Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 29 April 1855; Poncha Springs, Colorado: As Kit Carson guided part of Col. Thomas T. Fauntleroy's expedition east of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Fauntleroy led the rest-two companies...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 26 June 1867; Wallace, Kansas: About 6 a.m. on 26 June, a band of Cheyennes tried to run off the stock from Pond Creek Station, three miles west of Fort Wallace. Capt. Albert Barnitz of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Palo Duro Canyon Palo Duro Canyon State Park 11450 Park Road 5 Canyon, TX 79015 806-488-2227 ext. 100 Hours of Operation All areas of the park are open. Park Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Historic old Fort Parker is on Park Road 35 just off Hwy 14 between Groesbeck & Mexia in Limestone county. A bit of history in your own back yard. Old Fort Parker is a great place to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Picture of Pawnee Bill Ranch Pawnee Bill Ranch P. O. Box 493 Pawnee, OK 74058-0493 918-762-2513 Manager:Ron Brown [email protected] The Pawnee Bill Ranch was once the showplace of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 25 September 1864; Ravanna, Kansas: Hoping to "do a little killing," Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt, commander of the Upper Arkansas district, marched out of Fort Larned on...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Copper Breaks State Park Map by Homer Norris The following first-hand account from General L.S. Ross is from the book, Indian Depredations, by J.W. Wilbarger. …On the eighteenth of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 12 March 1867; Langtry, Texas: While camped on Live Oak Creek near the abandoned Fort Lancaster, Capt. John A. Wilcox and a detachment of Company C, 4th Cavalry, picked up the...
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