GeoCoords:
Latitude: 32.036551000000
Longitude: -100.248543000000
Longitude: -100.248543000000
County:
- Coke
Date:
June 7, 1856
Time Period:
Description:
Sanaco, a Comanche chief, and fifteen to twenty other Comanches arrive at Fort Chadbourne. U.S. troops, suspecting them guilty of recent depredations and killings in the area, attempt to detain them all as prisoners. The Comanches resist, resulting in a skirmish that leaves ten to twelve Indians dead and most of the rest wounded. Sanaco escapes with some of his wounded tribesmen.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
The Texas State Times, Vol. 3, No. 29, June 28, 1856.
Comanche Man Image Type: Photograph
Creator: William P. Bliss
Collection: New York Public Library, Art and Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1bb2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: April 3, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 32.036551000000
Longitude: -100.248543000000
Longitude: -100.248543000000
County:
- Coke
Date:
June 7, 1856
Event Description:
Sanaco, a Comanche chief, and fifteen to twenty other Comanches arrive at Fort Chadbourne. U.S. troops, suspecting them guilty of recent depredations and killings in the area, attempt to detain them all as prisoners. The Comanches resist, resulting in a skirmish that leaves ten to twelve Indians dead and most of the rest wounded. Sanaco escapes with some of his wounded tribesmen.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Comanches
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
The Texas State Times, Vol. 3, No. 29, June 28, 1856.
Comanche Man Image Type: Photograph
Creator: William P. Bliss
Collection: New York Public Library, Art and Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1bb2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: April 3, 2019