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In response to a raid on a wagon train a few miles from the fort, Commanding General William T. Sherman authorized Colonel Mackenzie to begin offensive operations against Indians not on the reservation. Over a fifteen month period Mackenzie led four major expeditions from Fort Richardson into the Texas Panhandle. In July 1874, President Grant rescinded the Quaker Peace Policy, releasing the military to use any means necessary to end hostile activity. On September 28, 1874 Colonel Mackenzie ended the Indian domination of the Southern Plans at the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon. By 1875 the Texas frontier was relatively secure and the soldiers at Fort Richardson were no longer needed. Orders for the abandonment of Fort Richardson were issued March 29, 1878

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