Edward T. "Red" Beard, (c. 1828-November 11, 1873) was a gambler and saloon keeper of the Old West.
Originally from Illinois, Beard settled in Virginia, and was for a period a man of wealth, having married well.
In 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War, Beard promptly left his life behind and moved west.
Traveling through California, Oregon and Colorado he developed a nasty reputation as being good with a gun, and having a bad temper.
After chasing her across the street, still shooting, they entered the Lowe Saloon, where he accidentally shot and wounded a patron and another girl.