Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Battle

(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)

Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Battle is a historical marker in Canadian, Hemphill County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Hemphill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.7935, -100.2195 near Canadian. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Military Road (historical marker), about 6.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include 133 Yards East to Site of Historic Cottonwood, Cataline Cemetery, and Fletcher and Donley Stage Station.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5211004826. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.