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Adobe Walls Battle on the South Canadian River Frontier
A detailed panorama of the Adobe Walls origin and the 1864 Kit Carson led campaign against Comanche and Kiowa villages along the South Canadian River. The narrative covers Fort Adobe, Bent's Fort trade routes, horse drives, and the October 1864 New Mexico Expedition with Carson's force, the Adobe Walls defense, and the daylong clash with about 1,400 warriors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adobe Walls
Hutchinson County
Texas
Panhandle
George Bird Grinnell
George Brent
Upper
Arkansas River
Southwest
Rocky Mountain Country
Bent
George Bent
South Canadian
Col. Bent
Kit Carson
Mr. Grinnell
Fort Adobe
Bent’s Fort
Oklahoma
Kansas
Fort Leavenworth
Missouri River
Arapahoe
George Frederick Ruxton
Boon
California
United States
Independence
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Fort Bascom
South Canadian River
Historical Society of
George H. Pittis
James H. Carleton
U. S. Volunteers
Carson
Boundary Line
Ute Creek
Canada de Los Ruedes
Canadian River
Courtright