GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.158045000000
Longitude: -99.755324000000
Longitude: -99.755324000000
County:
- Uvalde
Date:
January, 1848
Time Period:
Description:
U.S. troops under the command of Capt. James S. Gillett seek to recover horses stolen by a party of Comanches on the Leona River, three miles southeast of present-day Uvalde. Seven Indians and three soldiers are killed.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
House Executive Documents, 30 Cong., No. 1, 574-75.
Original Title: Comanche War Party on the March, Fully Equipped
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/comanche-war-party-march-fully-equipped-4014
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.158045000000
Longitude: -99.755324000000
Longitude: -99.755324000000
County:
- Uvalde
Date:
January, 1848
Event Description:
U.S. troops under the command of Capt. James S. Gillett seek to recover horses stolen by a party of Comanches on the Leona River, three miles southeast of present-day Uvalde. Seven Indians and three soldiers are killed.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Comanches
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
House Executive Documents, 30 Cong., No. 1, 574-75.
Original Title: Comanche War Party on the March, Fully Equipped
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/comanche-war-party-march-fully-equipped-4014