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Trail of Blood Along the Texas Border Frontier Story
John Warren Hunter recounts 1855 frontier life near Fredericksburg Gillespie County Texas as Mathew Taylor Joe McDonald and families establish settlements along Spring Creek. Indian attacks Civil War era raids and a pivotal Banta battle grow deadly and vow of vengeance shapes Joy family saga.
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John Warren Hunter
Frontier Times
Mathew Taylor
Joe MacDonald
Spring Creek
Redericks
F Burg
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Prince Solms
Pole Cabins
MacDonald
Taylor
Fort Martin Scott
Ft. Mason
Fort 4
McKavet
Messrs
McDonald
Foo
Taylor’s
McDonald’s
Nixon
Joy
Arkansas
Squaw Creek
Beaver Creek
Monroe McDonald
Beckie Taylor
Lafe McDonald
Alwilda Joy
Tobe Joy
John Banta
J Son
Llano
Pedernales
Colt
Taylor and
Mr. Joy
Papea