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Indians Kidnap Anglo Boy
Indians kidnap Timothy Hart’s twelve-year-old son within two miles of Mission de Refugio.
Indians Kill Teamsters Near Laredo
A small caravan of goods shipped by merchants from Laredo to Eagle Pass is intercepted by Indians outside Laredo. Two...
Indians Kill Seven White People
Unidentified Indians reportedly kill seven white people on the San Antonio-Goliad road, approximately seven miles north of...
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.
Indians Kill Two near San Patricio
Fifteen Indians attack two Mexicans and two Anglos roughly three miles south of San Patricio. One Mexican and one Anglo die...
San Antonio Man Killed
A party of fifteen Indians attack fourteen Mexicans and Anglos running wild horses just outside San Antonio. The Indians...
Indians Attack Wagon Train
Seventy-five Indians attack a thirteen-man wagon train captained by Alsatian driver, Louis Oge, at Howard’s Well, near...
U.S. Troops Attack Indians near Carrizo Springs
Capt. Llewellyn Jones and eleven of his men overtake a party of Indians about four miles outside of Carrizo Springs. One...
Indians Kill German Settler
German settler Jacob Moehler is killed by Indians five miles outside of Castroville.
Indians Attack Leona River Farm
Fifteen Indians ambush Edward D. Westfall at his home on the Leona River. One man is killed; Westfall is severely wounded...
U.S. Troops Skirmish with Mescalero Apaches
The U.S. Cavalry under Captain Charles F. Ruff fight fifteen Mescalero Apaches at Eagle Springs, some twenty miles southeast...
Indians Attempt to Raid a Home on Hondo Creek
Fifteen Indians attempt to raid the home of S. C. Jones on Hondo Creek. Jones repels the attack with the help of his dogs,...
Indians Kill a Man near Fort Merrill
Four Indians and one white man attack two travelers near Fort Merrill, fifty miles northwest of Fort Merrill. A traveler...
Indians Kill Slave Woman near Cibolo Creek.
Fifteen to twenty Indians attack Mr. Rector and the twelve-year-old son of Reverend McGee near Mr. Rector’s residence by the...
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...
German Youth Kills Indian
A sixteen-year-old German boy named Pieper encounters six Indians about fourteen miles northwest of Hillsboro. He shoots one...
Indians Attack Man South of Fredericksburg
Eight Indians attack a Fredericksburg resident, Jacob Gueseberger (or Kusenberger), on the headwaters of the Blanco River....
U.S. Troops Kill Three Indians at the Headwaters of the Guadalupe River
While on a scouting mission under the command of Capt. Albert G.Brackett, a U.S. cavalry unit encounters an encampment of...