CategoryComancheria

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Stephen L. Moore illuminates an almost forgotten early campaign to Comanche Peak and present-day Fort Worth in late October, 1839. Aided by an all-star cast of ranger captains including...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 30 August 1874; Brice, Texas: In Texas, the Adobe Walls attack incited the Red River War against the Cheyennes, Kiowas, and Comanches. Five columns of troops converged on the Staked...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Photo from the book, Texas Forts, by Wayne Lease. Moore's Fort, near La Grange in Fayette County, was a twin blockhouse built in 1828 by John Henry Moore as a place of defense against...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria

The above information is from the book, Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright, courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society.

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 16 April 1880; Mescalero, New Mexico: On 16 April, Cols. Benjamin Grierson and Edward Hatch assembled about 700 men of the 6th, 9th, and 10th Cavalries at the Mescalero Agency...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Mission Tejas Mission Tejas State Park RR 2, Box 108 Grapeland TX 75844 936-687-2394 Mission Tejas State Park is a 363.5-acre park in Houston County, 22 miles northeast of Crockett. The...