Charles Goodnight

Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 – December 12, 1929) was a cattle rancher in the American West. He was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, the fourth child of Charles and Charlotte (Collier) Goodnight. He moved to Texas in 1846 with his mother and stepfather (Hiram Daugherty). In 1856, he became a cowboy, and served with the local militia fighting against the Comanche raiders. A year later, in 1857, Goodnight joined the Texas Rangers. (From user talk:MyRedDice), Yes, all my images are in public domain. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. ... The Western United States, also referred to as the American West or simply The West, traditionally refers to the region constituting the westernmost states of the United States (see geographical terminology section for further discussion of these terms). ... Macoupin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... ... A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. ... Quanah Parker, the last major chief of the Comanche Indians. ... Statue of a Texas Ranger in front of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, by artist Pompeo Coppini. ...

At the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Confederacy. Most of his time was spent as part of a frontier regiment guarding against raids by Indians. Following the war, he became involved in the herding of feral Texas longhorn cattle northward from West Texas to railroads. In 1866, he and Oliver Loving drove their first herd of cattle northward along what would become known as the Goodnight-Loving Trail. Goodnight invented the chuckwagon, which was first used on this cattle drive. The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-four mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured... The Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, which can extend to six feet in width and have a slight upward turn at their tips, as well as for their distinctive burnt orange coloring. ... West Texas is a region in Texas which has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with East Texas and North Texas. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Oliver Loving (December 4, 1812-September 25, 1867) was a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who with Charles Goodnight developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. ... The Goodnight-Loving Trail was a trail used in the cattle drives of the late 1860s for the large-scale movement of Texas longhorns northward from the open range country of west Texas and New Mexico to the railroads in Colorado in the United States. ... A chuckwagon was originally a wagon that carried food and cooking equipment on the prairies of North America. ...

On July 26, 1870, Goodnight married Mary Ann (Molly) Dyer, a schoolteacher from Weatherford, Texas. Goodnight developed a practical sidesaddle for his wife to use. July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Weatherford is a city located in Parker County, Texas. ... The sidesaddle is a type of saddle on which the rider sits aside rather than astride the mount. ...

In 1876, Goodnight founded what was to become the JA Ranch, in Palo Duro Canyon. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Palo Duro Canyon, Texas Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle. ...

Charles Goodnight statue outside of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum at the West Texas A&M University campus.

In addition to raising cattle, Goodnight preserved a herd of native American Bison, which survives to this day, and also experimented with crossbreeding buffalo with domestic cattle which he called cattalo. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (642x1161, 609 KB)It was a photograph taken by me but the statue was not made by me of course. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (642x1161, 609 KB)It was a photograph taken by me but the statue was not made by me of course. ... West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M University (also known as WTAMU), part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas. ... Binomial name Bison bison Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies B. b. ... Beefalo are a fertile variety of Cattalo. ...

After his wife's death in April of 1926, Goodnight became sick, but was nursed back to health by Corinne Goodnight, a 26 year old nurse and telegraph operator from Butte, Montana, with whom Charles had been corresponding because of their shared surname. Butte, Montana Butte is a city that is located in Silver Bow County, Montana and is the county seat. ...

In his last years he mined in Mexico and tried to become a movie producer. On March 5, 1927, Charles turned 91 and married the very young Corinne Goodnight. Two years later, Goodnight died on December 12th in Phoenix, Arizona. In the entertainment industry, a producer is generally in charge of, or helps to coordinate, the financial, legal, administrative, technological, and artistic aspects of a production. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Phoenix was incorporated as a city on February 5, 1881. ...

Several streets in the Texas Panhandle are named after Goodnight. in addition to the Charles Goodnight Memorial Trail and the highway to Palo Duro Canyon State Scenic Park. Goodnight is also known for guiding Texas Rangers to the Indian camp where Cynthia Ann Parker was recaptured, and for later making a treaty with her son, Quanah Parker. The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. ... Statue of a Texas Ranger in front of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, by artist Pompeo Coppini. ... Cynthia Ann Parker, or Nautdah, was an Anglo-Texas woman of Scotch-Irish descent who suffered being kidnapped twice in her lifetime - once from her natural family at the age of nine by a Native American raiding party, and once from her Indian family at the age of 34 by... Quanah Parker Quanah Parker (c. ...

References

• Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman, by J. Evetts Haley
• Texas Ranchmen, by Dorothy Abbott McCoy
• The New Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association
• Family History, by Mark Tracy Sheek

External links

• PBS-WETA: New Perspectives on the West -- Charles Goodnight
• Handbook of Texas Online -- Charles Goodnight