Captain William Sadler With the introduction of the steamboat, travelers like Lamar and Sadler took the Red River up to Natchitoches and headed west to the old King's Highway in Texas. Lamar's account of their trip gives a nice first-hand account of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 19 March 1855; Saguache, Colorado: The Utes and Jicarillas, now under the Ute chief Blanco, continued to harass residents of the San Luis Valley. Brig. Gen. John Garland, in charge of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Brit Johnson/Turtle Hole Fight | Cottonwood Springs | Overland Stage Near Salt Creek | Salt Creek Fight | Salt Creek Fight/Second Story | Satanta, Satauk (Satank) and Big Tree Arrested |...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 16 September 1869; North-central Texas: After raiding in the Fort McKavett vicinity, a group of Kiowas and Comanches returned north to Indian territory. Following them were Capts. Henry...
Brown County, Texas During the above year, Don Cox, Tom Deaton, Bailey Marshall and three or four others followed Indians from Comanche County to Salt Mountain, about twelve miles northeast of Brownwood. At this point, the savages were located and a...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Sam Houston Memorial Museum Sam Houston Memorial Museum 1402 19th St Huntsville, TX 77340 936-294-1832 [email protected] Welcome to the web-site of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum...
Burnet County, Texas During 1864 Bob Sampson and Joe Allen were going from Morman's Mill to Burnet, about ten miles away. They had gone four miles and near Sand Springs when attacked by several Indians, who shot Bob Sampson in the head but the spike...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Picture of Sand Creek Massacre Site from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. In response to the Cheyenne uprising during the summer of 1864, Major Edward W...
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