Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Crooked Creek From the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. Van Dorn Attacks Comanches on Crooked Creek, 1859 The following story is from the book, Tribal Wars of the...
Young County, Texas R.B. Marcy | Red River, Preston and Gainesville, 1853 | Cottonwood Springs | Prairie Traveler | California Trail Most army officers of the time were beneficiaries of elegant educations. Dodge's forays through the Oklahoma Cross...
San Saba County, Texas Prior to his death, Chancy Couch lived on Deer Creek, about six miles north of the present town of Fredonia and near the McCulloch and San Saba County line. Early one morning about 1860, he and Lawrence Hays, his son-in-law...
Bexar County, Texas Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston Texas State Library and Archives Commission Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston requested a conference with the Southern Comanches in an attempt to recover dozens of Texas captives. Twelve principal...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Cow Creek Crossing -- The Cow Creek crossing is 4 miles west of Lyons on US Highway 56, 1 mile south, and then west to a bridge over Cow Creek. The actual crossing was just south of the...
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. Cow Island in the Missouri River, in the southeastern corner of present-day Blaine County, Montana...
Stephens County, Texas Levi Current had moved from Picketville to old Mugginsville, and had returned for his chickens, etc. Early one morning during 1864, Levi Current left Picketville with an ox-wagon full of chickens and other things and was...
Comanche County, Texas During the winter of 1864, Don Cox, Walla Cox, Baz Cox and Tom Corn were on the range in Comanche County searching for hogs when they struck an Indian trail near the head of Salt Creek. The Cox brothers had a pack of dogs...
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