During the journey , Loving had to separate from the group to scout ahead .
Ranchers Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving , together with their cowboys , attempted to drive their livestock around Comancheria in the trail now known as the Goodnight -- Loving Trail .
During the journey , Oliver Loving had to separate from the group to scout ahead .
Ranchers Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving , together with their cowboys , attempted to drive their livestock around Comancheria in the trail now known as the Goodnight -- Loving Trail .