The Portugee Phillips Ride, The Facts and The Legend
In researching history, it is often difficult to ferret out the real story. As time goes by, stories are told and repeated as fact, and the facts are often lost in the mists of time. So it is with the famous ride of John, “Portugee” Phillips from Fort Phil Kearny to Fort Laramie after the Fetterman
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