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Post at Jacksboro

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...

Jesse Stem

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...

Lewis Ludwick Spaet

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...

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Michael Trevis

Michael has a BA in History & American Studies and an MSc in American History from the University of Edinburgh. He comes from a proud military family and has spent most of his career as an educator in the Middle East and Asia. His passion is...

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