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FORWARD!!, IF ANY MAN IS KILLED
I WILL MAKE HIM A CORPORAL
As many of you know, I sit on old floors in attics and in basements of old bookstores looking for rarely found and seldom seen history of Western Americana. Here is "Last Stand on a Texas Prairie," by William P. Knox which chronicles the history of the Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train and the Battle of Buffalo Wallow in 1874. These two little known battles of the Indian warefare area resulted in 19 men being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. IF YOU WANT TO READ THE REAL STORY OF ARMY --INDIAN WARFARE - THIS IS IT!! There are two unforgettable quotes. Major Chaffee urging his men to battle said, "If any man is killed, I will make him a Corporal." and
The inscription on the tombstone erected in 1925 in Hemphill County, Texas reads:
"Here on September 12, 1874, two scouts and four soldiers defeated 125 Kiowa and Commanche Indians.
Stand Silent,
Heroes here have been Who cleared the way for other men."
STAND SILENT!
Eight years ago, while searching my families genealogy, I found that my grandfather had been the subject of an article when he had run for constable of Belton, Texas. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolks lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer's shelf. Since then, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. See index below.
LAST STAND ON A TEXAS PRAIRIE
by WILLIAM P. KNOX
ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA 1874
ANCESTOR'S LOCATION: TEXAS
GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED
BALDWIN, Lt. Frank D.
BOTAYLE (nicknames Eadle-tau-hain)
BUCK, Pvt. D. R.
CHAFFEE, Capt. Adna R.
CHAPMAN, Amos, Scout
CHEYENNES
COMANCHES
De ARMOND, Sgt. William
DIXON, Mrs. William
DIXON, William "Billy" *, Scout
FARNSWORTH, Capt. H. J.
HARRITON, Pvt. John, Co. H
HAY, Sgt. Frederick S.
KINGSBURY, Lt. H.
KIOWAS
KNOX, William P.
LEWIS, Lt. Granville
LONE WOLF
LYMAN, Capt. Wyllys (Brevet Major) *
MACKENZIE, Col. Ranald
MA-MANTI
MASTERSON, Bat
McLAIN, Dr.
MILES, Col. Nelson A. *
MITCHELL, 1st Sgt. John
MOW-WI
O-HA-MA-TI-
PRICE, Maj. William R.
RATH, Pvt. Peter, Co. A
ROGERS, Lt., Co. C
SANDFORD, Assistant Wagonmaster
SCHMALSLE, William F., Scout
SHERIDAN, Gen. Philip H.
SINGLETON, Sgt. Frank (Frederick S. Neilson)
SMITH, Pvt. George W., Co. M
SPROLE, Lt. H. W.
TABANANICA
TEHAN
WEST, Lt. Frank
WILD HORSE
WOODALL, Sgt. Z. T., Co. D
PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE:
Battle Creek
Battle of Adobe Walls
Battle of Buffalo Wallow, Marker *
Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train
Brazos River
Camp Supply
Canadian River
Commission Creek
Company I, Fifth Infantry
Eighth Cavalry
Fifth Infantry
Fort Elliott
Ft. Leavenworth, KS
Hemphill County, TX
Hutchinson Co., TX
McClean, TX
Palo Duro Canyon
Sixth Cavalry
Sweetwater Creek
Washita River
What a Great Story. You will love it as it was published in this old western magazine of many years ago. The issue is in good condition, the cover is pristine and in vibrant color.
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