Cooke County, Texas During 1867, twenty-six Indians passed the home of Jimmie Ward, who made molasses on the share, and who had considerable syrup on hand at the time. It was all emptied by the Indians, who were stealing horses as they advanced. 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. 18 July, 1856: Gov. Issac I. Stevens of Washington Territory, frustrated at the military's feeble...
Coryell County, Texas Accounts slightly differ concerning this episode, but it occurred sometime during 1864, or early in 1865, and will be reported at this time. Samuel Graham was a younger son of Gideon Graham, who lived on Brown's Creek, about 12...
Kerr County, Texas During the above year, after making a raid in the vicinity of Kerrville, the Indians retreated up the river and secreted themselves in the Guadalupe Mountains. Spencer Goss, William Kelso, Jack Herridge, Tom Wherry, Tom McAdams...
Parker County, Texas During the fall of 1865, or early in 1866, the savages made a horse-stealing raid on Grindstone, in the western part of Parker County. When their presence was discovered, A.J. (Jack) Gorman, Hen. Blue, G.W. Light, H.L. Moss...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Blazing the Goodnight Trail | Goodnight/Loving Pasture | Goodnight on Ranging and Making of a Scout | Oliver Loving and His Last Overland Drive | Real Lonesome Dove The view of the valley to the south of the Goodnight/Loving...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 14-15 January 1865, Merino, Colorado: Due to frequent Lakota and Cheyenne attacks in the area, rancher Holon Godfrey made his home, about two miles upriver from American Ranch, into a...
Parker County, Texas During 1862, H.R. Frazier, who lived south of Agnes, went to Old Gocian for his son, Don M., then attending a school being conducted by Ambers Cain. Mr. Frazier had heard that Indians were in the community. When Mr. Frazier...
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