I prayed and prayed

that it would be there when I got home. And it was. I knew all along that it would be...

In reference to the requested research: it was with great interest that I read all about Edward Burleson, also known as "The Old Indian Fighter" on the Handbook of Texas Online. Is it mere coincidence that just moments before googling I was engrossed in my current reading material Shaman, which describes in great detail the despicable mistreatment of the Sauk tribe in Illinois the exact time that old Burleson was massacring hundreds of "hostile Indians" and defeating the Cherokee Tribe in Tejas? I know there are two sides to every story, but the heroic Texan generals I hold so dear aren't looking quite so noble to me right this moment...