GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.496622000000
Longitude: -97.972760000000
Longitude: -97.972760000000
County:
- Guadalupe
Date:
September 27, 1855
Time Period:
Description:
Capt. William “Bigfoot” Wallace and thirteen rangers encounter near Elm Creek a small band believed to have recently stolen cattle nine miles south of Castroville. One Indian is killed; two are wounded.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
San Antonio Texan, Vol. 7, No. 51, October 4, 1855.
William "Bigfoot" Wallace Original Title: Big-Foot Wallace
Collection: University of North Texas Libraries, Portal to Texas History
Image Viewed: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5831/m1/2/
Image Accessed: June 26, 2019
Image Citation:
Duval, John C., The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter, J.W. Burke & Co., 1870
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.496622000000
Longitude: -97.972760000000
Longitude: -97.972760000000
County:
- Guadalupe
Date:
September 27, 1855
Event Description:
Capt. William “Bigfoot” Wallace and thirteen rangers encounter near Elm Creek a small band believed to have recently stolen cattle nine miles south of Castroville. One Indian is killed; two are wounded.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Unknown Tribe
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
San Antonio Texan, Vol. 7, No. 51, October 4, 1855.
William "Bigfoot" Wallace Original Title: Big-Foot Wallace
Collection: University of North Texas Libraries, Portal to Texas History
Image Viewed: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5831/m1/2/
Image Accessed: June 26, 2019
Image Citation:
Duval, John C., The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter, J.W. Burke & Co., 1870