"The Salt Creek Massacre" Topic

"Salt Creek Massacre is also known as the Warren Wagon Train Massacre.

On May 18, 1871, an Indian raid took place nine miles from Graham, Texas on a lonely stretch in the Loving Valley and the Salt Creek Prairie. On this stormy afternoon, 150 Kiowa Indians waited behind a hill, near the point where the Butterfield Overland Stage crossed the North Branch of Flint Creek, for a wagon train carrying supplies to the nearby fort. Initially, the Salt Creek Massacre was just another successful raid carried out by the Indians against the white intruders who had invaded their territory. For the white settlers it was the final straw. They had endured enough from the Indians.

The Salt Creek Massacre, or the Warren Wagon Train Massacre as it is often called, brought to a close the way of life that the Indians had known for generations. Though many factors played a role in the demise of the Plains Indians, no one single event brought about their downfall as did the Salt Creek Massacre…"

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Armand

When as a lad I read 'Bury my heart at Wounded Knee,' the events surrounding this incident and its aftermath stood out, from the drama of Sherman's narrow escape to Satanta's death in captivity. Not sure why.

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Armand