GeoCoords:
Latitude: 35.707981000000
Longitude: -100.157615000000
Longitude: -100.157615000000
County:
- Hemphill
Date:
September 12, 1874
Time Period:
Description:
Two hundred U.S. troops led by Maj. William R. Price encounter four hundred Kiowas and Comanches between Sweetwater Creek and the Dry Fork of the Washita River. A brief skirmish ensues in which two Indians are killed and six others are wounded.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 284-285.
Maj. William R. Price Image Type: Photograph
Image Viewed: https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriver/battles.html
Image Accessed: May 1, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 35.707981000000
Longitude: -100.157615000000
Longitude: -100.157615000000
County:
- Hemphill
Date:
September 12, 1874
Event Description:
Two hundred U.S. troops led by Maj. William R. Price encounter four hundred Kiowas and Comanches between Sweetwater Creek and the Dry Fork of the Washita River. A brief skirmish ensues in which two Indians are killed and six others are wounded.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Kiowas
- Comanches
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory F. Michno, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890 (Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2003), 284-285.
Maj. William R. Price Image Type: Photograph
Image Viewed: https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriver/battles.html
Image Accessed: May 1, 2019