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U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches on the Concho River
While scouting along the Middle Concho River, U.S. Cavalry under the command of Capt. William R. Bradfute, encounter eleven...
Comanches Skirmish with Caddo Indians
About fifty Comanches attack a number of Anadarko Indians (Caddos) in the vicinity of the Arbuckle Mountains and Washita...
U.S. Troops Kill Apaches Near Rio Grande
U.S. troops stationed at Fort Clark (present-day Brackettville) discover Apaches between their outpost and the Rio Grande...
U.S. Troops Kill Apaches Near Fort Clark
Three days after encountering and attacking Apaches near their post, U.S. troops at Fort Clark (present-day Brackettville)...
U.S. Cavalry Skirmish with Comanches
A U.S. cavalry unit commanded by Lt. Richard W. Johnson encounter a group of around ten Comanches in the vicinity of present...
Indians Kill Morgan Creek Resident
Indians kill Robert Adams, a stockman, at Morgan Creek sometime in 1857.
U.S. Troops Skirmish with Comanches
U.S. troops from the 8th Infantry skirmish with a number of Comanches at Howard’s Well in present-day Pandale. Four soldiers...
U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches near Concho River
U.S. Cavalry, dispatched from Fort Mason to scout up the North Fork of the Concho River, encounter a number of Comanches...
U.S. Cavalry Fight Indians at Kickapoo Creek
A U.S. Cavalry unit under the command of one Sgt. Walter McDonald (or McDonnell), led by guide José Policarpi "Polly"...
Comanches Attack Baggett Family Ranch
Ten Comanches approach the Baggett family’s farm, eleven miles east of Comanches. The Indians kill one of the Baggett...
Comanches Skirmish with Residents of Comanche
A raiding party of Comanches come within one mile of Comanche’s public square when they are engaged by the town’s scouts....
Comanches Attack Mail Station
A large number of Comanches attack Johnson’s Station, in present-day San Angelo. One Indian is killed, two whites are...
Soldiers Skirmish with Lipan Apaches
Lt. Walter H. Jenifer leads twelve other soldiers on a scouting mission near present-day Rocksprings. They encounter a 100-...
Devil’s River Skirmish
A company of seventeen men led by Lt. John B. Hood encounter some fifty Comanches near Devil’s River. A fight ensues in...
Wagon Train Near Devil’s River Attacked
Comanches ambush a wagon train led by William A. “Bigfoot” Wallace at an upper crossing of the Devil’s River, near present-...
Mescalero Apaches Attack Mail Train
Sixty Mescalero Apaches attack a mail train 58 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Indians kill Sgt. Ernest Schroeder, but the...
Comanche Indian Killed Near Santa Catarina
U.S. soldiers led by Sgt. Charles M. Patrick track a band of Comanches to the vicinity of Santa Catarina. They kill one...
Indians Kill Two Near Meridian Creek
Indians reportedly attack a man named Renfro and his son while hunting near the headwaters of Meridian Creek, killing both...
Alabama Indian Kills Youth
An Alabama Indian shoots a young boy, aged seven, in the town of Moscow. He is subsequently hanged by the boy’s father and...
Indians Attack Brownwood Settler
A small raiding party attacks Brooks Lee just south of present-day Brownwood. Lee repels the attack, mortally wounding one...