The Battle of Dove Creek was a small engagement during the American Civil War that took place January 8, 1865, along Dove Creek in what is now southwest Tom Green County, Texas. Texan soldiers under Confederate captains Henry Fossett and S.S. Totten, misunderstanding which tribe occupied a discovered camp, attacked a tribe of peaceful Kickapoo Indians and were badly beaten by an organized defense.

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  • 1865-01-08 (xsd:date)
dbpedia-owl:MilitaryConflict/causalties
  • ~100 (15—23 K, unknown wounded)
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  • CSA (Confederacy)
  • United States (Union)
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  • Kickapoo Indians victory
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  • Frontier Battalion (161), Texas Militia (325)
  • Kickapoo Indians (400—600)
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  • ~100 (15—23 K, unknown wounded)
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  • CSA (Confederacy)
  • United States (Union)
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  • 1865-01-08 (xsd:date)
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  • Kickapoo Indians victory
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  • Frontier Battalion (161), Texas Militia (325)
  • Kickapoo Indians (400—600)
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  • The Battle of Dove Creek was a small engagement during the American Civil War that took place January 8, 1865, along Dove Creek in what is now southwest Tom Green County, Texas. Texan soldiers under Confederate captains Henry Fossett and S.S. Totten, misunderstanding which tribe occupied a discovered camp, attacked a tribe of peaceful Kickapoo Indians and were badly beaten by an organized defense.
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  • 41+ (22+ K, 19+ W)
  • ~100 (15—23 K, unknown wounded)
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  • Henry Fossett, S.S. Totten
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  • Battle of Dove Creek
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  • The Battle of Dove Creek was a small engagement during the American Civil War that took place January 8, 1865, along Dove Creek in what is now southwest Tom Green County, Texas. Texan soldiers under Confederate captains Henry Fossett and S.S. Totten, misunderstanding which tribe occupied a discovered camp, attacked a tribe of peaceful Kickapoo Indians and were badly beaten by an organized defense.
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  • Battle of Dove Creek
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  • Battle of Dove Creek
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