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Wichitas Raid Little River Farm
Tawakonis (Wichita) raid John Walker’s home on Little River. One family member killed. Reports of other Anglos killed in...
Wichitas Skirmish with Caddos and Delawares
A band of eight Wacos (Wichita) is pursued and caught by a party of Caddos and Delawares on the Little River. Five Wacos...
Caddo Chief Executed
A force of 60 Texas volunteers captures four Indians--two Caddos, chief Canoma and his son, and two Cherokees--near the...
Wichitas Raid Joseph Taylor Farm
A party of fifteen Wacos (Wichitas) or Caddos raid the farm of Joseph Taylor near Three Forks of the Little River, three...
Indians Raid Fort Smith
Indians stampede horses near Fort Smith, at the junction of the Leon and Lampasas Rivers, five miles southeast of present...
Bird’s Creek Indian Fight
Thirty-five Rangers under Capt. John Bird engage a combined force of more than 20 Caddos, Kickapoos and Comanches at Bird...
Owl Creek Settlers Killed
Indians attack two men and a white youth in the vicinity of Owl Creek, near Gatesville. Both men are killed; the youth...
Indians Attack Settlements on Nolan Creek
Between two and three dozen Indians attack homesteads along Nolan Creek, eight miles west of preset-day Temple. The Indians...
Deserters Killed by Indians
Two deserters of Edward Burleson’s Frontier Regiment are found killed, probably by Comanche Indians, near the fork of the...
Caddos Raid Salado Creek Settlement
A raiding party of 20 Caddos kill three men, Henry, Castleberry and Courtney, on Salado Creek, twenty miles north of present...
Lipan Apache Camp Raided
A band of Wichitas attempts to steal horses of Lipan Apaches encamped on the Leon River, above Little River Fort. One...
Little River Settlers Attacked
Four settlers are attacked by “Northern Indians” while farming near Little River Fort. One, James Childers, is killed.
Little River Settlers Pursue Indians
After a herd of horses is stolen from Daniel Monroe on the Little River, four Anglos pursue a small party of Indians upriver...