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
Ford, during the American Civil War
Ford as a Texas Ranger, 1858
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
John Salmon Ford
…and Austin. Ford was a Texas Ranger, a Confederate colonel, a doctor, a lawyer, and a journalist and newspaper owner. He commanded men during the Antelope Hills expedition and later led the Confederate forces in what was arguably the last engagement of the American Civil War, the Battle of Palmito Ranch on May 12–13, 1865…
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.