Chalk Bluff Indian Massacre

Here on May 29, 1861, two of southwest Texas' most feared Indian fighters were ambushed by a band of 20 hostile Indians. Henry Robinson-- tall and red-bearded-- was so well known to the tribes that they had painted his picture on a rock near the Llano River. He and his companion Henry Adams (also his daughter's fiance) were in route to Camp Wood when the attack came. The Indians, after they had killed the two men, took both their scalps and Robinson's beard, too; they then attacked Robinson's home, but his family fought them off successfully. 1970

Chalk Bluff Indian Massacre is a historical marker in Uvalde, Uvalde County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 55 historical markers documented in Uvalde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 82 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3717, -99.9694 near Uvalde. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ellie Mae's (cemetery), about 3.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Yancy Cemetery, Eduard Baron Von Woehrmann Grave, and Unknown Graves on Herndon Ranch.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5463000799. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.