Throckmorton County, Texas Before the war, Mrs. Dodson built an excellent frontier home near the mouth of King's Creek, in Stephens County. She had her African slaves plant a hedge of bois d' arc timber under the banks of the Clear Fork. Mrs...
Bosque County, Texas During the same day, and at some time in the evening, the Indians charged and killed James Knight. He was working for John Pancake and Wm. Babb, who lived on Neil's Creek, about four miles south of Cranfill Gap. This young man...
Clay County, Texas False and Determined Ideas Lead Goddleck Koozer to His Grave About 1870, Goodleck Koozer, a quaker from Illinois, and his family passed through Montague, on their way to establish a colony in Clay County while the Indians were as...
Mason County, Texas During 1866 the Indians captured Adolph Korn, son of Lewis Korn, of San Antonio. At the time, Adolph Korn was herding sheep and staying with August Laisester in Loyal Valley about eighteen miles southeast of Mason. Adolph was...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts East Main Street at Capital Avenue Phone (502) 564-1792 E-mail [email protected] The Kentucky Historical Society’s campus, located in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, includes the...
Kimble County, Texas December 24, 1877, Isaac N. Kountz and younger brother, Sebastian Kountz, while herding sheep about two miles southwest of Junction, saw several Indians coming down the road behind a herd of stolen horses. At first, they thought...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following story is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 19-20 May 1870: Sgt. Emanuel Stance took ten men from Capt. Henry Carroll's Company F, 9th...
Bandera County, Texas The Recapture of the Krawitz Children During 1862, about fifteen rangers camped about ten miles from the head of the Medina River in the Bandera County territory. It was an autumn night and Taylor Thompson doing guard duty. He...
Recent Comments