GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.015864000000
Longitude: -100.205436000000
Longitude: -100.205436000000
County:
- Edwards
Date:
May 20, 1859
Time Period:
Description:
Lt. William B. Hazen, ten soldiers, and four settlers encounter twelve Kickapoos near present-day Rocksprings. They attack the Indians, believing them to be in possession of stolen horses, killing four.
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory Michno and Susan Michno, Forgotten Fights: Little-Known Raids and Skirmishes on the Frontier, 1823 to 1890 (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008), 160-161.
Kickapoo Indian Original Title: Kee-án-ne-kuk, Foremost Man, Chief of the Tribe
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1830
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/kee-ne-kuk-foremost-man-chief-tribe-4061
Image Accessed: May 8, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.015864000000
Longitude: -100.205436000000
Longitude: -100.205436000000
County:
- Edwards
Date:
May 20, 1859
Event Description:
Lt. William B. Hazen, ten soldiers, and four settlers encounter twelve Kickapoos near present-day Rocksprings. They attack the Indians, believing them to be in possession of stolen horses, killing four.
Tribe:
- Kickapoos
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory Michno and Susan Michno, Forgotten Fights: Little-Known Raids and Skirmishes on the Frontier, 1823 to 1890 (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008), 160-161.
Kickapoo Indian Original Title: Kee-án-ne-kuk, Foremost Man, Chief of the Tribe
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1830
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/kee-ne-kuk-foremost-man-chief-tribe-4061
Image Accessed: May 8, 2019