Marker Inscription
On August 29, 1863, Indian riders (probably Comanches) coming north from Mason County, with stolen horses, were caught a mile east of Buffalo Gap by Lt. T. C. Wright and eleven state troopers. The outnumbered soldiers were forced to attack up a steep hill and the Indians, determined to keep the herd, fought stubbornly. Wright and his men - two with severe arrow wounds - finally gave up the unequal fight and the Indians escaped with the horses. A lone rider was sent under cover of night to Camp Colorado (45 miles southeast) to bring an ambulance for the wounded. (1968)
About this site
Indian Fight, Vicinity of is a historical marker in Buffalo Gap, Taylor County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Taylor County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2848, -99.8284 near Buffalo Gap. The nearest cataloged historic site is Buffalo Gap College (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Buffalo Gap, Taylor County Courthouse Museum (1880), and Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5441005647. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
