Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 15 April 1864; Flagler, Colorado: In early April, Cheyennes reportedly stole 175 cattle belonging to government contractors Irwin & Jackman. On the 8th, Lt. George S. Eayre set out...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Picture of Elephant Rock 13 May 1869; Traer, Kansas: After leading an unsuccessful mission as the third prong of Gen. Sheridan's winter campaign into Indian territory, Maj. Eugene Carr...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 13 August 1868; Lincoln, Kansas: More than 200 Cheyennes, Arapahos, and Lakotas, under prominent warriors such as Man-Who-Breaks-the Marrow-Bones, Tall Wolf, Porcupine Bear, and Bear...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 5 August 1878; Alamogordo, New Mexico: Lt. Col. Nathan A.M. Dudley ordered Capt. Henry Carroll to round up renegade Indians and bring them to the Mescalero Reservation. With Lt...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 8 July 1869; Laird Colorado: When Maj. Royall returned to camp from his pursuit of Cheyennes on Frenchman Creek during Maj. Carr's June-July expedition on the Republican River, he...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 5 February 1874; North-central Texas: Late in January, Lt. Col. George P. Buell, 11th Infantry, commander at Fort Griffin, got word that Comanches had stolen stock from local ranchers...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following is Captain R.B. Barry's first hand account of his patrol of the Civil War. Another incursion was made by the Indians in the winter of 1863, while I was at Fort Belknap in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 25 April 1875; Langtry, Texas: Lt. John L. Bullis, 24th Infantry, and three Seminole-African scouts, Sgt. John Ward and Pvts. Isaac Payne and Pompey Factor, were trailing a raiding party...
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