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very officer whose party had passed unharmed under the Kiowa guns, General
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The Kiowa story is that the previous night, Mamanti ("He
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Monument to 7 men massacred—50 yds left of road 18 May 1871 - - - Inscribed as follows: Sacred to the memory of seven brave men killed by Indians at this place on Thurs. May 18 ’71 while in discharge of their duty defending their train against 150 Comanche Indians.
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The corn train quickly shifted into a ring formation, and all the mules were put into the center of the ring. The warriors destroyed the corn supplies, killing and mutilating seven of the wagoner's bodies. Five men managed to escape, one of which was Thomas
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