Taylor County, Texas T.W. Clark, E. Charles Suggs, Tom Amberson, Addie Lynn and Jim Ratliff, who were camped on Indian Creek about seven miles southwest of Brownwood, started out on the range and had gone only a short distance north, when they came...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria August 25, 1887; Rangely, Colorado:Although the Utes had been removed from northwest Colorado to a reservation in Utah, they continued to hunt in Colorado. Among the hunters was Colorow...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria American Ranch | Bent's Old Fort | Big Timber | Blackwater Spring | Cedar Canyon | Chicosa Arroyo | Dog Creek | Eayre's Fight | Fishers Peak | Fort Collins | Fort Garland | Fort Lyon |...
Haskell County, Texas During 1863, a detachment of Capt. R.M. Whiteside's company, stationed at Camp Cooper and under the command of Lieutenant Stockbridge were on a scouting expedition in Haskell County. The rangers discovered an Indian camp...
Palo Pinto County, Texas The surviving old timers interviewed by the author, were not in accord concerning the name of Fred Colley or Coler. One individual called him Cola, another Fred Coler, and others, Fred Colter, and Dutch Fred. But several...
Back to Blood Trails Coleman's Fort Leg Stories of Indian Depredations in Travis County Historical Markers for Travis County Historical Markers for Williamson County Camp Cazneau Located adjacent to Kenney's Fort, east of present-day Round Rock...
Travis County, Texas
Prior February 15 fight/Col. John Moore attacks Comanches
Savage Frontier II
Following February 25th battle
Lampasas County, Texas During 1864, Sampson and Billy Cole were returning from the Swenson and Swisher salt works, which were about eight miles west of Lometa in Lampasas County. They lived ten miles southeast of San Saba. Each of the boys was...
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