Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The Castillo de San Marcos, built 1672-1695, served primarily as an outpost of the Spanish Empire, guarding St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in the continental...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Aravaipa Creek, place of Camp Grant Massacre Picture from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. In the pre-dawn hours of April 30, 1871, eight men and 110 women and...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Shortly after the close of the Civil War, and during the summer or early fall of 1865, Ben and John Caruthers, Lim Vaughan, and four or five others, were cow-hunting between the Big and Little Keechi, about three miles south...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Camp Hualapai Remains Located in Yavapai County on the Walnut Creek road north of Prescott, Juniper, AZ. Some remnants, and an interesting cemetery located on private property. Camp...
Stephens County, Texas During the fall or early winter of 1858, Mr. Cassady had a camp on Hubbard Creek, while he was building a log cabin. Late one evening he and his men were out after logs, when they heard a gun fire. When they reached their camp...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Site of Camp Verde Marker Title: Site of Camp Verde City: Kerrville Year Marker Erected: 1936 Marker Location: From Kerrville take SH 173 South approximately 13 miles to Camp Verde. Marker...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Johnnie Hale, a son of Jeff Hale, and Martin Cathey, his uncle, started to Weatherford for a two-fold purpose, and left home about the third or fourth of July 1868. The boys lived at the time, in and near Palo Pinto. Jackson...
Clay County, Texas June 11, 1869, Indians raided Camp Wichita, Indian Territory. Their objective was to stampede the soldier's horses. Troops A, F, H, I and K of the Tenth U.S. Cavalry and Companies B, E, and F of the Third Infantry, led by Colonel...
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