Callahan County, Texas During 1864, W.J. Wilkinson, Press Beavers, a Mr. Key and Willis Holloway, operated ranches on the headwaters of the Pecan Bayou. One day while Mr. Wilkinson was riding along the banks of Burnt Branch, about five miles below...
Parker County, Texas During 1864, Buddy Williams, who lived on the Wm. Auterburn place, went over to the home of Frank Hill to visit his chum, and close friend, Geo. W. Hill, who happened to be away. It was Sunday morning. Young Williams failed to...
Montague County, Texas The Wounding of Mrs. W.T. Williams Mrs. W.T. Williams, who sat up during the preceding night with Mrs. Austin Morris, sick with pneumonia, about daylight, started to her own residence about one half mile away. Mrs. Williams...
Brown County, Texas During 1873, William Williams and his family were living on Sand Creek about twelve miles west of Brownwood in Brown County. They had been living there only a short time and were improving a new place. One morning Mr. Williams...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 10 October 1864, Sterling, Colorado: Cheyennes were appearing more and more boldly along the Denver Road in the fall of 1864. On 9 October, people at Wisconsin Ranch, a few miles south...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 30 December, 1890: The day after the Wounded Knee incident, several bands of Lakotas-perhaps 4,000...
Jack County, Texas Palo Pinto County, Texas Young County, Texas After the capture of Lon White during the summer of 1864, and African Britt Johnson's family, during the following fall, David White, and African Britt, began to focus all of their...
Jack County, Texas William Clinging and White came to Jack County with a herd of cattle. For a time they stayed with John Ribble, who lived near Dillingham Prairie. But when the Indians killed John Bottorff, Mr. Ribble moved his family to...
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