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Submitted: 9/17/22 • Approved: 9/20/22 • Last Updated: 9/23/22 • R537342-G0-S3
A surveying part of 25 Texans ran
into about 300 Kickapoo Indians
on a buffalo hunt; failing to
heed warning to leave, the Texans
were ambushed on October 8, 1838.
Only seven survived, and four of
these were wounded. After the
escape, they came back to bury
their comrades in a common grave.
*Photo courtesy of James Coston
Contributed on 9/17/22
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Record #: 537342