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...
Young County, Texas Enemy of the Comanche, this tribe scouted and fought for Texans and the army but were forced into Indian Territory in the late 1850s. Viciously attacked in the early 60s, the remnants wandered back across the Red River to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria From the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. Crook moved into the Tonto Basin at heart of central Arizona Territory, using elements of the 1st and 5th Cavalry and the 23rd Infantry Regiment...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. In September 1855, Yakimas cut the throat of Indian agent Andrew J. Bolon, and Yakima chief Kamiakin...
The following story is from the book, Comanches, The Destruction of a People, by T.R. Fehrenbach. The protracted rape, humiliation, and murder of female captives began on the homeward journey, leaving a bloody trail behind the war party. This began...
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