Antelope Hills expedition
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The Antelope Hills expedition was a campaign from January to May 1858 by the Texas Rangers and members of other allied Native American tribes against Comanche and Kiowa villages in the Comancheria. It
Comanches of West Texas in war regalia. Painting by Lino Sánchez y Tapia, circa 1830s
View of the Antelope Hills battlefield, with the Antelope Hills in the background and the Canadian River the midground: The confluence with Little Robe Creek is downstream to the left.
Capt. John "Rip" Ford.
John Salmon Ford
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John Salmon Ford, also known as "Rip" Ford, was an American military officer and politician. He served as a member of the Republic of Texas Congress and the Texas Senate. He was also the mayor of Brow
Antelope Hills expedition
…troops led Texas Governor Hardin R. Runnels in 1858 to re-establish disbanded battalions of Texas Rangers. Thus, on January 27, 1858, Runnels appointed John Salmon "Rip" Ford, a veteran Ranger of the Mexican–American War and frontier Indian fighter, as captain and commander of the Ranger, militia and allied Indian forces…
Ford, during the American Civil War
Ford as a Texas Ranger, 1858