Menard County, Texas August 5, 1866, the cow men who lived in Menard County and elsewhere, rounded up about five thousand head of cattle, which were herded about ten miles east of old Fort McKavitt. When the day's work was done, Wm. McDougall rode...
San Saba County, Texas Additional Early History The Spanish explored the Southern Plains and a good portion of the rest of North America through the last half of the 1500s but they let more than a century slip by before they became interested in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 17 September 1852; Cotulla, Texas: Citizens of Laredo, Texas, were alarmed when Indians, probably Lipans, crossed the Rio Grande and began raiding up and down the river. A Texas Ranger...
Back to Blood Trails Historical Markers for Milam County Historical Markers for Williamson County James O. Rice Historical Marker Marker Title: James O. Rice Address: North from SH 290 11.3 miles to FM 1660/FM 973 intersection, 8 mi. S of Taylor on...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 10-13 September 1868; Woodward, Oklahoma: Due to constant Indian raiding in Kansas during the summer of 1868, the army sent an expedition to punish the tribes south of the...
Uvalde County, Texas Julius Sanders and the Remaining Part of the Red Men's Raid Julius Sanders and the Remaining Part of the Red Men's Raid Julius Sanders who lived on the Frio about nine miles east of Uvalde was returning home from some corrals or...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Picture of Sand Creek Massacre Site from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. In response to the Cheyenne uprising during the summer of 1864, Major Edward W...
Burnet County, Texas During 1864 Bob Sampson and Joe Allen were going from Morman's Mill to Burnet, about ten miles away. They had gone four miles and near Sand Springs when attacked by several Indians, who shot Bob Sampson in the head but the spike...
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