Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria U.S. troops occupied Texas cities during Reconstruction, but they were here to seize property, not protect it. They left the frontier alone, allowing it to bleed through a few more...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Serving as a rendezvous place for Indians, pirates, freebooters, privateers, filibusters, explorers, and settlers, the peninsula of Point Bolivar found its place in the history of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America An Endicott period fort named in honor of Major George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry during the famous 1814 bombardment from the British Fleet. It is located at Hawkins...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Arbuckle's Fort was a militia fort built on Muddy Creek in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) during the Indian-Virginia War of 1774, commonly called Lord Dunmore's War...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The following story is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. In late August 1881, even as Nana was disappearing across the horizon, The Indian Bureau agent at San Carlos, J.C...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Picture of Dutch Envoys Discussing a Treaty with the Indians at Fort Amsterdam. Photo from the book, Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars by Jerry Keenan. Fort Amsterdam...
Comanche County, Texas The authorities differ slightly concerning the date of this difficulty. Several interviewed stated that Gid Foreman was killed the same afternoon, and only a short time before the Indians killed Jowell Baggett and wounded...
Haskell County, Texas After the Indians left the Ledbetter Salt Works, Sam Lindsey and Nep Thornton, walked to Fort Griffin, about twenty-five miles away, to notify the soldiers of the Indians' raid. Capt. A.R. Chaffee, in command of five officers...
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