Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Gregory F. Michno describes the Plum Creek Massacre in his book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars. 8 August 1864, Lexington, Nebraska: In addition to raiding along the Little Blue River, Cheyennes...
Back to Blood Trails Plum Creek Leg Historical Markers for Caldwell County Historical Markers for Gonzales County Historical Markers for Guadalupe County To the north are the beautiful counties of Comal and Hays. Battle of Plum Creek Historical...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Historical Marker The following story is from the book, Comanches, The Destruction of a People, by T.R. Fehrenbach: The People had close communication, for all the looseness and autonomy...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 26 July 1865, Casper, Wyoming: After their winter raids, the Cheyennes and Lakotas who had left Colorado and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 10 June 1857: After hearing reports of massacres of white settlers in the Pit River Valley during the...
Blanco County, Texas About 1868, while Mr. and Mrs. Tom Phelps were fishing on Cypress Creek, in Blanco County, about three miles south of Round Mountain, and three-fourths of a mile east of their home, a little African boy came dashing by and told...
Young County, Texas During 1867, several shots were exchanged with the Indians at the Peveler Ranch, on Salt Creek near where this stream was crossed by the Jacksboro-Belknap road. The Indians, succeeded in driving away several hobbled horses. But...
Palo Pinto County, Texas The following story is from the book, The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Will Peters came to Palo Pinto County in 1856 and located over at old Black Springs near the present town of Oran. Before the War he...
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