Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The Cherokees were not contented to allow the Tehuacano go unpunished for the part they played in the previous engagement. Guided by an Indian trapper, who was familiar with the country...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria After the massacre at Sand Creek, the survivors fled north to the Republican River where the main body of Cheyenne were camped. The Cheyennes sent a messenger to the Sioux and Arapaho...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Chisholm Trail Heritage Center 1000 North Chisholm Trail Parkway Duncan, Oklahoma 73533 Phone: 580 252-6692 Fax: 580 252-6567 E-mail: [email protected] Executive Director: Bill Benson...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Chisholm Trail Museum Chisholm Trail Museum 605 Zellers Avenue Kingfisher, OK 73750-4228 405-375-5176 Director: Renee Mitchell [email protected] Once the greatest cow trail in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria North of Santa Fe, in the spring of 1854, the conflict intensified into a series of the largest battles of the decade in which the U.S. Army would face the Apache. When Lobo Blanco's...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Battle 1 July 9, 1848; Protection, Kansas: On 7 July 1848, Capt. John C, Griffin and 101 men of Companies A, B, C, and D of William Gilpin's Indian Battalion, with one six-pound...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 19 April 1867; Cimarron, Kansas: When Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock and his command approached a large Cheyenne and Lakota village on the Pawnee Fork, a party of six Cheyennes from...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Camp Cooper was established as an army outpost attached to the Comanche reservation. All other tribes were on the lower reservation to which Fort Belknap was attached. This was a...
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