Killough massacre

Cuándo

5 oct 1838

Tipo

Masacre

Muertes

18

Coordenadas

32.05° N, 95.34° W

Description

native American attack on white settlers in Texas (1838)

Native American attack on white settlers in Texas (1838)

The Killough massacre, in which 18 white settlers were either killed or abducted by Cherokee raiders, took place on October 5, 1838, near Larissa, Texas, in the northwestern part of Cherokee County. The 18 victims included Isaac Killough, Sr., and his extended family. They had immigrated to the Republic of Texas from Talladega County, Alabama, in 1837.

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