The Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train was an incident in 1874, near Canadian, Texas. A 343 acres (139 ha) area at the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 for its information potential as an archeological site.[1] As an archeological resource, the National Register does not disclose the location of the site.[2]
The engagement was part of the Red River War.[3]
From September 9 to September 14, Wyllys Lyman and his troops fought off Comanche and Kiowa warriors. It is also known as the Battle of the Upper Washita.[4]
Tehan, a white member of the Kiowa who was imprisoned by the army, escaped in the event and returned to his Kiowa home.
A number of men received U.S. medals of honor for their performance.[5]
A historical marker titled "Wagon Train Battle" in Hemphill County, Texas commemorates the event.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrestricted - ↑ Brett Cruse (February 20, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Battle Sites of the Red River War in the Texas Panhandle MPS". National Park Service. http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/64500626.pdf. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ H. Allen Anderson. "Lyman's Wagon Train". Texas State Historical Association. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfl02.
- ↑ "Red River War Battles". https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriver/battles.html.
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