Burnet County, Texas It was, perhaps, during the year 1863 that John and Wm. McGill, sons of Wm. McGill, Sr., who lived about one mile south of Burnet, were out about five miles to the west with their brother, Sam McGill, and March Thomas, a cousin...
Erath County, Texas Nathan McDow, who lived about five miles north of Alexander, in Erath County, was about one-half mile from his home hauling rails, and was assisted by one son. The two were massacred by Indians and this massacre was fully...
The following story is from the book, Horse Sweat and Powder Smoke, by Stanley S. McGowen.
Llano County, Texas During the spring of 1841, the Indians made a night raid in the vicinity of Gonzales and drove away a number of horses. The venerable Ben McCulloch hastily called for volunteers. Sixteen men of the neighborhood immediately...
San Saba County, Texas Early in August of the above year, scouts of Capt. McCulloch reported fresh Indian signs and a fresh Indian trail west of their camp, which was on the north branch of the Llano. Capt. McCulloch and twenty-one men followed in...
In response to the many requests for West Texas Frontier by Joseph Carroll McConnell, Fort Tours now provides both volumes in pdf format. Index for Volumes 1 & 2 Volume 1 Volume 2 You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file, if you do...
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His book in downloadable .pdf format.
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 8 November 1874; Jericho, Texas: Two days after Grey Beard defeated Lt. Henry J. Farnsworth, his Cheyenne village of about 100 lodges and 200 warriors was hit by more soldiers. Lt. Frank...
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