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Robertson Colonists Skirmish with Indians
Anglo settlers John Marlin, Laban Menefee and Jarrett Menefee kill four Indians five miles above the Brazos Falls, near...
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...
First Regiment Attacked near Corsicana
En route to the Red River, a company of Col. William G. Cooke’s First Regiment is attacked by Indians near Chambers Creek,...
Anderson County Settler Killed
Anderson County settler William Frost is killed near the Trinity River, sixteen miles southwest of present-day Palestine.
Settler Killed on Elm Fork
Illinois emigrant David Clubb is killed by Indians on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, in present-day Irving.
Robertson County Volunteers Attacked
Robertson County volunteers are attacked by Indians on patrol 14 miles from Franklin, en route to Fort Parker. One Texas,...
Santa Fe Expedition Scout Killed
A Mexican scout on the Santa Fe Expedition is killed by Indians a few hundred yards from Camp Resolution, on Quitaque Creek.
Austin Resident killed
Austin resident James Boyce is killed near Austin by unknown Indians near Walnut Creek. Although some residents suspected...
Elm Fork Skirmish
Three rangers from Bird’s Fort are attacked by Indians east of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, in present-day Carrollton...
Cedar Creek Skirmish
A company of thirty Texans pursue a party of Indians along Cedar Creek, north of present-day Caldwell. Two Texans, Reed and...
Two Rangers Killed near Laredo
Robert S. Gilbert and Littleton Rattan are killed by Indians near Laredo.
Texas Rangers Attack Indian Camp at Yellow Wolf Creek
Capt. Jack Curiton and a company of Texas Rangers encounter an Indian camp (tribe unknown) at Yellow Wolf Creek. A skirmish...
Texas Rangers Fight Indians in Brown County
Four rangers encounter a small group of unidentified Indians between Blanket Creek Spring and Pecan Bayou, eleven miles east...
Texas Rangers Fight Indians Near Jacksboro
Capt. D. M. Tackett and a party of rangers encounter eleven unidentified Indians twelve miles north of Jacksboro. A brief...
Indians Attack Ranchers in Lost Valley
Dozens of unidentified Indians encounter five ranchers on a roundup in Lost Valley, about twelve miles northwest of...
Indians Kill Mail Carrier Near Fort Belknap
Unidentified Indian raiders steal five horses from Christopher C. Mills, then kill a mail-carrier, Frank Taylor, ten miles...
U.S. Troops Attack Indians outside Juno
A black regiment of U.S. soldiers led by Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie encounters a party of unidentified Indians near Juno. They...
Texas Rangers Kill Indians near Clear Fork of the Brazos
Rangers attack unidentified Indians near the headwaters of the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. Three Indians are killed; two...
Texas Rangers Kill Two Ysleta Residents
Texas Rangers and and Sheriff Charles Kerber, on their way to San Elizario to bury the victims of the Salt War uprising...