Arthur Tracy Lee
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Arthur Tracy Lee served as an officer in the regular army before and during the American Civil War. He was also an author, painter, musician, and architect.
Colonel Arthur T. Lee
Comanche Lookout, Rochester Historical Society, New York
Rio Grande City, Rochester Historical Society, New York
Fort Davis, pencil, Rochester Historical Society, New York
Comanche
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The Comanche, or Nʉmʉnʉʉ, are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered
Arthur Tracy Lee
…to protect west Texas settlers and to act as a rest-stop for California-bound immigrants. During his command here, he had daily contact with southern Comanches, including Buffalo Hump, Yellow Wolf, Ketumsee, and Sanaco. Lee wrote on May 15, 1852, "I have upon all occasions found them to be friendly & well…
Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center in Lawton, 3-2025
Comanche warriors, c. 1867–1874
Quanah Parker, prominent chief of the Comanche Indians with a feather fan; photo by James Mooney, 1892