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Phelan Kills a Big Indian Chief in 1870 Frontier Fight
In spring 1870 E M Phelan and 11 settlers trailed a Comanche band from Llano to Cypress Creek headwaters. Phelan charged, closed distance amid horse and gunplay, wounded the chief, then killed him with a knife after a desperate duel. The pursuit included rescues, scalping, and a child squaw wounded in a broader encounter.
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Llano County
Sandies Creek
Pecan Bayou
John Bachs
Gum Phillips
KE. Phillips
FE. M. Phelan
Sant Bacus
John Reams
Ralph Hayes
Eli Sheeley
Ben Gibson
James Harrington
Deere Harrington
Ross Daniels
James Daniels
Mesquite Hill
Cypress Creek
Blanco County
Johnson City
Fredericksburg
E. M. Phelan
Phelan
Live Oak