No Wounds In His Back
The Alamo’s anniversary, March 6, ignites lively debate every year among aficionados concerning the how, why and where of every aspect of that epic 1836 battle. The death of David Crockett, the Alamo’s most famous combatant, draws the most attention. James Bowie, the...
Custer’s Other Regiment
The 19th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry fought the harsh elements and rough terrain, but never the American Indians. The Sunflower State found a soldier willing to engage the Indians in Lt. Col. George A. Custer. On November 29, 1868, military leaders learned of Custer and...
The Chisholm Trail
150 Years of Trail History The Texas cattle-trailing industry lasted only fifty years. From Texas statehood in 1846 until 1897, Texas drovers trailed over 12 million longhorns out of their state to mining camps, to Confederate enclaves, to railheads, to northern...
The Oklahoma Invader
In 1880, Capt. David L. Payne and the boomers began entering Indian Territory with the hope of establishing permanent homes. Payne was a veteran of the Kansas Infantry during the Civil War, a scout under Gen. Philip Sheridan during the Indian campaigns in the late...
True West January/February 2025
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