Crane County, Texas About 1873, while Joe Hay and wife, George Gammel, Moody Doffham, and others, were moving a big herd of cattle to New Mexico, they were charged a few miles above the Horsehead Crossing of the Pecos by a large band of Indians. The...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fought on August 1, 1867, three miles from Fort C.F. Smith, Montana, Territory, the battle pitted a determined stand of 31 soldiers and civilians against more than 700 Sioux and Cheyenne...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Haverhill Deerfield Deerfield rebuilt after being nearly wiped out during King Philip's War. Sir William Johnson George Washington's Indian Fight (Seven Year War) Communities...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The following story is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. On May 15, Captain Charles Hatfield, commanding elements of Company D of the 4th Cavalry located and attacked an Apache...
Burnet County, Texas Captain John Harvey, who often said, "When you least expect Indians, there they are", accompanied by ten men, made a surveying expedition into the wilds of Burnet County during June of 1839, and a Mr. Burnet was on...
Coleman County, Texas During the summer of 1870, Jim Hart and brothers, were running their mother's ranch, on Jim Ned, in Coleman County, about twenty miles north of Coleman. The boys were making preparations to go to a roundup, and had gathered...
Jack County, Texas During the fall of 1869, Albert Harrell and Pete Lynn, who lived about fourteen miles south of Jacksboro, on east Keechi, started horseback to the above place, and Pete Lynn was riding a mule. Harrell, however, rode a good gray...
Bandera County, Texas Indians Murder Mr. Hardin's Son Mr. Hardin's son, about sixteen years of age, left their home and was hunting beeves on the divide between Indian Creek and the Middle Verde, perhaps, in the northern part of Medina County or in...
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