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Caney Creek Fight
Austin colonists skirmish with Wacos (Wichita) and Kichais (Wichita) on Caney Creek, near present-day Athens. Seven...
Battle Creek Fight
Texas troops under Gen. Kelsey H. Douglas and General Tom Rusk engage Chief Bowles’ retreating Cherokees on Battle Creek...
Cherokees Killed on the Trinity River
Nacogdoches militiamen pursue a party of Cherokees, killing seven, eight miles east of the upper Trinity River.
Vigilantes Hang Athens Enslaved Man
Settler vigilantes hang an enslaved man at Science Hill in Athens, having accused the man of being in possession of...
Enslaved Man Hanged at Science Hill
An enslaved man is hanged southwest of present-day Athens after being accused of attempting to poison the water in the town.
Enslaved Man Hung in Henderson County
An enslaved man is hung on Science Hill in Henderson County for unknown reasons.