GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.695016000000
Longitude: -101.791388000000
Longitude: -101.791388000000
County:
- Crockett
Date:
October 13, 1855
Time Period:
Description:
A small party of U.S. troops under Capt. Stephen D. Carpenter at Fort Lancaster travel up Live Oak Creek to gather timber when they are attacked by fifteen to twenty Indians, reportedly Mescaleros. Three Indians and one teamster die in the engagement.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
The Galveston News, Vol. 14, No. 58, November 8, 1855.
Gregory Michno and Susan Michno, Forgotten Fights: Little-Known Raids and Skirmishes on the Frontier, 1823 to 1890 (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008), 129-130.
Stephen D. Carpenter Original Title: Major Stephen Decatur Carpenter
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GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.695016000000
Longitude: -101.791388000000
Longitude: -101.791388000000
County:
- Crockett
Date:
October 13, 1855
Event Description:
A small party of U.S. troops under Capt. Stephen D. Carpenter at Fort Lancaster travel up Live Oak Creek to gather timber when they are attacked by fifteen to twenty Indians, reportedly Mescaleros. Three Indians and one teamster die in the engagement.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Unknown Tribe
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
The Galveston News, Vol. 14, No. 58, November 8, 1855.
Gregory Michno and Susan Michno, Forgotten Fights: Little-Known Raids and Skirmishes on the Frontier, 1823 to 1890 (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008), 129-130.
Stephen D. Carpenter Original Title: Major Stephen Decatur Carpenter
Image Viewed: http://maineatwar.bangordailynews.com/2013/09/12/war-heros-descendants-met-him-in-bangor-150-years-later/