GeoCoords:
Latitude: 32.046308000000
Longitude: -101.303035000000
Longitude: -101.303035000000
County:
- Glasscock
Date:
June 29, 1878
Time Period:
Description:
Capt. Junius Peake and seven rangers attack 25 Comanches near the headwaters of the North Concho River, south of Big Spring. Six Comanches are killed. One ranger is killed in the fighting and three others are wounded.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 318.
Junius Peake Original Title: Junius W. Peake
Image Type: Photograph
Collection: Southern Methodist University, DeGolyer Library, George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection
Image Viewed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/smu_cul_digitalcollections/15880783484
Image Accessed: May 15, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 32.046308000000
Longitude: -101.303035000000
Longitude: -101.303035000000
County:
- Glasscock
Date:
June 29, 1878
Event Description:
Capt. Junius Peake and seven rangers attack 25 Comanches near the headwaters of the North Concho River, south of Big Spring. Six Comanches are killed. One ranger is killed in the fighting and three others are wounded.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Comanches
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 318.
Junius Peake Original Title: Junius W. Peake
Image Type: Photograph
Collection: Southern Methodist University, DeGolyer Library, George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection
Image Viewed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/smu_cul_digitalcollections/15880783484
Image Accessed: May 15, 2019