Young County, Texas Citizens Encounter Indians Near Flat Top in Young Co. During 1875, the Indians made a raid near the Wm. Metcalf and McKinney place, on the Brazos, and on the two Keechis. These Indians were discovered by Huse Bevers, not a great...
Coleman County, Texas June 1, 1871, John Coffee, Nep Hammonds, Napoleon Lemons and Daniel Arnold were "loose herding" about 1020 head of cattle that belonged to Rich Coffee, W.A. Beddoe and Buck Johnson. The cattle were being held about...
The Flats:Texas's First Boom Town Shackelford County, Texas Albany | Clear Fork | Flats | Fort Davis | Fort Griffin Reynolds Company Cowboys, Frequent Visitors at the Flats From the book, A Texas Frontier, by Ty Cashion The following is from the...
Eastland County, Texas Ghols Flannigan and Joe Smith left the Flannigan Ranch for Blair's Fort, which was located near the present town of Desdemonia. When they had gone only about one mile to the southeast, and were about three miles south of the...
Tarrant County, Texas On December 29, 1845, Texas became a state, sparking a war with Mexico. As the armies moved to the south, the frontier was left unprotected and the governor ordered new Ranger companies to protect the settlements. Companies...
Gillespie County, Texas Rudolph Fischer and Peter Webber had been to the home of Ludwig Kneese, a blacksmith, who lived about five miles southwest of Fredericksburg. When they were returning home and within one mile of their residence, Indians...
Menard County, Texas When Lowe's train passed through their territory, the Kiowas were recovering from a smallpox epidemic which had devastated the plains tribes during the winter of 1861-62. To combat further outbreaks, the federal government sent...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, The New Encyclopedia of the American West, by Howard R. Lamar. December 21, 1866: The Fetterman Massacre was fought near Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming, between...
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