the indian warfare on the texas frontier ended in 1846.
the indian warfare on the texas frontier ended in 1846.
when did the indian warfare on the texas frontier end?
1846
comfort was initially assigned to battery k of the 1st u.s. artillery in brownsville, texas and spent the next three years in the southern united states during reconstruction before being discharged at greenville, louisiana on november 28, 1868. after returning to philadelphia for a time, he reenlisted again on april 18, 1870. he was sent to the texas frontier where he served with the 4th u.s. cavalry in san antonio and fort richardson. he became an experienced indian fighter during the texas–indian wars reaching the rank of sergeant. on november 5, 1874, while his regiment was battling the kiowa and comanche near lake tahokay in the staked plains, comfort was separated from his unit and killed an indian in armed combat. he was commended by his commanding officer, colonel ranald s. mackenzie, who wrote "that corporal comfort ran down and killed an indian on the staked plains with no other soldier within a long distance of him...this man is a very distinguished soldier for personal gallantry". he was recommended for, and received, the medal of honor on october 13, 1875. though discharged from fort clark (near present-day brackettville, texas) on june 26, 1878, he remained in the army until his retirement in 1892, and afterwards served in batteries e and a of the 1st u.s. regular artillery. comfort died in philadelphia on november 29, 1893, and interred at mount peace cemetery. comfort's life was later profiled by historian merle olmsted in the winter 1968 issue of military collector & historian.
john w. comfort
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dowa yalanne (zuni: "corn mountain") is a steep mesa southeast of the present pueblo of zuni, on the zuni indian reservation. plainly visible from the zuni pueblo, the mesa is located in mckinley county, new mexico, and has an elevation of . the mesa is a sacred place for the zuni people, who fled to the mesa top to escape the coronado expedition in 1540, and it is closed to outside visitors.









































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"dowa yalanne" was settled before european contact.
dowa yalanne