Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 27 October 1879; Northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico: Continuing the "Victorio War" Maj. Albert P. Morrow kept up the search for the Mimbres Victorio. On 4 October, he left Camp Ojo...
Stephens County, Texas During 1869, several wagons of corn were being hauled from near Stephenville to Fort Griffin, and were guarded by eleven soldiers. When they reached Colony Creek, in Eastland County, several deer were seen, and pursued by the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 26 October 1853: Capt. John W. Gunnison of the U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers led a 37-man...
Coryell County, Texas During the following day, after the killing of James Knight, and the second day after the massacre of Lucinda Wood and Liddie Lemley, the Indians charged Jesse J. Griffith and John S. White, two primitive Baptist preachers, who...
San Saba County, Texas Abner Gregg, an elderly gentleman who lived with his son, Riley, on Rough Creek about eleven miles southwest of San Saba, started over to the home of Stoffgee to spend the night with his family while the latter went to San...
Hood County, Texas During July of 1863, J. Green, Wylie Price, Woodson and A. Bell, were riding the ranges in the western part of Hood County between the Paluxy and so-called "Squaw Creek". After going for several miles in the hot summer sun, the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Ca. 25 October 1862; Fort Stanton, New Mexico: In 1861, at the start of the Civil War, Union troops abandoned Fort Stanton and other southwestern forts, and Mescalero Apaches in the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. The Grattan Fight, or Grattan Massacre, was a battle that should not have happened. The incident began on August 18, 1854...
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