Recollections of Early Texas (41 page)

Anahuac, Battle of: Hicks wounded in,
81

Anderson, John D.: finds Coleman girls,
57n.

Anderson, Joseph: in ranger service,
183
–
184

Andrews, Micah: serves in Mina Volunteers,
36n.

Andrews, Richard: Manlove buys land from,
258

Angelina County, Texas: Indian fights in,
16

Anton Chico, New Mexico: Santa Fe men stop in,
124

Archive War (1842):
107
,
245

Arnold, Hayden: Harvey serves under,
252

Austin, Stephen F.: obtains grant for colony,
5n.

Austin, Texas: sends volunteers to fight Comanches,
61n.
; in Archive War,
95
,
107
; McLeod starts from,
120
–
121
; scene of Indian depredations,
162ff.
; buffalo hunt near,
205
–
206
; Harrell builds first house on site of,
252

Austin State Hospital for the Insane: Indian fight on site of,
163n.

Bacon, Sumner: preaches in Bastrop,
26

Bahalle, Carra: in Texas Revolution,
155

Baker (near Onion Creek): Indians visit home of,
76

Bandera Pass, Battle of: Neill participates in,
155n.
; Dunn wounded in,
196n.
; Achlin wounded in,
239

Barber, James: killed in Battle of Mier,
134

Barnett, Dr. George W.: joins Coleman at Parker's Fort,
23n.

Barrett, Don Carlos: member of Mina Committee of Safety and Correspondence,
258

Barton, Baker: killed by Indians,
225
–
226

Barton, Benjamin: moves to Texas,
3n.

Barton, Elisha: moves to Texas,
3n.
; after Second Runaway Scrape,
49

Barton, Parthenia: courtship of,
208
–
209

Barton, William: moves to Texas,
3n.
; talks with Comanches,
9
; Grumbles buys home of,
202n.
; election at home of,
265

Barton, William, Jr.: chased by Indians,
72
–
73
; on Vasquez campaign,
166
; on buffalo hunt,
206
–
207

Barton Creek (Travis County): Shuff killed on,
162n.

Barton Springs: Shuff killed near,
162
; Black killed near,
165
–
166

Barton's Prairie: Indians grow troublesome in,
18

Bastrop, Baron de: aids Stephen F. Austin,
5n.

Bastrop, Texas: establishment and naming,
5n.
; citizens lose horses,
19
–
20
; Sumner Bacon preaches in,
26
; evacuated in Runaway Scrape,
42
–
45
; armed squads protect citizens,
46
–
47
; men killed in,
55
; organizes company to protect townspeople,
59n.
; Eggleston killed in,
60
; sends volunteers to fight Comanches,
61n.
; Burleson raises men in,
63
; cannon used as warning signal,
71
; Hill's company marches through,
193
; Gazley runs store in,
213
–
214
; during War between the States,
232
–
233
; Alexanders operate store and hotel in,
239
; Childress a preacher in,
241
; Craft builds first jail in,
243
; Eggleston's house used as meeting place,
246
; McDonald runs ferry and sawmill at,
257
; Manlove first mayor of,
258

Bastrop County, Texas: first sermon in,
19
; men from, in Mier Expedition,
107
; during War between the States,
232n.
; William Jenkins sheriff of,
255
; Reed county surveyor of,
263
; Vaughn first sheriff of,
268

Battle Island, Texas: Indians attacked on,
161

Baylor, John R.: serves as government agent,
176

Baylor, Nicholas: killed by Indians,
80
–
82

Bazley (surveyor): killed by Indians,
80
–
82

Bell, William: killed by Indians,
166
–
167

Bell County, Texas: Taylors attacked in,
182
–
183
; Harvey dies in,
253
; Young moves to,
272

Belton, Texas: Bird attacked near,
179
; Taylors attacked near,
182

Bennett, J. L.: Gillespie in company of,
248

Berry, Andrew Jackson: in Second Runaway Scrape,
47n.

Berry, John: in Second Runaway Scrape,
47n.

Berry, John Bate: captures Caddo Indian,
21
–
22
; in Second Runaway Scrape,
47
; on Mier Expedition,
118

Berry, Joseph: in Second Runaway Scrape,
47n.
; on Mier Expedition,
117
–
118

Bexar, Siege of (1835): Burleson in command during,
31n.
; Mina Volunteers at,
36n.
; Alexander participates in,
131n.
; Jonathan Burleson in,
241
; Perry takes part in,
262
; Sims serves at,
266
; Swisher fights in,
267
; Wilson takes part in,
271

Bibb, Jack: in Vasquez invasion,
220

Big Prairie, Texas: battle fought near,
63
; Indian fight in,
70

Billingsley, Jesse: commands company in Texas Revolution,
36
–
37
; in Woll's invasion,
100
–
101
; runs for Congress against Cunningham,
243

Biloxi Indians: join with Cordova,
84
–
85

Bird, John: killed by Comanches,
178
–
181

Bird's Creek: Bird killed on,
179

Black, John R.: killed by Indians,
165
–
166

Black Bean Episode (1843):
113
–
114

Blakey (from Bastrop): escapes Indians,
29

Blakey, Edward: serves in Texas Revolution,
41
; in Runaway Scrape,
43n.
; killed in Brushy Creek fight,
59
; biographical sketch,
240

Blakey, John: moves to Texas,
240

Blakey, Lemuel S.: killed in Battle of San Jacinto,
240

Blakey, Nancy: in Runaway Scrape,
43n.
; settles near Bastrop,
240

Blakey, Nancy B.: marries Jonathan Burleson,
240
–
241

Blanco River: Indian chase near,
88

Bliss (in raid led by Coleman): wounded by Indians,
23

Boatwright, Lucy: marries Warren Lyons,
256

Bonnell, George W.: in Mier Expedition,
117

Bonnell, Mount (Austin, Texas): named after George W. Bonnell,
118

Bonner (friend of J. T. McGehee): sees wild panther,
224
–
225

Boone, Daniel: granddaughter captured,
61n.

Bowie, James: in Indian fight,
178

Bowie, Rezin P.: in Indian fight,
178

Bowles (Cherokee Indian Chief): leads Indians against Burleson,
13
–
17

Bowles, Young (son of Bowles): killed by Burleson,
17

Boyd, Sally: marries Martin Wells,
269

Brazoria, Texas: Blakey dies in,
240

Brazoria County, Texas: Moore receives land in,
260

Brazos Island, Texas: Confederate battle near,
233

Brazos River: in Texas Revolution,
43
–
44
; Santa Fe men follow,
121
; first white woman to cross,
248

Brenham, Richard Fox: on Santa Fe Expedition,
123

Bright, John: chased by Indians,
78
–
79
; on buffalo hunt,
206
–
207

Bright, Tom: on buffalo hunt,
206
–
207

Brown, John Henry: tells of Caddo band being caught,
22n.

Brown County, Texas: Fisk first chief justice of,
247

Brownsville, Texas: Dunn killed in,
196n.
; Confederate battle near,
232
–
233

Brownwood, Texas: Fisk donates land for,
247

Brushy Creek: Wilbarger scalped near,
26
; battle fought near,
58
–
59
; Indians camp on,
85
; Fort Kenney located on,
120n.
; panther hunt on,
224
–
225
; Osborn scalped on,
262

Brushy Creek, Battle of (1839):
58
–
59

Buckman, Oliver: kills Indian woman,
24
; in ranger squad,
181

Buckner, Aylett C.: raises force against Indians,
161

Buffalo Hump: visits Jenkins settlement,
8
–
10
; thought to be on Linnville raid,
60
; killed by Texans,
179n.

Burleson, Aaron: in Brushy Creek fight,
58n.
; in Plum Creek battle,
66n.

Burleson, Edward: settles in Texas,
12
–
13
; defeats Bowles,
13
–
17
; makes first scouting raid,
21
–
22
; leads force against Wacoes,
23
–
26
; in command during Siege of Bexar,
31n.
; serves as colonel in Texas Revolution,
36n.
; acts as Jenkins' guardian,
41
; family in Runaway Scrape,
43n.
; chases Indians,
50
; follows Wacoes and Tawakonies,
53
; in Brushy Creek fight,
58
–
60
; in Plum Creek battle,
61
–
68
; horse stolen,
69
; originates warning system,
71n.
; chases Webster murderers,
81
; in Cordova Rebellion,
84
–
85
; during Woll's invasion,
95
–
96
; Caddoes seek revenge against,
182
–
183
; member of Mina Committee of Safety and Correspondence,
258

Burleson, Edward, Jr.: in Indian fight,
225
–
226
; member of Know-Nothing Party,
257

Burleson, Elizabeth: wife of Jacob Burleson,
58n.

Burleson, Jacob: killed in Battle of Brushy Creek,
58
–
59
; sketch of life,
58n.
; mistaken for brother,
66

Burleson, James: settles in Texas,
12
; tells of Indian encounters,
13
–
17
; family in Runaway Scrape,
43n.

Burleson, John: in Battle of Brushy Creek,
58n.
; in Plum Creek battle,
66n.

Burleson, Jonathan: serves as scout,
16
–
17
; in Runaway Scrape,
43n.
; horse leaps high bluff,
53
; mistaken for Jacob Burleson,
58n.
; seeks aid from Placido,
61n.
; chases Indian thieves,
102
–
104
; biographical sketch,
240
–
241

Burleson, Joseph: home of, near Smithville,
36n.
; son in Plum Creek battle,
67n.

Burleson, Joseph, Jr.: in Plum Creek battle,
67

Burleson, Nancy (Gage): son in Plum Creek battle,
67n.

Burleson, Susan: marries T. M. Hardeman,
252

Burleson County, Texas: Jacob Burleson settles in,
58n.
; Bird receives land in,
178n.
; Hill camps in,
194
; Childress lives in,
241
; Curtis owns land in,
244
; Furnash resides in,
248
; Swisher settles in,
267

Burnet (surveyor): wounded by Indians,
90

Burnet, David G.: as vice-president,
170

Burnet County, Texas: Webster massacred en route to,
82n.
; Magill lives in,
257

Burnham neighborhood (Fayette County): Texas army retreats through,
39
–
40

Caddo Indians: have council with settlers,
10
–
12
; killed by mistake by pioneers,
21
–
23
; defeated by Delawares,
87
–
88
; murder Bird,
178
–
181
; attack Taylor family,
182
–
183

Cain (from Tumlinson's force): in Hornsby fight,
45n.

Caldwell, John: Hill's company rests at home of,
193

Caldwell, Matthew: in Battle of Salado,
97
–
101
; in pursuit of Mexicans,
131

Caldwell, Pinckney: killed by Comanches,
61n.

Caldwell County, Texas: Connell owns land in,
242

Calhoun, Julian C.: equips Morgan for campaign,
132
; biographical sketch,
241

Cameron, Ewen: in Mier Expedition,
110
–
111

Campbell, Harriet: marries Jesse Halderman,
251

Campbell, James: killed by Indians,
90
; biographical sketch,
241

Canales, Antonio: leads Mexican force,
108
; succeeds Filisola,
170

Caney Creek: Cavinas killed near,
161n.

Cannon Snap Creek: origin of name of,
194

Canoma (Caddo Indian chief): held captive by Burleson,
22
–
23

Capitol (Austin, Texas): cornerstone laid for,
167
–
168

Captain Bob (Delaware Indian chief): chases Caddo Indians,
87
–
88

Carlin, John: in Indian fight,
195
–
198

Carr, James: in Indian fight,
225
–
226