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U.S. Cavalry Attack Comanche Camp at Paint Creek
Capt. Adna R. Chaffee leads two detachments of cavalrymen to a Comanche encampment at Paint Creek, thirty miles southwest of...
Expedition Tracks Apaches to Santiago Mountains
A combined force of sixty U.S. soldiers and forty-five Mexican-Americans track Lipan and Mescalero Apaches suspected of...
Indians and Mexicans Kill Settlers
Unidentified Indians and a number of Mexicans attack the Stringfield family farm near present-day Tilden in McMullen County...
Comanches and Kiowas Raid Dimmitt County Settlements
A raiding party of around 60 Comanches and Kiowas raid settlements in northwest Dimmit County. They loot a number of ranches...
Mexican Hanged by Vigilantes
Anglo vigilantes hang a Mexican in Banquete, twenty-three miles west of Corpus Christi, suspecting the him of theft.
Vigilantes Kill Limestone County Mexican
Eight or nine vigilantes abduct a Mexican from his home in Limestone County (probably in Groesbeck) and hang him, suspecting...
Vigilantes Kill Tejano
Anglo vigilantes hang Mexican in Nuecestown (northwest Corpus Christi), suspecting him of theft.
Vigilantes Kill Mexican Sheepherders
Vigilantes hang seven Mexican sheepherders in Duval County (probably San Diego), suspecting them of stealing livestock.
The Peñascal Raid
Ten or eleven Mexican bandits rob and kill five settlers at a store on Baffin Bay in Kenedy County.
Vigilantes Kill Three LaSalle County Residents
Vigilantes hang three Mexicans at Cayman Lake, twenty miles east of Cotulla, suspecting them of murder.
Vigilantes Kill Three in Refugio
Vigilantes abduct and hang three Mexican men, a father and his two sons, from the local jail in Refugio, where they are held...
Vigilantes Kill Three Men
Anglo vigilantes take three Mexicans from the custody of the local sheriff in Refugio. One Mexican is trampled to death in...
Austin County Man Abducted
Anglos abduct Mateo Robles from his home in San Felipe, four miles east of Sealy. Although his body is never found, he is...
Vigilantes Kill Austin County Resident
Vigilantes seize Gabriel Levya in San Felipe, four miles east of Sealy. His body is later found in the Brazos River.
Second Battle of Adobe Walls
The Quahadi Comanche chief Quanah Parker leads at least 300 Comanches, Kiowas, and Cheyennes in an attack on the Adobe Walls...
Mob Lynches San Diego Resident
Acting in concert with local law enforcement authorities, a mob seizes a Mexican suspected in the May 9 murders of five...
Two Corpus Christi Men Hanged
Anglos hang two Mexicans in front of the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, suspecting the men of participating in...
Vigilantes Kill Brownsville Resident
Anglo vigilantes kill Francisco Ramirez in Brownsville, suspecting him of associating with Juan Cortina.
Vigilantes Kill Two Mexicans
Anglo vigilantes hang Antonio Guerra and Pedro Garza in Brownsville.
Nuecestown Raid
Mexican men kill John Smith at Thomas Noake’s store in Nuecestown (northwest Corpus Christi). They are pursued by an Anglo...