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Battle of Palo Alto
On this date back in 1846, Zachary Taylor led American forces against an attacking Mexican Army in the Battle of Palo Alto. Mexico had never recognized the independence of Texas, and when the U.S. annexed Texas, Mexico sent troops into the disputed Rio Grande River area. President Polk ordered General Taylor into Texas to defend […]
Jack Abernathy
Jack Abernathy was born in Texas. At the age of six he and his older brother would sneak away from home to play piano and violin in the local saloon. Following a Christmas shootout in the saloon with several victims, his parents discovered what he was doing, thus ending his entertainment career. But that […]
Bloody Bill Anderson
The Anderson family resided in Jefferson County, Missouri. Although they were farmers, the Anderson men had a tendency to augment their income with armed robbery. From these family roots sprung Bloody Bill Anderson. In 1862, Confederate Quantrill raided the town where the Andersons lived. As a result, Union troops came to the area, and […]
Old West Book Review: They Called Him Buckskin Frank
They Called Him Buckskin Frank, Jack Demattos an Chuck Parsons, University of North Texas Press, $29.95, Cloth, Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index. The name Buckskin Frank Leslie seems always to appear in the old Tombstone stories. Doc Holliday the Earps, Johnny Ringo and some others had some association with him, but he was always on the […]
Edward Cash – Cattle Rustler
Edward Cash was a hard working rancher with a wife who lived in Coryell County, in the southeastern part of Texas. Although he wasn’t necessarily handy with a gun, he was handy with his fists. And his ability to intimidate people was an asset to his ranching business. This was because Cash worked hard at […]
