Military Engagement

U.S. Troops Skirmish with Mescalero Apaches

Date: July 22, 1855
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
The U.S. Cavalry under Captain Charles F. Ruff fight fifteen Mescalero Apaches at Eagle Springs, some twenty miles southeast of Sierra Blanca. The cavalry kill thirteen Apaches.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Unknown Tribe
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 30.991490000000
Longitude: -105.095220000000
Citation:

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 34.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Troops Kill Three Wichitas on the Nueces River

Date: February 22, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
U.S. troops led by Capt. James Oakes attack a small party of Wichita (Waco) warriors at the headwaters of the Nueces River, near present-day Rocksprings. Three Wacos are killed.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Wacos
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 30.019080000000
Longitude: -100.079379000000
Citation:

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 42.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Troops Kill Three Indians at the Headwaters of the Guadalupe River

Date: March 8, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
While on a scouting mission under the command of Capt. Albert G.Brackett, a U.S. cavalry unit encounters an encampment of some eighteen to twenty Indians at the headwaters of the Guadalupe River, twelve miles west of present-day Kerrville. Three Indians are killed.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Unknown Tribe
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 30.071065000000
Longitude: -99.330824000000
Citation:

The Tri-Weekly State Times, Vol. 2, No. 58, March 28, 1856.

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 43.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

Comanches Killed by U.S. Troops

Date: June 7, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
Sanaco, a Comanche chief, and fifteen to twenty other Comanches arrive at Fort Chadbourne. U.S. troops, suspecting them guilty of recent depredations and killings in the area, attempt to detain them all as prisoners.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Comanches
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 32.036551000000
Longitude: -100.248543000000
Citation:

The Texas State Times, Vol. 3, No. 29, June 28, 1856.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Troops Kill Two Comanches

Date: July 1, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
U.S. troops led by Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee are dispatched to search for Indians and encounter some Comanches near present-day Gail. They capture one Comanche and kill two others.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Comanches
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 32.769604000000
Longitude: -101.438299000000
Citation:

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 49.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

Soldiers Attack Indian Camps on Rio Grande

Date: August 18, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
Capt. James Oakes, thirty cavalrymen, and nineteen infantry attack three separate bands of Indians around the junction of the Pecos and the Rio Grande Rivers. They kill four Indians and wound four others.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Unknown Tribe
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.700327000000
Longitude: -101.369439000000
Citation:

Gregory Michno and Susan Michno, Forgotten Fights: Little-Known Raids and Skirmishes on the Frontier, 1823 to 1890 (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008), 138.

Galveston Weekly News, Vol. 13, No. 29, October 7, 1856.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches on the Concho River

Date: November 26, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
While scouting along the Middle Concho River, U.S. Cavalry under the command of Capt. William R. Bradfute, encounter eleven Comanches—ten men and one woman. A fight ensues in which the cavalry kill all of the Comanche men. One of Bradfute’s men suffers a wound.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Comanches
Gender: male, female
Location:
Latitude: 31.271361000000
Longitude: -100.866653000000
Citation:

The Weekly Telegraph, Vol. 22, No. 40, December 24, 1856.

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 50-51.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Troops Kill Apaches Near Fort Clark

Date: December 21, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
Three days after encountering and attacking Apaches near their post, U.S. troops at Fort Clark (present-day Brackettville) locate another band of Apaches near the Rio Grande River. They kill two and wound two others.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Apaches
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.306867000000
Longitude: -100.821276000000
Citation:

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 51.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Cavalry Skirmish with Comanches

Date: December 22, 1856
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
A U.S. cavalry unit commanded by Lt. Richard W. Johnson encounter a group of around ten Comanches in the vicinity of present-day San Angelo. Johnson’s unit kills three Comanches, wounds three others, and liberates a Mexican being held captive by the Indians.
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic, Native American
Tribe: Comanches
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 31.427778000000
Longitude: -100.469562000000
Citation:

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 51.

The Texas State Times, Vol. 4, No 6., February 14, 1857.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Troops Skirmish with Comanches

Date: January 31, 1857
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
U.S. troops from the 8th Infantry skirmish with a number of Comanches at Howard’s Well in present-day Pandale. Four soldiers die in the fighting.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Comanches
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 30.479548000000
Longitude: -101.471209000000
Citation:

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 51.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches near Concho River

Date: February 12, 1857
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
U.S. Cavalry, dispatched from Fort Mason to scout up the North Fork of the Concho River, encounter a number of Comanches near present-day Sterling City. The cavalry attack the Comanches, killing three of them and taking two others prisoner.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Comanches
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 31.737067000000
Longitude: -100.869185000000
Citation:

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 51.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

U.S. Cavalry Fight Indians at Kickapoo Creek

Date: February 13, 1857
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
A U.S. Cavalry unit under the command of one Sgt. Walter McDonald (or McDonnell), led by guide José Policarpi "Polly" Rodriguez, attack an Indian camp of at least twelve at Kickapoo Creek. The cavalry kill between two and five Indians in the fight and wound many more.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Unknown Tribe
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 31.512836000000
Longitude: -99.960648000000
Citation:

San Antonio Texan, Vol. 9, No. 17, February 26,  1857.

The San Antonio Ledger, Vol. 7, No. 4, February 28, 1857.

The Washington American, Vol. 2, No. 18, March 17, 1857.

The Texas State Times, Vol. 4, No. 9, March 7, 1857.

Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 51-52.

Gregory Michno and Susan Michno, Forgotten Fights: Little-Known Raids and Skirmishes on the Frontier, 1823 to 1890 (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008), 142-143.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

Devil’s River Skirmish

Date: July 9, 1857
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
A company of seventeen men led by Lt. John B. Hood encounter some fifty Comanches near Devil’s River. A fight ensues in which nine Indians are killed and ten wounded. The Indians kill two of Hood’s men and wound five others.
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White
Tribe: Comanches
Gender: male, unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.433466000000
Longitude: -100.982820000000
Citation:

Gregory Michno and Susan Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 56-57.

Civilian and Gazette Weekly, Vol. 20, No. 21, August 18, 1857.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

Battle of La Bolsa

Date: February 4, 1860
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
Texas Rangers encounter Mexican insurgents led by Juan Cortina on the Rio Grande at La Bolsa Bend, 12 miles southwest of present-day Harlingen. Fighting ensues on both sides of the river as a number of rangers cross into Mexico.
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic, White
Tribe: Unknown Tribe
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 26.083646000000
Longitude: -97.870314000000
Citation:

John Salmon Ford, Rip Ford’s Texas (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1963), 282-287.

Event Type:
Military Engagement

Battle of the Nueces

Date: August 10, 1862
Time Period: Texas Statehood 1846-
Description:
Confederate troops attack a group of 60 German Unionists traveling to Mexico on the West Nueces River, about fifteen miles northeast of Brackettville. The Confederates kill nineteen Germans, and later execute nine wounded. The Germans kill two Confederates and wound eighteen others.
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.482620000000
Longitude: -100.239579000000
Citation:

Gregory Michno, The Settlers’ War: The Struggle for the Texas Frontier in the 1860s (Caldwell: Caxton Press, 2011), 114.

Handbook of Texas Online, "NUECES, BATTLE OF THE," accessed September 07, 2018, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfn01.

Event Type:
Military Engagement