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Two families Attacked in Jack County
A party of Indians and several whites raid the Gertrude settlement, just north of present-day Jermyn. They kill seven...
Texas Rangers Fight Indians Near Jacksboro
Capt. D. M. Tackett and a party of rangers encounter eleven unidentified Indians twelve miles north of Jacksboro. A brief...
Comanches Attack Settlers at Salt Creek
Comanches attack a number of settlers at Salt Creek, about eleven miles southwest of Jacksboro. They wound a woman and take...
Palo Pinto Cattleman Killed
A group of Palo Pinto residents are surprised by Indians while rounding up cattle. One man, James Reed, is killed.
Indians Attack Ranchers in Lost Valley
Dozens of unidentified Indians encounter five ranchers on a roundup in Lost Valley, about twelve miles northwest of...
Four Men Killed on Beans Creek
Comanches kill two white settlers and two freemen at Beans Creek, twelve miles east of Jacksboro.
Indians Kill Three Jack County Settlers
Unidentified Indians kill three members of the Ross family on Rock Creek in the southwest corner of Jack County.
Soldiers Kill Kiowa Chief
While being transported for trial, U.S. soldiers kill Kiowa chief Satank in the vicinity of Fort Richardson (present-day...
Comanches Attack Settlers
Comanches attack three men at Thurman’s Spring, seven miles southwest of Fort Richardson (present-day Jacksboro). They kill...
Indians Kill Jack County Settler
Unidentified Indians kill Upton Blackwell near Perrin, fourteen miles south of Jacksboro.
Lost Valley Fight
Thirty-five Texas Rangers and U.S. soldiers led by Maj. John B. Jones encounter as many as 100 Kiowas led by Lone Wolf and...