Date Native Group Location Notes Source
1870 Seminole Maroon Parras 150 are living here under John Horse. Mulroy 1993:111
Seminole Maroon Nacimiento 100 living here under John Kibbetts.
Seminole Maroon Matamoros Several families of Seminole Maroon moved to Matamoros. 
Seminole Maroon Texas Elijah Daniels band had settled in Texas.
1870, Jan Indians Pecos River, below Fort Lancaster Soldiers on patrol see Indians, but unable to identify their ethnicity. Swanson n.d.: 183
1870, June Comanche, Lipan, Mescalero 15 miles NW of  Piedras Negras US Counsul in Piedras Negras states that these natives live 15 miles to the northwest and often raid in the US. Consul Dispaches, MC, 
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1870, July Seminole Maroon Fort Duncan, Elm Creek One Seminole Maroon group move to here with permission of Army & will become scouts. For the next 5 years, more & more Maroon crossed to assist the scouts. However, the  Maroon at Parras largely returned to Nacimiento. Mulroy 1993:113
1870, Oct Kickapoo Fort Inge Kickapoo begin attacking in Uvalde area & travel to the upper Nueces. Swanson n.d.:188
1870, Dec Kickapoo Mouth of the Devils Kickapoo, found in vicinity of Fort Clark, were chased by soldiers to this location where they crossed into Mexico. Swanson n.d.:188
1871, May Kickapoo Uvalde area Kickapoo are reported to have stolen 100 horses here. Swanson n.d.:202
1871, June Apaches Pecos to Llano Estacado Lt. Col. Shafter found Apache throughout this region. Crimmins Collection
1871, July Kickapoo Mexico, Red River Col. Reynolds letter requested to move the Kickapoo to where the remainder are on the Red River. Winfrey & Day 1995 Vol. 4:332
 
1871, Fall Black Creeks Fort Clark, Nueces River Black Creeks of Elijah Daniels' band, were recruited to enlist in the U.S. Army Scouts, to serve at Fort Clark. Porter 1996:180
1872, Mar Comanche San Saba, Lampasas, & Llano counties Major Hatch reports seeing 150 Comanche & believes that they are "operating" in these three counties. Brown et al. 1998:31
1872, June Seminole Maroon Fort Clark 25 scouts & families moved to this fort. Mulroy 1993:115
1872, July Creek Negro Fort Clark  Five Creek Negro enlist as scouts at Fort Clark. Swanson n.d.:215
1872, Aug Seminole Maroon Fort Clark All Maroon moved here with families; they are settled on Las Moras Creek. Mulroy 1993:115
1873 Seminole Maroon San Felipe Springs Seminole Maroon reported to camp here, at times.  Swanson n.d.:223
1873 Comanche, Seminole Maroon Lower Nueces Lt. Hudson left Fort Clark w/ Seminole Maroon to scout for the Comanche who had been raiding in area. Crimmins Collection
1873 Kickapoo, Lepan 80 miles from Ft. Clark Mackenzie w/ 25 Seminole scouts attacked camp of these 2 nations. Crimmins Collection
1873, April Kickapoo Dolores Ranch, 8 mi. s. of Ft. Clark Kickapoo raided this ranch. Mulroy 1993:118
1873, April Kickapoo, Mescalero Apache, Lipan Howard's Well, Nueces Valley Seminole Maroon & Army find Mescalero & Lipan at this locale; one officer killed. Mulroy 1993:118
1873, May Kickapoo, Lipan Lower Pecos, Las Moras Creek Mackenzie reports that these tribes raid in the Lower Pecos and south of Fort Clark. He follows them to the Quemado crossing and follows them 60 miles into Mexico. Swanson n.d.:237-238
Mescalero Zaragosa Mackenzie reports that the Mescalero were then in Zaragosa.
1873, May Kickapoo, Mescalero Apache, Lipan Remolino Mackenzie's cavalry attacked these nations in retaliation for the April raids. Crimmins Collection
1873, May Seminole Maroon Remolino They were the scouts on this expedition. Mulroy 1993:117
1873, July Kickapoo, Potawatomi Coahuila 75 individuals agree to go to Indian Territory. Swanson n.d:253
1873, Aug Kickapoo Muzquiz 317 Kickapoo leave Muzquiz for Indian territory. Mulroy 1993:121
1873, Nov Kiowa South Kickapoo Springs Kiowa are sighted at the springs, riding to Mexico. Swanson n.d.:256
1873, Dec Seminole Maroon, Kiowa, Comanche Kickapoo Springs Seminole Maroon scouts with Captain Hudson sight and engage Kiowa and Comanche near Kickapoo Springs. Kiowa chief, Lone Wolf's son was killed in the battle. Porter 1996:187
1874, Aug Seminole Maroon, Tonkawa, Lipan Fort Clark Members of these were all scouts for Mackenzie at this date.  Mulroy 1993:122
1875 Comanche Pecos River Bullis reported scouting trip along Pecos to find any Indians; after several days, Army crossed Pecos about a mile from the confluence w/ Rio Grande on "an Indian trail" and marched ca. 6 miles SE to a cave (called Painted Cave) where there was a spring; no fresh Indian sign, "but pleanty of old;" then they traveled to Eagle's Nest crossing; there they found a trail of ca. 75 horses; they followed it & found Comanches trying to move the herd across the Pecos. Crimmins Collection
1874, April Kickapoo Lower Pecos, Rio Grande Army reports say that the Kickapoo are using several of the crossings to raid in Texas. Swanson n.d.:336
1875, April Seminole Maroon, Comanche Lower Pecos (Eagle's Nest Crossing) Two Seminole Maroon risked their lives to save Lt. Bullis during a fight with Comanche at this location. Mulroy 1993:124; Porter 1996:193
1875, May Seminole Maroon, Comanche Fort Clark, Nacimiento Some Seminole Maroon return to Mexico because of poor rations at Fort Clark. Swanson n.d.:280
1875, Aug Kickapoo Nacimiento to Oklahoma ca. 115 travel from Nacimiento area on their way to Indian Territory; the remainder of the Kickapoo stay in Mexico. (see September 1878 entry below.) Swanson n.d.:286
1875, Oct Comanche Eagles Nest (Langtry) & Howard's Well Army follows recent sign of Comanche from the Eagles Nest crossing of the Rio Grande (Langtry) to Howard's Well. Swanson n.d.:287
1875, Nov Seminole Maroon, Apache Shafter's Crossing of the Rio Grande Lt. Geddes and his scouts attacked Apaches at this crossing 60 miles above the mouth of the Rio Grande. Porter 1996:194
1876 Lipan, Kickapoo Del Rio These nations are said to be crossing the Rio Grande at San Felipe Springs to avoid the army at Eagles Nest Crossing. Swanson n.d.:305
1876, April Lipan Kinney, Uvalde, & Val Verde counties Army reports indicate that from April through June, raids by the Lipan were common; the Lipan were stated to be using the Eagles Nest crossing of the Rio Grande. Swanson n.d.:275
1876, May Kickapoo Fort Clark Army documents show the Kickapoo to be raiding in the area of Fort Clark. Swanson n.d.:295
1876, July Seminole Maroon Mouth of the Pecos Shafter and the scouts establed a base camp in this locale. Porter 1996:198
1876, Aug Lipan Zaragoza A Lipan village was found here; it was destroyed by Bullis. Mulroy 1993:126
1877 Indians  Pecos River Bullis left Ft. Clark on Indian trail; "this trail was found ca. 70 miles above the mouth of the Pecos River." Crimmins Collection
1877 Lipan, Comanche, Seminole Maroon Mouth of the Pecos Maroon scouts trail Comanche & Lipan from Gillespie Co to the mouth of the Pecos; later the crossing is known as Bullis Crossing.
1877, April Indians San Felipe Springs Army reports an engagement here; all escape. Swanson n.d.:316
1877, June Lipan San Felipe Springs A party of Lipan cross the Rio Grande here and travel to Camp Wood in Edwards County. Swanson n.d.:319
1877, Sept Lipan, Mescalero mouth of Las Moras Creek These Apache are reported to frequently use this crossing of the Rio Grande. Swanson n.d.:321
1877, Oct Mescalero Eagles Nest crossing Bullis pursues Mescalero to this crossing.  Swanson n.d.:323
1877, Nov Seminole Maroon, Apache Pecan Springs near headwaters of the Devils River Bullis and the Seminole Maroon meet here and then trail Apache south to Mexico along the river. Porter 1996:203
 
1878 Lipan Santa Rosa Gen'l Ord to Chicago wrote that the Lipan were in a camp here for over a year. Winfrey & Day 1995 Vol. 4:402
1878, June Apache Sierra Blanca Carpenter, a scout,  finds "a large rancheria…and there were many signs that it has been much frequented by the Apaches." US Army, Pecos District, reel 5:62
1878, Sept Kickapoo Devils River south Near a dry lake marked on maps, about 3 miles to the south, a scouting party found wickiups in clumps of timber near a tinaja. It was known as Geddes Spring in 1875. Also found an Indian grave. Capt. Kennedy states that he assumed the place to have been a resting place of the Kickapoo who had crossed to the head of the Concho in their move from Mexico in 1871 (see August  1875 entry, above.) US Army, Pecos District, reel 5:92
 
1879. Oct Seminole Maroon Pecos River, at Pena Blanca Seminole Maroon traveled with Bullis to identify a wagon road crossing of the Pecos Mulroy 1993:129