GeoCoords:
Latitude: 27.462713000000
Longitude: -98.011381000000
Longitude: -98.011381000000
County:
- Kleberg
Date:
August 1850
Time Period:
Description:
Twenty-six Indians attack three rangers between San Antonio and the Rio Grande. The Indians kill rangers John L. Wilbarger and Doc C. Sullivan—the third ranger escapes to San Patricio. Three to four Indians die in the engagement.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
J. W. Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 614-616.
The South-Western American, Vol. 2, No. 7, August 16, 1850.
Texas Rangers Image Viewed: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Texrangers.jpg
Image Accessed: January 23, 2023
Image Citation:
A group of Texas Rangers (anonymous drawing, c. 1845). The Culver Pictures Collection.
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 27.462713000000
Longitude: -98.011381000000
Longitude: -98.011381000000
County:
- Kleberg
Date:
August 1850
Event Description:
Twenty-six Indians attack three rangers between San Antonio and the Rio Grande. The Indians kill rangers John L. Wilbarger and Doc C. Sullivan—the third ranger escapes to San Patricio. Three to four Indians die in the engagement.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Unknown Tribe
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
J. W. Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 614-616.
The South-Western American, Vol. 2, No. 7, August 16, 1850.
Texas Rangers Image Viewed: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Texrangers.jpg
Image Accessed: January 23, 2023
Image Citation:
A group of Texas Rangers (anonymous drawing, c. 1845). The Culver Pictures Collection.