Montague County, Texas During 1862, Austin Morris, Geo. Frazier, and one or two others had a short Indian fight about two or three miles southeast of Forestburg in Montague County. When the warriors reached a point about four hundred yards from the...
Palo Pinto County, Texas During August of 1864, Wm. Wilson, A.M. Lasater, Charles Goodnight, Sam Ham, Ruff Evans, James Williams, Wess Sheek, Wm. Keith, Evans, Geo. Lasater, and possibly one or two others, who lived in the Keechi-Black Springs...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 13 September 1878; Camp Houston, Oklahoma: On 9 September, a band of 92 Northern Cheyenne warriors and 268 women and children under Dull Knife and Little Wolf left their agency at...
Mason County, Texas About 1868, Geo. W. Todd, wife, daughter and an African girl left their home on Peter's Creek about five miles south of Mason and started to the home of a Mrs. Lewis, who lived where the city of Mason now stands. According to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Tom Mix Tom Mix Museum P.O. Box 190 721 N. Delaware Dewey, OK 74029-0190 Manager: Marguerite Berryhill 918-534-1555 The museum houses items from Tom Mix's personal collection, providing...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. Another incident a year later would involve the man whose name is synonymous with the Indian War history of Montana. Lieutenant...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 29 August 1865, Ranchester, Wyoming: Launching the Powder River campaign, Brig. Gen. Patrick E. Connor led...
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