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 Battle of the Neches
N 32° 30.811 W 095° 41.113
15S E 247751 N 3600536
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the Battle of Neches, which took place near here in 1839. Located in a rest area along eastbound I-20 near Canton, TX.
Waymark Code: WMEK0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2006
Views: 93
Marker Number: 11380
Marker Text:
(Site 15 miles southeast)
Main engagement of Cherokee War; fought July 15 and 16, 1839, between 800 Indians (including Delawares and Shawnees) and 500 troops of the Republic of Texas.
An extraordinary fact is that David G. Burnet, Vice President of the Republic; Albert Sidney Johnston, Secretary of War; and two other high officials took active parts in the fighting.
When killed, Chief Bowles, the aged Cherokee leader, carried a sword given him by Gen. Sam Houston. After the defeat of the tribes, they scattered, thus virtually ending Indian troubles in the settled eastern part of Texas. (1968)
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