Month: October 2021

Ep. 105 The Indian Trial Part 2: The Raid

October 24, 2021 Ken Wise Battles 00:35:07 Comments Off on Ep. 105 The Indian Trial Part 2: The Raid

General Sherman toured northern Texas to see just how bad the Indian raiding was. He had his doubts. What he didn’t know was just how close he came to a first-hand encounter! The party crossing the Salt Creek Prairie right after Sherman wouldn’t be so lucky. As the Kiowa swept down toward Henry Warren’s wagon…

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EP. 105: The Indian Trial Part 1: People, Places, and Policy

October 5, 2021 Ken Wise Battles, Culture 40:39 Comments Off on EP. 105: The Indian Trial Part 1: People, Places, and Policy

The western frontier of Texas moved backwards during the Civil War. Indian raids pushed the settlers toward safer ground. After the war, the raiding had become so bad that something had to be done. The federal government thought leading with diplomacy would solve the problem but the Texans wanted military action. An 1871 attack on…

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