GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.991490000000
Longitude: -105.095220000000
Longitude: -105.095220000000
County:
- Hudspeth
Date:
July 22, 1855
Time Period:
Description:
The U.S. Cavalry under Captain Charles F. Ruff fight fifteen Mescalero Apaches at Eagle Springs, some twenty miles southeast of Sierra Blanca. The cavalry kill thirteen Apaches.
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), 34.
Charles F. Ruff Original Title: Charles Frederick Ruff
Image Viewed: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26186178/person/26083403551/facts?_phsrc=KOL364&_phstart=successSource
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.991490000000
Longitude: -105.095220000000
Longitude: -105.095220000000
County:
- Hudspeth
Date:
July 22, 1855
Event Description:
The U.S. Cavalry under Captain Charles F. Ruff fight fifteen Mescalero Apaches at Eagle Springs, some twenty miles southeast of Sierra Blanca. The cavalry kill thirteen Apaches.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Unknown Tribe
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 34.
Charles F. Ruff Original Title: Charles Frederick Ruff
Image Viewed: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26186178/person/26083403551/facts?_phsrc=KOL364&_phstart=successSource