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Lipan Apaches Kill Maj. Charles Bryant
Lipan Apaches attack a group of rangers led by Maj. Charles Bryant some ten miles outside of Refugio near Chocolate Bay....
Comanches Attack a Mail Convoy
Escorting mail delivery from Fort Merrill to Laredo, Lt. Charles Underwood and his men sustain an attack from Comanches near...
Comanches Attack Texas Rangers
A large party of 100 Comanches attack a ranger camp at San Antonio Viejo in present-day Jim Hogg County. One Indian is...
Indians Kill Two Rangers
Twenty-six Indians attack three rangers between San Antonio and the Rio Grande. The Indians kill rangers John L. Wilbarger...
Indians Kill One at Agua Dulce Creek
Twenty-five Indians attack a party of thirteen mustangers at Agua Dulce Creek. The Indians kill one and wound three others.
Mounted Riflemen Attack Comanches near San Ygnacio
Twelve mounted riflemen under Lt. Gordon Granger, attack a party of thirty Comanches on the Rio Grande near San Ygnacio. Two...
Two Kidnapped Near Fort Belknap
Comanches raid a house near Fort Belknap, carrying off a woman and a twelve-year-old girl. U.S. soldiers pursue the raiders...
Texas Rangers Attack Indians at Elm Creek
Capt. William “Bigfoot” Wallace and thirteen rangers encounter near Elm Creek a small band believed to have recently stolen...
Mescaleros Attack U.S. Soldiers
A small party of U.S. troops under Capt. Stephen D. Carpenter at Fort Lancaster travel up Live Oak Creek to gather timber...
Indians Kill Kerrville Residents
Indians kill five to six residents of Kerrville in the vicinity of Camp Verde after the townspeople attempt to show troops...
Mescalero Apaches Attack Mail Train
Sixty Mescalero Apaches attack a mail train 58 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Indians kill Sgt. Ernest Schroeder, but the...
Indians Attack Johnston’s Station
Unidentified Indians attack Johnston’s Station, twenty-five miles southwest of present-day San Angelo. U.S. soldiers defend...
Kiowas Attack Mail Wagon
Eight to ten Kiowas attack a mail wagon at Salt Creek, a mile and a half south of Graham. U.S. troops escorting the wagon...
Apaches Attack Mail Wagon
Apaches attack a mail wagon on the northwest slope of the Eagle Mountains, twenty-one miles west of Van Horn. African-...
Cheyennes Attack U.S. Soldiers
One hundred Cheyennes led by Grey Beard attack a 29-man patrol under Lt. Henry J. Fansworth on McClellan Creek, twenty-one...
Comanches Fight Texas Rangers
Comanches attack a party of Texas Rangers, including Scott Cooley and William Trayweek, at Elm Creek in Menard County. Five...