GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.706395000000
Longitude: -101.373389000000
Longitude: -101.373389000000
County:
- Val Verde
Date:
August 18, 1856
Time Period:
Description:
U.S. cavalry and artillery under the command of one Col. Magruder attack an Indian encampment of Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas at the mouth of the Pecos River. The assault leaves four Indians dead and four wounded.
Race or Ethnicity:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Galveston Weekly News, Vol. 13, No. 29, October 7, 1856.
Tonkawa Chief Placido Original Title: Placido, chief of the Tonkawas.
Image Type: Still image of wood engraving
Creator: Robert Telfer
Collection: New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1c14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.706395000000
Longitude: -101.373389000000
Longitude: -101.373389000000
County:
- Val Verde
Date:
August 18, 1856
Event Description:
U.S. cavalry and artillery under the command of one Col. Magruder attack an Indian encampment of Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas at the mouth of the Pecos River. The assault leaves four Indians dead and four wounded.
Tribe:
- Apaches
- Lipans
- Tonkawas
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Galveston Weekly News, Vol. 13, No. 29, October 7, 1856.
Tonkawa Chief Placido Original Title: Placido, chief of the Tonkawas.
Image Type: Still image of wood engraving
Creator: Robert Telfer
Collection: New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1c14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019