The Warren Wagon Train Raid occurred on May 18, 1871. Henry Warren was contracted to haul supplies to forts in the west of Texas, including Fort Richardson, Fort Griffin, and Fort Concho. Traveling down the Jacksboro-Belknap road heading towards Salt Creek Crossing, they encountered William Tecumseh Sherman. Less than an hour after encountering the famous General, they spotted a rather large group of riders ahead. They quickly realized that these were Native American warriors, probably Kiowa and/or Comanche.

The wagon train quickly shifted into a ring formation, and all the mules were put into the center of the ring. The warriors captured all of the supplies, killing and mutilating seven of the wagoneer's bodies. Five men managed to escape. One of which was Thomas Brazeale who reached Fort Richardson on foot, some 20 miles away. As soon as Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie learned of the incident, he informed Sherman. Sherman and Mackenzie searched for the warriors responsible for the raid.

In the end, a trap was set up to capture the four Chiefs responsible: Satanta (White Bear), Satank (Sitting Bear), and Addo-etta (Big Tree). Satank ended up dying while traveling to Fort Richardson for trial--however, Addo-etta was hung while Satanta committed suicide by jumping out a two story window.

References

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http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/WW/btw3_print.html

Native American wars