Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Batttle
(2.5 miles south, 1.7 miles east) During the U.S. Army campaigns in 1874 against marauding Indians, Captain Wyllys Lyman led a wagon train to Camp Supply, Okla., for rations for Gen. Nelson A. Miles' troops on duty in Texas. On the way, Indians attacked, and the longest Indian battle in Panhandle history ensued. Fighting from a wagon corral Sept. 9 to 14, Lyman and 95 soldiers held off about 400 Comanche and Kiowa Indians. A scout escaped and reached Camp Supply for help. Company K, 6th Cavalry, traveled 80 miles without rest in a raging rainstorm to aid the wagon train. On its arrival, the Indians fled. (1967)
35.7935° N, 100.2195° W
Where to Find It
SW corner SH 33 and CR 18, 5 mi. W of FM 2654
Nearby Markers
- 6.8 mi N Old Military Road Canadian
- 6.8 mi N 133 yards east to site of Historic Cottonwood Canadian
- 6.9 mi SE Cataline Cemetery Canadian
- 7.1 mi N Site of Old Springer's Road Ranch Canadian
- 7.6 mi SW Fletcher and Donley Stage Station Canadian
- 9.2 mi NW Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area Canadian