GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.940471000000
Longitude: -100.007892000000
Longitude: -100.007892000000
County:
- Edwards
Date:
April 6, 1847
Time Period:
Description:
Having recently captured Chihuahua, Col. Alexander Doniphan sends Maj. Campbell and thirty-two dragoons with dispatches for the War Department. Crossing Texas, Campbell is attacked by Comanches near the headwaters of the Nueces River. During a three-hour battle, one U.S. soldier is wounded; several Comanches are reported killed. The Indians harass the party as it heads east for the next three days.
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Tribe:
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, May 24, 1847
Alexander William Doniphan Original Title: Alexander William Doniphan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front
Image Type: Daguerreotype
Creator: Mathew B. Brady, 1844-1860
Collection: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Image Viewed: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004663929/
Image Accessed: November 4, 2020
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.940471000000
Longitude: -100.007892000000
Longitude: -100.007892000000
County:
- Edwards
Date:
April 6, 1847
Event Description:
Having recently captured Chihuahua, Col. Alexander Doniphan sends Maj. Campbell and thirty-two dragoons with dispatches for the War Department. Crossing Texas, Campbell is attacked by Comanches near the headwaters of the Nueces River. During a three-hour battle, one U.S. soldier is wounded; several Comanches are reported killed. The Indians harass the party as it heads east for the next three days.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Comanches
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, May 24, 1847
Alexander William Doniphan Original Title: Alexander William Doniphan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front
Image Type: Daguerreotype
Creator: Mathew B. Brady, 1844-1860
Collection: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Image Viewed: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004663929/
Image Accessed: November 4, 2020