In the spring of 1866, after Civil War service with the Union Army, Colonel […]
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A Premonition of Death: General James Byrne
When retired General James Byrne was working in west Texas for the T&P Railway, […]
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Lucien Maxwell: From Cimarron to Fort Sumner
Once the owner of an enormous land grant in northern New Mexico, the ‘Boss […]
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Wynkoop’s Gamble to End War
In September 1864 Major Ned Wynkoop decided not to kill Indians but to discuss […]
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Chisum: ‘Cattle King of the Pecos’
This enterprising cattle dealer drove Longhorns west out of Texas to new markets in […]
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The Mesker Brothers Found Good Business In Putting up False Fronts on the Frontier
Restored Mesker facades still grace buildings in Western towns. “I just did not want […]
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Hallowed Ground | Moores Creek National Battlefield
At the outset of the American Revolution, nearly a century before the Civil War, […]
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Desperado Billy Martin Grew Desperate Indeed When Sentenced to the Gallows
Thanks to his sweetheart, the sheriff’s niece, he strolled out of jail. In September […]
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Chiricahua Tribal Member Allan Houser Created Some 450 Bronze Sculptures
The late artist’s Smoke Signal still draws attention. An Apache warrior lifts his blanket […]
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The Heroic Hellfighter
In his 1928 book Rank and File Theodore Roosevelt Jr., American Legion co-founder and […]