The Proud Hound Commissary Chuckwagon Outfit

The Proud Hound Commissary Chuckwagon Outfit An 1875 Weber Chuck Wagon based in Appomattox ,Virginia. Named to honor our Treeing Walker Hounds, Instagram

08/20/2026

Who actually controlled Apache affairs in the American Southwest?
The answer is complex. Federal authority was divided during the Indian Wars.
The Army operated under the War Department, while reservations and their agents fell under the Department of the Interior and the Office of Indian Affairs.

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08/12/2026

Apache Scouts: Not all causes were equal.

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07/30/2026

Can a Medal of Honor be awarded for actions committed during what one of the Army’s own senior generals later called “a horrible massacre of women and children?

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07/21/2026

How do you earn the trust of people you’ve spent a lifetime fighting?
The Apache called him Nantan Lupan, Grey Wolf.
Among many on the Northern Plains, he became known as Three Stars.
Recently, I finished reading a remarkable three volume biography on General George Crook. Rather than providing simple answers, it challenged me to grapple with the moral complexities surrounding a contradictory figure in nineteenth-century American expansion.

07/18/2026

People often ask me whether I’m a reenactor or a living historian.
For me, the answer has never been about choosing one over the other.
Choosing one over the other would deny me experiences, perspectives, and opportunities to learn.
My answer has always been…


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07/12/2026

Meet the Historian
Why This Era?
Standing on the porch of the McLean House, tipping my hat to General Lee, the significance of that moment was overwhelming for countless reasons.

But one realization rose above all the others.
For thousands of men who stood on these very grounds in April of 1865, this was not simply the end of a war. It was the beginning of a new chapter.
Standing there, my own historical journey suddenly came into focus.

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07/11/2026

Common question I get asked at historic sites is how do I acquire all the information and knowledge to interpret history. These are my particular methods.

The answer isn’t just books, archives, or artifacts. It’s learning to meet people in the past on their own terms, within the world they actually knew, rather than the one we imagine today.
This is the beginning of a new series: Meet the Historian.
Before we explore the people, places, and events of 19th century America, I wanted to share the methodology that guides every story I interpret.

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