To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.
Thank you for visiting the Texas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Texas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 2/27/16 • Approved: 2/27/16 • Last Updated: 3/24/18 • R101185-G0-S3
BUFFALO SOLDIER TRAGEDY
African American Troops, Known As Buffalo Soldiers, Were Vital In Defending The Texas Frontier. On July 26, 1877, Buffalo Soldiers From Company A Of The 10th Cavalry Began To Pursue A Comanche Party, During The Pursuit, The Comanches Led The Troops Away From Water Holes As The Expedition Traveled Through Cochran And Other Counties. After Several Days Without Water, Captain Nicholas Nolan Led His Dehydrated Soldiers And Remaining Animals Back To Double Lakes In Lynn County; They Arrived On July 30, Having Gone 86 Hours Without Water, Soldiers Left Camp In Search Of Water And Four Died During The Expedition; Private John H Bonds; Private Isaac Derwin; Private John Isaacs; and Private John T Gordon
(2008)
Photo Courtesy of McK
Contributed on 2/27/16
Suggest a Correction
Record #: 101185