GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.721083000000
Longitude: -98.818819000000
Longitude: -98.818819000000
County:
- Llano
Date:
Early April, 1848
Time Period:
Description:
Texas rangers under the command of Samuel Highsmith attack a Wichita hunting party on the Llano River, killing twenty-two of twenty-five Indians.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Citation:
Texas Democrat, April 22, 1848
House Executive Documents, 30 Cong., No. 1, 587.
Samuel Highsmith Original Title: Samuel Highsmith
Collection: Used with permission from Statehouse Press, Abiliene, Texas
Image Citation:
DeShields, James T., Border Wars of Texas; Being an Authentic and Popular Account, in Chronological Order, of the Long and Bitter Conflict Waged Between Savage Indian Tribes and the Pioneer Settlers of Texas. Abilene, Tex: Statehouse Press., 1993. Print.p.377
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.721083000000
Longitude: -98.818819000000
Longitude: -98.818819000000
County:
- Llano
Date:
Early April, 1848
Event Description:
Texas rangers under the command of Samuel Highsmith attack a Wichita hunting party on the Llano River, killing twenty-two of twenty-five Indians.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Wichitas
Gender:
male
Citation:
Texas Democrat, April 22, 1848
House Executive Documents, 30 Cong., No. 1, 587.
Samuel Highsmith Original Title: Samuel Highsmith
Collection: Used with permission from Statehouse Press, Abiliene, Texas
Image Citation:
DeShields, James T., Border Wars of Texas; Being an Authentic and Popular Account, in Chronological Order, of the Long and Bitter Conflict Waged Between Savage Indian Tribes and the Pioneer Settlers of Texas. Abilene, Tex: Statehouse Press., 1993. Print.p.377