Comments on: Medicine Bill Comstock - Saga of the Leatherstocking Scout

By: Susan Salzer

Susan Salzer — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:23:45 +0000

Dear Barrie Brinkley–Please get in touch with me! My email address is susanksalzer@gmail.com.–Sue Salzer

By: Barrie Brinkley

Barrie Brinkley — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:57:59 +0000

William Averill Comstock was my great-great grandfather on my grandmother's (Olivia Comstock Thompson) side. I would love a copy of your book and any other information you have on Medicine Bill and the family.

By: TREVOR HENERY

TREVOR HENERY — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:33:32 +0000

My mother was a Comstock from Omaha and the surrounding communities. I too would like any information about your book upon completion. My Aunt Connie Comstock Thomsen in El Paso has a very detailed Comstock ancestery book that may be helpful. The last entries are of my grandfather William Comstock on our branch of the tree so the book is in need of updates.
trevorhenery@gmail.com

By: Terry Comstock

Terry Comstock — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 01:09:40 +0000

I am a distant relative of Bill Comstock and would love to get a copy of your book when completed. I have long been interested in his story and find it amazing that there are so many variations. Someday I hope to travel to Fort Wallace and also to find his old homestead, which interestling enough ended up in Grovers hands after Bills death

By: karen

karen — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:22:36 +0000

My Great Grandfather Bullbear One of the Last Chief of the Dog Soliders, Southern Cheyenne. (Tsistsistas). Was he a Scout too. I have recently learned that there was a Southern Cheyenne Scout by the Name of BullBear. How can I find out if this is True? My mother Morning Water Women was a BullBear and her father was Harvey Bullbear and Uncle Oscar Bullbear. Southern Cheyenne's. liveing around Clinton Area.

By: Susan Salzer

Susan Salzer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:24:21 +0000

I am writing a book on Comstock and I would dearly love to get in touch with Deana Truman who posted above. Can you give her my email address and ask her to contact me? Thanks! I hope this happens!

By: Deana Truman

Deana Truman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:44:01 +0000

this guy was my great grandmother's uncle. We still have similar family traits to this day, both me and many of my cousins..
Amazing really…

By: Susan Salzer

Susan Salzer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:38:55 +0000

Hi Linda. Medicine Bill was not in the Beecher Island fight but Sharp Grover was. George Bent said Comstock had visited the Dog Soldier village of Bull Bear, not Turkey Leg as most reports claim. Did the Indians kill him? Who knows? Personally, I believe Medicine Bill was killed by Indians. A spy for Custer? Interesting idea and one I have not heard. Most accounts say Bill and Grover were trying to talk the Indian leader (Turkey Leg or Bull Bear) into calming down his warriors. I'm working on a book about all this and hope to learn more about this fascinating character.

By: linda

linda — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:33:07 +0000

i think bill comstock was in the beecher island fight, and was he not shot by warriors a little distance from a dog soldier village, allegedly there to spy for general custer?

By: Marc Holcomb

Marc Holcomb — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:48:12 +0000

Simply a great article on perhaps one of the greatest scouts in the era of the american indian wars. Likely killed by indians because
of his expertise and knowledge of the red rascals!