PART OF TOWN THAT THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS ATTACKED.

Grierson always had a top notch band in the Tenth Cavalry. One of the band members was invited to sit in and play for festivities in a San Angelo saloon. When his session ended he was not allowed to leave and severely beaten. Friends came to look for him and returned shortly with the entire company of soldiers. They rescued him and shot up that whole part of town. An old lady armed with a pistol finally made them back down. Grierson smoothed things over with the irate townsmen, but had to give up command of the regiment.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

March 15th 2020
THE MUSIC MAN Benjamin Henry Grierson entered the cosmos on July 8, 1826 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of five children. The family did not stay around the Pittsburgh area very long before moving westward to Jacksonville, Illinois. At eight years of age he was scampering around behind a recalcitrant horse who thought he was a cougar and kicked him in the face. The kick ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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