| Marker Number |
5226 |
| Atlas Number |
5485005226 |
| Marker Title |
Tenth Cavalry Creek |
| Index Entry |
Tenth Cavalry Creek |
| Address |
SH 240 at Tenth Cavalry Creek crossing |
| City |
Burkburnett |
| County |
Wichita |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
521864 |
| UTM Northing |
3772104 |
| Subject Codes |
African American topics; water topics; military topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Burkburnett take SH 240 west about 12 miles to Tenth Cavalry Creek crossing |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
First called Getty's Creek, this stream was renamed by cowboys and settlers who found near its mouth, on Red River, remains of a military outpost garrisoned by the U.S. Tenth Cavalry from 1873 to 1875. Most of the Negro soldiers and white officers stationed there had previously served in the Federal army during the Civil War (1861-1865) and at Fort Sill, in Indian Territory. This staked timber outpost was attacked by Indians; legend says that all the officers, men and horses killed in the battle were buried in a common grave somewhere along this creek. |
