his old revolver to practice his shooting. A band of Confederate guerrillas led by "Bloody" Bill Anderson rides onto his farm, on their way north to Kansas to fight for the Confederacy. Wales joins them.

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