Cooke County, Texas Montague County, Texas Wise County, Texas Gainesville to Decatur More Stories and Information on Fort Tours Road Trips Saint Jo has a marker on the south side of the square describing the significance of the town's location at...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 18 July, 1856: Gov. Issac I. Stevens of Washington Territory, frustrated at the military's feeble...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 2 September 1861; Corona, New Mexico: When Union troops abandoned Fort Stanton to consolidate their forces in the face of the Confederate invasion, Confederate Lt. Col. John R. Baylor...
Cooke County, Texas During 1867, twenty-six Indians passed the home of Jimmie Ward, who made molasses on the share, and who had considerable syrup on hand at the time. It was all emptied by the Indians, who were stealing horses as they advanced. The...
Palo Pinto County, Texas During 1858, Choctaw Tom and several other Indians, who belonged on the Brazos Agency, camped on Sunday Creek southeast of the present town of Santo. On one occasion, two members of the Lavender family were out cow hunting...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. The Grattan Fight, or Grattan Massacre, was a battle that should not have happened. The incident began on August 18, 1854...
Following are highlights from the book, Fort Worth, A Frontier Triumph, by Julia Kathryn Garrett. She was a legendary history teacher at Arlington Heights High School and an invaluable figure in the preservation of Texas History. With the Mexican...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Ca. 25 October 1862; Fort Stanton, New Mexico: In 1861, at the start of the Civil War, Union troops abandoned Fort Stanton and other southwestern forts, and Mescalero Apaches in the...
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