Battle of Glorieta | Battle of Val Verde | Early Southwest | Fort Belknap | Fort Craig | Sibley In Texas | Sibley Expedition Texas Historical Commission The outbreak of the Civil War witnessed the march of thousands of Texans to Santa Fe, New Mexico...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Palo Pinto, roughly translated "painted stick," refers to the spotted oak which is abundant in this area. It remains the county seat of this beautiful pioneer ranching and trail driving country. Possum Kingdom lies...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. Percha Creek 12 January 1880, Hillsboro, New Mexico: Maj. Albert P. Morrow had chased Victorio's Apaches...
In several accounts not included here, emphasis was placed on a situation that had developed near Parker's Fort several months before the raid. There were a handful of other family forts or camps scattered around Parker's Fort that represented the...
Wise County, Texas About 1868, Press Perkins, who lived on Salt Creek, about eight miles north of Springtown, and in the southern part of Wise County, went out alone to hunt some oxen he had purchased from the Armstrong family. It was in the...
Kimble County, Texas Mason County, Texas During 1862, Mr. and Mrs. Parks, who were somewhat advanced in years, lived on the Felix Hale Ranch about twenty-five miles northeast of Junction. During the above year the Indians slipped up and scalped Mr...
Montague County, Texas During August of 1872, Levi Perryman, Alex Perryman, Creed Roberts, Holloway Williams, Henry Williams, Henry Roberts, and a few others, had a fight with Indians near Dry Valley, southeast of Montague, in Montague County. At...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria 28 October, 1880; Southwestern Texas: Renegade Mimbres Apache leader Victorio finally met his destruction at the hands of Mexican soldiers at Tres Castillos in Chihuahua on 14 October 1880...
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