CategoryComancheria

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria A Main Street Ghost Town: "The Mother City of the Panhandle." Wheeler County, Texas Panhandle Hwy 152 31 miles East of Pampa 84 miles East of Amarillo "Mobeetie" is...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria From the book, Satanta, by Charles M. Robinson, III: Satanta wearing his Medicine Lodge peace medal and his bugle strap. New York Herald correspondent DeB. Randolph Keim remembered...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 11 August 1861; Marathon, Texas: Mescalero Apache chief Nicolas and his band frequented the Fort Davis area, occasionally receiving rations but at other times raiding the post's beef...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 8 November 1874; Jericho, Texas: Two days after Grey Beard defeated Lt. Henry J. Farnsworth, his Cheyenne village of about 100 lodges and 200 warriors was hit by more soldiers. Lt. Frank...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Cambren/Mason Massacre | Captain Ira Long & Men Fight in Jack County | Indian Fighting in Jack County, 1870s | Lone Wolf's Revenge Raid | Ranger McIntire Cambren/Mason Massacre...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 16 January 1855; Albuquerque, New Mexico: On 13 January, a small raiding party of Mescalero Apaches attacked the Eaton ranch in the Galisteo Basin near Santa Fe. They raped the women...