Brown County, Texas During the above year, Don Cox, Tom Deaton, Bailey Marshall and three or four others followed Indians from Comanche County to Salt Mountain, about twelve miles northeast of Brownwood. At this point, the savages were located and a...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 16 September 1869; North-central Texas: After raiding in the Fort McKavett vicinity, a group of Kiowas and Comanches returned north to Indian territory. Following them were Capts. Henry...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Brit Johnson/Turtle Hole Fight | Cottonwood Springs | Overland Stage Near Salt Creek | Salt Creek Fight | Salt Creek Fight/Second Story | Satanta, Satauk (Satank) and Big Tree Arrested |...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 19 March 1855; Saguache, Colorado: The Utes and Jicarillas, now under the Ute chief Blanco, continued to harass residents of the San Luis Valley. Brig. Gen. John Garland, in charge of...
Captain William Sadler With the introduction of the steamboat, travelers like Lamar and Sadler took the Red River up to Natchitoches and headed west to the old King's Highway in Texas. Lamar's account of their trip gives a nice first-hand account of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 25 August 1864; Alamogordo, New Mexico: Capt. Francis McCabe, 1st New Mexico Cavalry, left Fort Sumner with 43 men of Company L and 6 Navajo guides to scout for Apache raiders. At Fort...
Wise County, Texas Mrs. Polly Russell and her four children, Dean Russell, about twenty-two years of age, and Martha Russell, about eighteen, Harvey Russell, aged about sixteen, and James Russell, about eleven years of age, during 1868, lived on...
(Battle of Wichita Village) Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The Rangers stunning victory at the Battle of Antelope Hills tweaked the pride of the United States Army. The Second Cavalry returned to Texas. Major Van Dorn...
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