Details for Vicinity of Indian Fight (Atlas Number 5441005646)
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5441005646
Data
Marker Number | 5646 |
Atlas Number | 5441005646 |
Marker Title | Vicinity of Indian Fight |
Index Entry | Indian Fight, Vicinity of |
Address | Fm 1235 |
City | Merkel |
County | Taylor |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 408571 |
UTM Northing | 3584851 |
Subject Codes | rangers; military topics; Native Americans |
Marker Year | 1968 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Private Property | No |
Marker Location | from Merkel, take FM 1235 about 7 miles south |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
Marker Text | On New Year's Day, 1871, Indian raiders who had stolen horses in Coleman County were pursued and overtaken here by 18 Texas Rangers and cowboys. Leaders of the group were Captain James. M. Swisher and rancher Sam Gholson. The Indians took refuge in the heights west of Mountain Pass. The ensuing battle lasted all day, and at nightfall the raiders left the horses and fled. Of the fewer than one dozen Indians, one was killed, several wounded. One cowboy was wounded and another, J. M. Elkins, recorded the battle in his book, "Indian Fighting on the Texas Frontier." (1968) |