Young County, Texas To describe a gigantic Indian raid, when a large number of blood-thirsty warriors break into smaller bands and each division simultaneously depredated upon a frontier community, in many respects, is not unlike attempting to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Building at Heritage Village Heritage Village Museum P.O. Box 888 Highway 190 West Woodville, Texas 75979 409-283-2272 or 800-323-0389 info@heritage...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Wounded Knee Battleground By 1890, no Indians live freely in the West. Furthermore, Congress has cut back Indian appropriations, provoking hunger and the outbreak of disease. Sitting Bull is...
Kicking Bird Kicking Bird initiated this raid to save face (his advocacy for making peace with the white man brought accusations of cowardice). Thirteen deserving troopers were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (the army did a little face...
Topics (click on a letter to jump to that section) A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | W | Y This comprehensive source of passages from J.W Wilbarger's book is intended to provide some additional...
Erath County, Texas While the Indians were on a horse-stealing raid, about three miles east of Stephenville, they chased and almost succeeded in capturing a son of Geo. Wilkins. The savages fired at him several times, but he safely reached the house...
Callahan County, Texas During 1864, W.J. Wilkinson, Press Beavers, a Mr. Key and Willis Holloway, operated ranches on the headwaters of the Pecan Bayou. One day while Mr. Wilkinson was riding along the banks of Burnt Branch, about five miles below...
Parker County, Texas During 1864, Buddy Williams, who lived on the Wm. Auterburn place, went over to the home of Frank Hill to visit his chum, and close friend, Geo. W. Hill, who happened to be away. It was Sunday morning. Young Williams failed to...
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