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The Fort Bird Treaty of 1842
After the Battle of Village Creek, the Republic of Texas signed the Fort Bird Treaty of 1842.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 24, 2024
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The Camp Napoleon Treaty
A Peace Treaty that wasn't supposed to be peaceful was signed by the tribes southern Indian Territory at Camp Napoleon in May 1865.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 25, 2024
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White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise Counties Meet
In 1868, a battle between native Plains warriors and American settlers took place at White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise counties meet.
Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 1, 2023
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Bianca Babb, abducted by Comanches
Bianca Babb was seven years old when she was abducted by Comanches after her mother was killed in a raid.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 12, 2023
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Maps of the Rapids at Alexandria in the Civil War
Two maps of the rapids at Alexandria during the Civil War reside in the Library of Congress.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 2, 2023
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Sophia Suttenfield Aughinbaugh Coffee Butt Porter
Sophia Suttenfield Aughinbaugh Coffee Butt Porter was one of the more colorful characters to inhabit the Red River Valley.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 2023
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Western Louisiana in the Civil War
When the capitol of Louisiana faced Union Control and Reconstruction during the Civil War, western Louisiana descended into lawlessness.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
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Indian Territory in the Civil War
The re-taking of forts in Indian Territory was one minor focus of Grant's Vicksburg campaign in the Civil War.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
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Southwestern Arkansas in the Civil War
The people in Southwestern Arkansas before the Civil War were much more populist and had a strong free-soil expansionist base.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
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The Great Hanging of Gainesville in the Newspapers
Newspaper articles report on the same event: the Great Hanging in Gainesville, as well as other murders that took place in North Texas
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
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North Texas in the Civil War
While its neighbors suffered in stopping the Union armies from entering, North Texas itself left the Civil War relatively unscathed.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
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D-Day Death in Cooke County
Sgt. Roy Speake died early in the morning on D-Day, June 6, 1944 during the invasion of Normandy, and is now buried in Cooke County, Texas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 19, 2023
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Fort Sill, Still Active
Fort Sill represents the Old West and flourishes as the last remaining, active military post that was built during the Indian wars.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
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Fort Richardson, the Red River War Fort
More than any other fort at or near the Red River Valley, Fort Richardson embodies American Indian reservation policy.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
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Fort Griffin, "Civilized"
Fort Griffin marked the boundary line ("the frontier") between Native American lands and white settlement ("civilization").
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
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Fort Washita
Fort Washita's main purpose was to protect Chickasaw and Choctaw settlers from the Plains Indians and Anglo "land smugglers."
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
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Fort Arbuckle in the Mountains
Fort Arbuckle was founded by Randolph B. Marcy in 1851 as a Chickasaw Nation garrison.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
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The Colfax Massacre
The Colfax Massacre along the Red River was the most violent episode in Reconstruction Louisiana.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
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The Tonkawas: Texas Originals
One of the more fascinating cultures of the original Red River Valley people are the Tonkawas, a very distinct Texas tribe.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023
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The Comanche Empire
The Comancheria — the Comanche Empire — became a formidable force for both the Europeans and Anglo American colonizers.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023
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