Jack County, Texas Lieutenant R.G. Carter of the 6th U.S. Cavalry gives a detailed description of the layout of the military post at Jacksboro in Thomas F. Horton's History of Jack County. Jacksboro was first occupied by our troops (6th U.S...
Tarrant County, Texas In 1845, Isaac Spence and a partner obtained the rights to open a trading house on the Trinity. A.G. Kimbell and partner had previously established a post somewhere between Fort Worth's hospital district and the Botanical...
Young County, Texas By virtue of an order from the office of Indian Affairs, dated November 25, 1850, Jesse Stem, of Piffin, Ohio, was appointed special Indian Agent for the Department of Texas. In this capacity he served for several years and many...
The above story is from the book, Rangers and Pioneers
of Texas, by A. J. Sowell.
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Of The Story
The above story is from the book, Rangers and Pioneers
of Texas, by A. J. Sowell.
More
Of The Story
The above story is from the book, Rangers and Pioneers of Texas, by A. J. Sowell.
Llano County, Texas During the summer of 1871, A. Keefe, who lived on the Little Sandy near the Enchanted Rock in Gillespie County, while out hunting his oxen, saw an Indian slipping toward him. Keefe quickly fired, killed the Indian, jumped on his...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. 1863: A 2nd California Cavalry contingent under Colonel George Evans undertook a campaign against the Ute south of the Great...
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