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Comanches Kill Gillespie County Settler
Comanches attack James Billings and his son at the head of Willow Creek in Gillespie County, ten miles north of...
Texas Rangers Skirmish with Comanches on the Pedernales River
Capt. James M. Hunter and eleven rangers encounter eleven Comanches on the Pedernales River, near Harper. Six Indians are...
Comanches Kill Two Germans near Loyal Valley
Comanches attack and kill two Fredericksburg merchants—Conrad and Heinrich Meckel—fifteen miles southwest of Mason.
Comanches Kill a German outside Fredericksburg
Comanches kill Henry Arhelger within six miles of Fredericksburg while he was scouting for Indians.
Comanches Kill Hamilton County Settler
Comanches kill Samuel Rogers near present-day Carlton.
Comanches Fight U.S. Troops on Salt Fork of the Brazos River
U.S. soldiers find Comanches on the Salt Fork of the Brazos River, ten miles northwest of the Double Mountains. Four Indians...
Comanches Capture Two Children
A group of seven Comanches capture two youths, William Wilson and Hannah Akers, both aged twelve, near Mt. Nebo, twelve...
Comanches Kill Three Jack County Settlers
Comanches attack a party of settlers near Buffalo Springs in Jack County. Three settlers are killed; two are wounded.
Comanches Kill Paluxy River Settler
Sixteen Comanches attack a party of settlers on the Paluxy River, three miles northeast of present-day Glen Rose. One man,...
Settlers Fight Comanches on Squaw Creek
Settlers fight a number of Comanches on Squaw Creek, about two miles northeast of present-day Glen Rose. One settler is...
Comanches Kill Two Parker County Settlers
Comanches kill William and Stuart Hamilton on Patrick Creek, ten miles southwest of Weatherford.
Comanches Kill Parker County Settlers
Having killed the Hamilton brothers earlier in the day, a party of Comanches travel four miles north up Patrick Creek. They...
Texas Rangers Attack Comanches at Buffalo Gap
Lt. T. C. Wright and eleven rangers ambush a larger number of Comanches at Buffalo Gap. At least three rangers sustain...
Comanches Kill Four Cooke County Settlers
Comanches kill four members of the Porter family and wound two others on Mountain Creek in Cooke County, about seven miles...
Comanches Kill Boon’s Creek Settler
Comanches kill Mann D. Tackitt near his home on Boon’s Creek in present-day Wise County. One Indian may also have died.
Comanches Raid Red River Settlement
Two hundred and fifty Comanches cross the Red River and raid the settlement at Illinois Bend. Five settlers are killed....
Comanches Raid Red River Settlements
Two hundred and fifty Comanches raid the settlements along North Fish Creek and South Fish Creek, below the Red River. An...
Confederate Soldiers Fight Comanches near Red River
Confederate soldiers and Cooke County residents fight more than 100 Comanches about three miles south of South Fish Creek,...
Comanches Raid Trinity River Settlement
More than 200 Comanches raid the Jones settlement, located at the junction of Dry Elm Creek and the Elm Fork of the Trinity...
Comanches Kill Fredericksburg Girl
Comanches capture two girls, Emma and Anna Metzger, two miles north of Fredericksburg. Emma, age fourteen, is killed after...