Palo Pinto County, Texas During February, 1867, the Indians slipped into the frontier town of Palo Pinto, and stole several head of horses. The next morning a number of local citizens took their trail which followed along the top of the hill south...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 11 October 1854; Batesville, Texas: Capt. Benjamin H. Arthur with Company F, 1st Infantry, skirmished with Lipan Apaches along Live Oak Creek near present-day Batesville, Texas, and...
Parker County, Texas About 1872, while Joe Littleton and his wife, who lived about fifteen miles northwest of Weatherford, were gathering pecans on the creek a short distance from the house, several Indians surrounded their home. Mary, Tex, and...
Back to Blood Trails Historical Markers for Bell County Bird Creek Battlefield Historical Marker Marker Title: Bird Creek Battlefield City: Temple County: Bell Year Marker Erected: 1936 Marker Location: In median at intersection of Adams and S I-35...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. May 7, 1877: On May 1, Bear Coat Miles went in search of Lame Deer. He started up the Tongue River and crossed over to the...
Parker County, Texas Approximately three miles from Millsap, about noon, and just after a shower, in 1868, Webb Gilbert turned out his horses to graze. At the time, sixteen Indians were concealed on a red bluff not a great distance away, and in a...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Gregory F. Michno describes the Little Blue River Raid which is just southeast of Fort Kearney in his book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars. Oak Grove Ranch on the Little Blue River 7-9 August...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts In late 1875, Sioux and Cheyenne Indians defiantly left their reservations, outraged over the continued intrusions of whites into their sacred lands in the Black Hills. They gathered in...
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