Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Frenchmen arrived in Galveston in 1818, led by French General Charles Lallemand, whom the British refused to accompany Napoleon into exile. The group claimed to be exiles from...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Camp Cooper was established as an army outpost attached to the Comanche reservation. All other tribes were on the lower reservation to which Fort Belknap was attached. This was a...
Coleman County, Texas
The above story is from the book, Rangers and Pioneers of Texas, by A.J. Sowell.
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Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Federal Raid from Camp Boveda Marker Title: Federal Raid from Camp Boveda City: Riviera County: Kleberg Year Marker Erected: 1965 Marker Location: Intersection of US 77 and FM 771...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts In 1846, during the Mexican War, a detachment of the 2nd Dragoons of the U.S. Army was moved from Indian Territory to Austin. Their camp, like many other holding camps at the time...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars, by Jerry Keenan. 19 August 1877: Following the Battle of the Big Hole, Gen. O.O. Howard took up pursuit of the...
Brown County, Texas During 1862, Lt. J. Chandler, in command of a squad of about ten men who belonged to Capt. J.J. Callan's company then camped on Clear Creek in the Brown and Coleman County section, were scouting in the vicinity of Santa Anna Gap...
Jack County, Texas It will be remembered that the Indians commenced their depredations in Parker County during the year 1859, and so it was in Jack County. There was living in the above named county in 1859 a lady by the name of Mrs. Calhoun. She...
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