Uvalde County, Texas Indian Raid Through Uvalde County, When Henry Robinson Jr. was Killed September 8, 1865, the Indians passed near Waresville south of the present town of Utopia, on a horse-stealing raid, and from here they moved west. After the...
Jack County, Texas Lemley Cemetery Historical Marker Marker Title: Lemley Cemetery Address: Cold Springs Rd. off Old Authon Rd. via FM 920 City: Lemley Year Marker Erected: 1992 Marker Location: From Weatherford, take FM 920 6.6 miles northwest...
Comanche County, Texas May 3, 1863, after spending the night at the home of Mr. Secrest, who had been away, Samuel Rogers was returning to the home of his son, Henry Rogers, who lived about three and a half miles west of the present town of Carlton...
Jack County, Texas It was during 1867 that Henry Riley, who lived ten or eleven miles south of Jacksboro, went out at ten o'clock at night, to see about a bleating calf, he thought the wolves had caught. When he had gone approximately two hundred...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts
The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne.
The following is from the book, Indian Wars by Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn.
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 15 May 1883; Northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico: In the spring of 1883, Gen. George Crook organized an expedition to go deep into the Sierra Madre of Mexico and find the Apache bands of...
Jack County, Texas During 1863, Mr. Rolland and his married sons "Forted up" near the Jack, Palo Pinto and Parker County line, and at a point about three miles northeast of the present town of Perrin. Wm. Burnet, a neighbor, who lived two...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. Major Albert P. Morrow would continue to pursue Victorio for the next month, crossing south into Mexico, and finally catching...
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