Shea Brennan

I want to see it one last time, before it's settled, before it's ruined.

Shea Brennan

Shea Brennan
Aliases	Captain Brennan
Relatives	Helen Brennan (Wife) † Unnamed Daughter †
Affiliation	Union Army Buffalo Soldier Regiment Pinkerton Detective Agency Texas-Oregon Caravan
Occupation	Pinkerton Agent Cowboy Caravan Leader
Biographical information
Relationship status	Widowed
Status	Deceased
Cause of Death	Suicide
Place of death	Coast of Oregon
Physical description
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Appearances
Appears In	A Yellowstone Origin Story
Portrayed by	Sam Elliott
First appearance	"1883"
Last appearance	"This Is Not Your Heaven"

Captain Shea Brennan was a main character in 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story. A 75 year-old Union Civil War Veteran who lost his family to small pox. Shea was a no-nonsense, tough-as-nail's leader of the settler caravan travelling from Texas to Montana.

Biography

Shea was born in 1808 and grew up in the Northern United States, however little is known regarding his childhood. As a young man, he served in the Union Army where he rose to the rank of captain and fought in the American Civil War. He also met and befriended his fellow comrade Thomas, a sergeant of the Buffalo Regiment.

He met and fell in love with a woman named Helen where together they had a young daughter. Tragically they both contracted small pox and perished. Emotionally devastated, Shea set fire to their house and contemplated suicide.

Shea later became employed as a high-ranking member of the Pinkerton Detective Agency alongside Thomas who acted as his second-in-command. The pair were assigned the role of guiding a group of European immigrant settlers including the Dutton Family on an arduous journey from Texas to the untamed wilderness of Montana.

Appearances

1883 1883 Behind Us, A Cliff River The Crossing The Fangs of Freedom Boring the Devil Lightning Yellow Hair The Weep of Surrender Racing Clouds This Is Not Your Heaven Quotes “ During the war, we fought a battle at this place called the wilderness, 'cause there was nothing around but wilderness. I fired my rifle so many times the barrel melted, just drooped like a rotten fruit. So, I killed with my pistol. And when I ran out of bullets, I killed with my sword. And when my sword broke, I killed with my boots and bare hands. When the battle was over, and I looked behind me, the wilderness was gone. Not a tree left standing. Chopped down chest-high by bullets. We killed five thousand men that day. When I say killing you means nothing to me, I mean it. Killing you means nothing. ” –Shea Brennan speaking about a war story as he makes his point towards Darius and Valtin.