Union Soldiers Fight Mescalero Apaches in Trans-Pecos
Union troops led by Lt. Edmond D. Shirland encounter 36 Mescalero Apaches 35 miles west of Fort Davis. A running fight...
Indians Kill Two Settlers on San Gabriel River
Unidentified Indians kill Jonathan P. Ragle and Lewis Jackson on the North Fork of the San Gabriel River, two miles south of...
Indians Attack Three Youths Near Burnet
Unidentified Indians attack three youths, including Lorenzo Holland and Benton Scaggs (pictured), six miles north of Burnet.
Indians Kill Burnet County Settler
Unidentified Indians kill one man, named Cook, twelve miles northeast of Burnet, near present-day Joppa.
Indians Kill Burnet Settler
Unidentified Indians kill Samuel Binnion, five miles north of Burnet.
Indians Kill Marble Falls Settler
Unidentified Indians kill Mr. Benson and take his son, James, into captivity at Backbone Valley, six miles north of Marble...
Kiowas Attack Gillespie County Settlers
Twenty Kiowas attack settlers living near the junction of the Pedernales River and Live Oak Creek in Gillespie County. They...
Comanches Attack Settlers in Llano County
Comanches ambush a party of whites, including "Capt." Dan W. Roberts, seeking to avenge the murders of Thomas Phelps and his...
Two Enslaved Persons Wounded by Indians Near Burnett
Two enslaved persons are wounded by arrows from Indians six miles south of present-day Burnet. Neither are mortally wounded.
San Saba River Fight
A force of 124 Wichita and 40 Caddo attack Rezin P. Bowie and a party of nine Anglo-American treasure hunters near an...
Mexican Troops Skirmish with Comanches and Wichita
Presidial troops from San Antonio encounter and defeat a group of Comanches and Tawakonis (Wichitas) near the San Saba...
Comanches Raid Menard County Farmhouse
Comanches kill three members of the Parks family and burn their house near Little Saline Creek, in the southeast corner of...
Comanches Kill Settler Near Fort McKavett
Comanches kill William McDougall within a few miles east of Fort McKavett.
Comanches Attack Trading Party
Comanches attack a trading party, including Edward Tschirhart and his brothers Joe, Louis and Nic, in the vicinity of Fort...
Comanches Fight Texas Rangers
Comanches attack a party of Texas Rangers, including Scott Cooley and William Trayweek, at Elm Creek in Menard County. Five...
Shawnees Attack Comanches at Bandera Pass
A party of Comanches is attacked by Shawnees at Bandera Pass, 11 miles north of present day Bandera. Twenty Comanches are...
Comanches Skirmish with Mexican Troops
Comanches attack Mexican troops at the Arroyo Hondo (Hondo Creek), eleven miles east of present-day Vanderpool, killing...
Four Indians Killed at Bandera Pass
San Antonio residents pursue a party of Indians who had raided a farmhouse on the Cibolo Creek six days earlier to Bandera...
Mexicans Attack Comanches at Medina River
A party of seven Comanches is pursued and overtaken by eight Mexicans near the mouth of the Medina River. Three Indians and...
Settlers Fight Comanches on the North Prong Medina River
Fifteen settlers led by Taylor Thompson track a party of Comanches that had raided the farmhouse of Fritz Krawitz a few days...