Johnny Yuma TV Show from the late 1950s

Johnny Yuma (Nick Adams) was an ex-Confederate solder who wandered

 the West. In his travels he came across people who needed his help which was freely rendered. He kept journals on his travels, a habit which Adams also embraced.
Nick Adam's played Johnny Yuma as a brooding, troubled man. People close to Adam's say he totally identified with the character which provided Adams with his favorite role.