The above story is from the book, Rangers and Pioneers
of Texas, by A. J. Sowell.
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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...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following story is from the book, Carbine & Lance, The Story of Old Fort Sill, by Colonel W.S. Nye; Copyright © 1937 by the University of Oklahoma Press. Reprinted by...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Highway 82 More Stories and Information on Fort Tours Road Trips In the late 1750s, the Spanish sent an army of five hundred to punish the Comanche, Wichita and their French allies at...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria In the spring of 1857 Col. E. V. Sumner, commander at Ft. Leavenworth, took the field in an effort to subdue the Cheyenne Indians who had been making life unpleasant for emigrants on the...
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