Details for Warren Wagon Train Massacre

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5503005721

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Marker Number 5721
Atlas Number 5503005721
Marker Title Warren Wagon Train Massacre
Index Entry Warren Wagon Train Massacre
Address SH 16, 8 miles NE of Graham
City Graham
County Young
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes Native Americans
Marker Year 1977
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Graham, take SH 16 about 8 mi NE
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text (1.5 mi. E), On May 18,1871, Kiowas and Comanches from the Fort Sill Reservation, in present Oklahoma, attacked a train of 12 wagons owned by Capt. Henry Warren, a contractor of supplies for U.S. forts in this frontier region. Seven teamsters were killed. The chiefs who led the raid were soon arrested, and Satank committed suicide. In a nationally spotlighted trial at Jacksboro, Satanta spoke with great eloquence on behalf of his people. Texas' Governor, E. J. Davis, later commuted the death sentences given by the court. (1977)
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