And I would like to add that one of the men killed in the Battle of Dove Creek was my great-great grandfather, James Hiram Mabray, who was survived by his wife Sarah Cutbirth Mabray, a son and a daughter Caroline Matilda Mabray (my great grandmother).. Please note the spelling of Mabray. In addition, there were many English, Scottish and German settlers of Bosque County. Many of the early settlers originated from Robertson's Colony. It was not all settled by the Norwegian people. TXBOSQUE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 TXBOSQUE-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 44 Today's Topics: #1 Robert Allen Hester [mamccleskey@att.net] #2 Re: Robert Allen Hester ["Suzy-Q" ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TXBOSQUE-D, send a message to TXBOSQUE-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the list administrator, send mail to TXBOSQUE-admin@rootsweb.com. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:38:24 +0000 From: mamccleskey@att.net To: TXBOSQUE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Robert Allen Hester I am trying to verify something that I have just read on the internet. Does anyone know it there was an attack or raid by Comanches in Bosque Co. around 1865-1866 that might have caused the "Home Guard" to chase the Indians all the way back to Palo Duro Canyon? Also, does anyone know whether or not Robert Allen Hester was in the "Home Guard" during that time period. Margaret McCleskey ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:20:11 -0700 From: "Suzy-Q" To: TXBOSQUE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Robert Allen Hester Confederate Pension Applications http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html Service Records http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/ServiceSearch.jsp Republic of Texas Claims http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/RepublicSearch.jsp --- Online history exhibit: Indian Relations in Texas http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/indian/ --- Some misc info from Handbook of Texas.... Texas was annexed to the Union in 1845, and the United States government took over the administration of Texas Indian affairs. Federal agents and Comanche leaders attempted to preserve peace despite frequent outbreaks of hostilities, as white settlement continued to encroach on Comanche hunting grounds. In 1849 the army established a line of forts to protect the frontier, but settlers rapidly pushed beyond the established cordon and became vulnerable to attacks by Comanches who were attempting to defend their traditional range. In an attempt to protect both settlers and Indians, two reservations were established in Texas in 1854. A 23,000-acre reservation on the Clear Fork of the Brazos, in what is now Throckmorton County, became home to some 350 Penateka Comanches whose band had been weakened by warfare with Texans, epidemic diseases, and depletion of the buffalo herds. Other Comanche bands, farther removed from white settlement, still freely roamed the plains. The establishment of reservations did not stop Indian raids, however. Frontier Texans, who coveted the Indians' land, blamed the reservation Indians for the continued depredations and demanded the removal of the reservations. In 1859, in response to complaints, the reservation Comanches were moved to Indian Territory, where they were given a tract of land near Anadarko and assigned to the Wichita Agency. However, since the reservation Indians had not been the perpetrators of the raids, removal of the reservations did little to solve the Texas Indian problem. Raids increased as the Civil Warqv left the frontier virtually unprotected, and the country west of a line from Gainesville to Fredericksburg was abandoned by settlers. When the war ended, the federal government reestablished frontier defenses and resumed its treaty-making with the Plains tribes. The treaties were designed to open the region to white travelers and settlers by locating the nomadic tribesmen on reservations. The 1867 Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek, the last treaty made with the Comanches, established a reservation for the Comanches, Kiowas, and Kiowa Apaches in southwestern Indian Territory between the Washita and Red rivers. The treaty did not greatly improve conditions in Texas, however, because the Comanches would not stay on the lands allotted them and continued to conduct destructive raids in Texas. The Comanches, who saw their way of life rapidly vanishing, turned to a young Quahadi medicine man for leadership. Isa-taiqv (later known as White Eagle) called his people together for a Sun Dance in the spring of 1874 and promised victory over the whites. Inspired by the visionary leader, agitated warriors attacked buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls in Hutchinson County. The unsuccessful attack not only destroyed the Indians' faith in Isatai, but it also brought retribution from the United States government. In 1874 the army began a relentless campaign that became known as the Red River War.qv A concerted five-pronged attack was launched in the Panhandleqv for the purpose of driving all Indians to the reservation. Forces under the command of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzieqv surprised a Comanche camp in Palo Duro Canyon and destroyed their horse herd. Very few Indians were killed in the engagements, but their mounts and supplies were so depleted that they could not survive the winter on the plains and were forced to enter the reservation. - BOSQUE COUNTY The history of the Civil Warqv era in Bosque County is sketchy because of skimpy record keeping. Between 1861 and 1865 many men from the county served in the military. The most significant contributions were to the Second Frontier District, the Nineteenth Texas Infantry, and Company H of Col. T. C. Hawpe'sqv regiment. The latter two units saw action in the Louisiana and Arkansas campaigns, and a few of the members fought with the Army of Northern Virginia. The majority of the soldiers, however, guarded the area against Indians. In January 1865 many of them fought in the famed battle of Dove Creekqv battle against the Kickapoos. Although the battle took place in what it now Tom Green County, many Bosque County fighters participated; about ten of them died. Probably the most significant impact of the Civil War in Bosque County was that it slowed, and in some places halted, development. Few people moved to new counties at the time, and the Norwegians stopped coming. ----- Original Message ----- From: mamccleskey@att.net To: TXBOSQUE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 5:38 PM Subject: [TXBOSQUE] Robert Allen Hester I am trying to verify something that I have just read on the internet. Does anyone know it there was an attack or raid by Comanches in Bosque Co. around 1865-1866 that might have caused the "Home Guard" to chase the Indians all the way back to Palo Duro Canyon? Also, does anyone know whether or not Robert Allen Hester was in the "Home Guard" during that time period. Margaret McCleskey --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today!