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Killough Fight
Eighteen members of the families of Isaac Killough, George Wood, and Barakias Williams are killed at their settlement...
Battle at Kickapoo Village
Supporters of Vicente Córdova--a force that included Mexicans, blacks, Kickapoos, Delawares, Caddos, Coushattas, and...
Comanche Raid on Coleman Farm
A large party of Comanches estimated at between 100-200 attack the Coleman farm on Webber’s Prairie, 12 miles north of...
Robertson Plantation Raided
Indians raid the plantation of Joseph W. Robertson on the lower Colorado River in Bastrop County. Seven slaves are seized...
Slave Killed on Walnut Creek
A small party of Indians, probably Comanches, kill a slave driving a wagon at Walnut Creek, in present-day Austin.
Webster Attack
The surveying party and family of land-speculator John Webster is attacked by Comanches near the headwaters of Brushy...
Settler Killed on Curry Creek
Jesse Lawhon, an overseer for Judge William Early Jones (pictured), and an enslaved youth are attacked by Indians at Curry...
Indians Kill Slave Woman near Cibolo Creek.
Fifteen to twenty Indians attack Mr. Rector and the twelve-year-old son of Reverend McGee near Mr. Rector’s residence by the...
Slave Survives Comanche Attack
A slave herding horses is attacked by Comanches near Resley Creek, roughly twenty miles southwest of Stephenville. Though...
Two Settlers Killed Near Twin Mountains
Indians kill John Buhne and his black companion near the Twin Mountains, in present-day Erath County.
Slave Girl Killed
A young female slave owned by William Clopton is killed by Comanches while bringing cattle in from pasture on Gilleland...
Coushattas Raid Red River Farmhouse
Coushatta Indians attack the farm of John Kitchens, whose father William had been killed with Daniel Dugan on July 4. One...
Coushattas Raid Dugan Farm
In an attempt to steal horses, Coushatta Indians raid the homestead of Daniel Dugan near Old Warren, where several families...
Two Austin Youths Killed
A party of Comanches attacks the Austin farm of Nolan Luckett, killing Luckett’s son and a slave boy. Another slave is...
Slave Killed on Little River
A party of forty Wacos (Wichitas) raid the farm of William Wilson on the Little River, near present-day Cameron. A slave is...
Coushattas Raid Red River Tavern
Twelve Coushattas attempt to steal horses at a tavern owned by Joseph Sowell and John H. Scott at Old Warren, but are...
Indians Kill Two at Todd Mountain
Unidentified Indians kill Dizenia Todd and her female slave at Todd Mountain, four miles south of present-day Mason. The...
Indians Kill Two Women Near Weatherford
Unidentified Indians kill two African-American women—Rose Moore and her daughter Hannah—twelve miles northwest of...
Comanches Attack Settlers at Tecumseh Creek
A large number of Comanches attack five settlers and a black freeman at Tecumseh Creek. The freeman, Ward, is killed; John...
Indians Kill Two on Curry Creek
Unidentified Indians kill Theodore Gotthardt and a freeman on Curry Creek in Kendall County.