Jack County, Texas or Young County, Texas During the spring of 1870, J.B. Terrell, Van Scroggins, Bob Durrett, Henry Durrett, Pat Sanders, John Proffitt, Harry Williams, George Terrell, Sam Smith, Bill York and about two others, were camped near the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Cambren/Mason Massacre | Captain Ira Long & Men Fight in Jack County | Indian Fighting in Jack County, 1870s | Lone Wolf's Revenge Raid | Ranger McIntire Cambren/Mason Massacre...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Picture of Chief Victorio from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. After the Ojo Caliente raid...
Jack County, Texas We are not advised of the date of the attack on Francis M. Long, nor are we sure that it happened in Jack County, but we will record it here. Mr. Long was a native of Missouri. His parents emigrated to Texas in 1865, and settled...
Wise County, Texas In Wise County during the summer of 1863, approximately twenty-five Indians killed a lone man named Long, on the road, near the present town of Paradise. After scalping their victim, the savages passed the Vernon place, where they...
The following story is from the book, The Men Who Wear the Star, by Charles M. Robinson, III. Over the last decade, this young historian has authored engaging and informative works dealing with this region's history including Bad Hand, Satanta and...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Blazing the Goodnight Trail | Goodnight/Loving Pasture | Goodnight on Ranging and Making of a Scout | Oliver Loving and His Last Overland Drive | Real Lonesome Dove The following excerpt from the book, Ninety-Four Years In...
Montague County, Texas During October 1866, Kendall Lofton, who lived in Montague county, and who was on his way to Spanish Fort, had gotten a few miles north of Montauge, when several Indians came screaming toward him. He ran about one mile, and...
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