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Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Batttle |
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7 miles S on US 60/83; 10 mi. E on SH 33, Canadian,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 47' 36.29564999988",
-100° 13' 11.5851699984"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
During the U.S. Army campaigns in 1874 against marauding Indians, Captain Wyllys Lyman led a wagon train to Camp Supply, Oklahoma, for rations for General Nelson A. Miles' troops on duty in Texas. On the way, Indians attacked, and the longest Indian battle in Panhandle history ensued. Fighting from a wagon corral September 9 to 14, Lyman and 95 soldiers held off about 400 Comanche and Kiowa Indians. A scout escaped and reached Camp Supply for help. Company K, 6th Cavalry, traveled 80 miles without rest in a raging rainstorm to aid the wagon train. On its arrival, the Indians fled. (1967)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Batttle Historical Marker Location Map, Canadian, Texas
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