Slave Killed on Little River
A party of forty Wacos (Wichitas) raid the farm of William Wilson on the Little River, near present-day Cameron. A slave is...
Enslaved Man Sentenced to Death for Arson
A enslaved man named Joe is found guilty of burning down the Cameron Centinel the November prior and is hanged on July 18th...
Caney Creek Fight
Austin colonists skirmish with Wacos (Wichita) and Kichais (Wichita) on Caney Creek, near present-day Athens. Seven...
Battle Creek Fight
Texas troops under Gen. Kelsey H. Douglas and General Tom Rusk engage Chief Bowles’ retreating Cherokees on Battle Creek...
Cherokees Killed on the Trinity River
Nacogdoches militiamen pursue a party of Cherokees, killing seven, eight miles east of the upper Trinity River.
Vigilantes Hang Athens Enslaved Man
Settler vigilantes hang an enslaved man at Science Hill in Athens, having accused the man of being in possession of...
Enslaved Man Hanged at Science Hill
An enslaved man is hanged southwest of present-day Athens after being accused of attempting to poison the water in the town.
Enslaved Man Hung in Henderson County
An enslaved man is hung on Science Hill in Henderson County for unknown reasons.
Mexican Troops Attack Wichita Camp
Captain Manuel Lafuente and two hundred Mexican troops attack a Tawakoni (Wichita) hunting camp at Cowhouse Creek, above...
Indians Kill One near Cowhouse Creek
Indians kill Moses Meek at an English settlement on Cowhouse Creek, fourteen miles northwest of present-day Killeen.
Comanches and Kiowas Attack Two Bosque River Settlers
Comanches and Kiowas attack Baptist ministers Jesse J. Griffith and John C. White three miles west of Turnersville, on the...
Indians Kill Settler Near Cowhouse Creek
Two settlers, Williamson and Hendrickson, are attacked by a dozen Indians (tribe unknown), en route to Williamson’s home on...
Coryell County Youth Captured
Gideon Graham (pictured) traveled to take clothes to a son stationed nearby in the Confederate Army. He left his thirteen-...
Enslaved Girl Whipped for Stealing Money
An enslaved girl is whipped for several hours for stealing money from a man named Griffin in Coryell County.
Mexican Troops Attack Wichita Camp
Fleeing westward after an attack by Mexican troops on their camp at Cowhouse Creek earlier in November, a band of...
Indians Kill Morgan Creek Resident
Indians kill Robert Adams, a stockman, at Morgan Creek sometime in 1857.
Burnet Residents Kill Two Indians
Burnet county stockman, Robert Adams, is killed by Indians. Burnet residents, including General Adam R. Johnson, pursue a...
Dolson Fight
Following a rash of horse thefts in Austin, Capt. George M. Dolson and seventeen members of the Travis County Guards pursue...
Comanches and Kiowas Kill Settler on the San Gabriel River
Comanches and Kiowas kill Benjamin Van Hook on the headwaters of the North Fork of the San Gabriel River, a little more than...
Indians Attack Burnet County Settlers
Fifteen unidentified Indians attack a number of Burnet County settlers, including John H. Stockman, about ten miles...