Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts Picture of Clearwater River Battle Site from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. By the beginning...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Ca April 14, 1853; Graham, Texas: In the spring of 1853, Capt. Henry H. Sibley commanded Fort Croghan on Hamilton Creek, fourteen miles above its junction with the Colorado River. In...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Shackelford County, Texas Albany | Camp Cooper | Clear Fork | Flats | Fort Davis | Fort Griffin More Stories and Information on Fort Tours Road Trips Early settlers to this far-flung...
Clay County, Texas Jim Green, Cash and Clark McDonald, Elias Mackey, Mode Johnson, Jimmie Harry, Bill Freeman, Bennie Marlett, and several others struck an Indian trail about three or four miles south of Denver, in Montague County. The Indians, as...
Parker County, Texas During the early summer of 1866, the savages were discovered north of Springtown, in the Terrapin Neck Community, near the Parker-Wise County line. Alvin Clark, John Hill, and nine others had followed the Indian trail from the...
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The above information is from the Texas Historical Commission.
Harris County, Texas
The following is from the book, Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers, by J.K.P. Blackburn:
Eastland County, Texas While District Court was in session, during Feb. 1872, the Indians made a raid through Erath County, and stole horses in the vicinity of Stephenville. The savages took ponies from C.E. Ferguson, Jerome McAlester, and others...
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