Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Roadside historical marker near battle site | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nearest city | Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°46′N 100°11′W / 35.76°N 100.19°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 343 acres (139 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Battle Sites of the Red River War in the Texas Panhandle MPS[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 01000875[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Battle of the Lyman's Wagon Train was a five-day armed engagement between combined forces of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes and a wagon train, led by Captain Wyllys Lyman, on its way to Camp Supply in September 1874 near present-day Canadian, Texas. The engagement was the longest and one of the most publicized of the Red River War.[3][4]
A 343 acres (139 ha) area of the battle 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.[5]
Tehan, a white member of the Kiowa who was imprisoned by the army, escaped in the event and returned to his Kiowa home.[3]
A number of soldiers and scouts received U.S. medals of honor for the battle. Thirteen troops were awarded the Medal of Honor on recommendation by Colonel Nelson A. Miles.[3]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Battle Sites of the Red River War in the Texas Panhandle". Texas Historical Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c H. Allen Anderson. "Lyman's Wagon Train". Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ 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. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.