What happened at Bitter Creek that got Chuck Connors drummed out of the Army? And what secret is so terrible that he chooses never to reveal what really happened, and clear his name?
Jason McCord was accused of cowardice. IIRC he was the sole survivor of a massacred cavalry unit.
Stranded, stranded on the toilet bowl…
THAT part I guessed. But I also gather he WASN’T really a coward or deserter.
So, why didn’t he say so and defend himself? What really happened, and why can’t he TELL anyone about it?
We always sang…
What do you do when you’re branded, and you know you’re a man. Wherever you go, for the rest of your life. He must prove, He’s a man with his dick in his hand. 
that song has a lot of potential.
As to the OP’s question. The imdb says… “Kellie was the Last show of the series. McCord never proved that he wasn’t the Coward of Bitter Creek.”
It was canceled after only 2 seasons.
I wondered how long it would take someone to “sing” that.
I was a big fan of this show. They dropped a few hints about McCord.
The Richest Man in Boot Hill from the imdb
Jason meets up with an old friend, and together they must deal with Jason’s reputation as a coward if they are to put an end to a stage robbery.
I’m pretty sure they told some of McCord’s back story in that episode. At least one of his old friends stood by him.
the complete series comes out on dvd next month
I always thought Jason Mccoy might be loosely based on Captain Benteen at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Benteen’s role will always be controversial.
Much like the tv show. Cowardice & heroism are a matter of perspective.
Benteen and Reno stayed together because they, after Reno first attracted ALL the attention of the Indians, had far too much on their own hands to try to also help Custer. Note that they were held under siege for many hours after Custer’s command was destroyed.
Oh, we’re talking about Branded? It’s been many decades since I saw it, but it sometimes happened that a glancing blow from a bullet or a coup stick left one unconscious but not dead.
My memory might be faulty, but I think he didn’t know how he ended in a barn. he just woke there after the battle. In the 2nd season, he was secretly cleared but acted as an agent for the president
I always assumed that he couldn’t clear his name because, either (1) there were no surviving witnesses (other that Indians, who didn’t count in old Westerns), or (2), clearing his name would have involved blackening the name of his cohort, which he wouldn’t honorably do.
Evidently, in my boyfriend’s house, if you find yourself out of toilet paper you’re required to sing that before somebody will bring you another roll. (His mother is alone in a house full of men.) I asked her once why the hell she didn’t hide a secret stash. It had never occurred to her.
I wonder what he could have been court-martialed for that would only have gotten him cashiered, not thrown in a military prison or hanged.