Lampasas County, Texas The following story is from the book, The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. John N. Gracey, numbered among the first settlers of Lampasas and erected this health resort's first hotel. The 8th of April, 1862...
Mills County, Texas After the Indians had broken open stables in the town of Comanche and stolen a large number of horses, Capt. James Cunningham and sons, Joel Nabors, Wm. and James Arthur, Robert and James Maxwell, Thomas Ross, Robert Neill, Bud...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 9 May 1854; Ben Bolt, Texas: Lt. George B. Cosby and 11 men of Companies F and I, Mounted Rifles, were riding south out of Fort Merrill, at the end of a long scout, when a Mexican rider...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 4 May 1877; Morton, Texas: While the buffalo hunters tried to go after the renegade Comanches, the U.S. Cavalry was also on their trail. On 9 April, Capt. Phillip L. Lee and 42 buffalo...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts On December 25th, 1837, U.S. Army Colonel Zachary Taylor and 800 troops including a volunteer Missouri Regiment led by Colonel Richard Gentry left Fort Bassinger in search...
Palo Pinto County, Texas About 1860, when the savages were stealing horses near the present town of Gordon, in Palo Pinto County, the news was dispatched to Col. Baylor and a company of rangers in Parker County. No further solicitation was...
Montague County, Texas During May or June of 1868, the Indians killed Bob Lackey and captured Natt and Dara McLeroy while they were gathering wild dewberries about four hundred yards from the home of their father Jno. R. McLeroy. Mr. McLeroy lived...
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