On this day in History 1801 On this day in 1801, Philip Nolan, mustanger and filibuster, died at the hands of Mexican troops. It was not his first visit to Texas to acquire horses. He was also known to be carrying on illegal trade with the Indians. He left Natchez at the head of a body of well-armed men in October 1800 and made his way to the area north of Nacogdoches. He then proceeded to a now-unknown Central Texas site, where he erected a small fortification, including some corrals, and began capturing mustangs. He was killed at his fort on March 21, 1801, by troops from Nacogdoches sent out to intercept him. His men, captured and tried, spent years in prison for their part in Nolans final expedition, the precise nature of which has not been satisfactorily explained. 1852. John Henry “Doc” Holiday, famed old west figure, was baptized on this day in Griffin, Georgia. His actual date of birth is somewhat uncertain, making this the first time his life was officially recorded. the infant John Henry Holliday, AKA Doc Holliday, was baptized. He was probably a couple of months old. 1879- New Mexico Territory- per the agreement with Governor Lew Wallace, William Bonney and Josiah Doc Skurlock surrender to Lincoln County sheriff George Kimball, near San Patrice. 1882- Tucson, Arizona Territory - the body of Frank Stilwell, a Texas cowboy and member of the Clanton gang was found dead in the Southern Pacific Railroad yard with 4 rifle balls and two loads of buckshot in him. This happened to be within 72 hours of Morgan Earps assassination and the night after a train bearing the remains of Morgan Earp and carrying Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Warren Earp paused at Tucson on its way to Colton, California. 1883- Arizona Territory- four settlers are reported killed in an Apache raid 12 miles southwest of Fort Huachuca, near Tombstone. General George Crook learned that the raid was lead by Chato, Chihvahua, and Bonito, and makes plans to follow them into Mexico. 1890- General Crook, 61, died of heart failure while lifting weights. William Tecumseh Sherman called him the greatest Indian fighter and manager the army of the United States ever had. Red Cloud said, He, at least, never lied to us. Crook had spent his last years campaigning for Indian rights. 1891 - A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig stealing & lasted 20 years. 1916- Cole Younger was the last of the James-Younger gang to die, suffering a heart attack. 1926 On this day in 1926, Rebecca Fisher died in Austin. She was born Rebecca Gilleland in Philadelphia in 1831. Her family came to Texas around 1837 and settled in Refugio County. In 1840 Comanches attacked their home, killing Rebeccas parents and taking Rebecca and her brother. The children were rescued by Albert Sidney Johnston and a detachment of Texas soldiers. Rebecca married Orceneth Fisher, a Methodist minister, in 1848. In 1855 the Fishers left Texas for the Pacific coast. They returned to Texas about 1871 and eventually established a home in Austin, where Fisher died in 1880. Mrs. Fisher was a charter member and state president of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She also aided Clara Driscoll in saving the Alamo from destruction, and for several years she gave the opening prayer when the Texas legislature convened. She was the only woman elected to the Texas Veterans Association and was its last surviving member. The Cobblers Cowboy Hats
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