Kiowa Raid on Walnut Creek

In April 1867 a band of about sixty Kiowa Indians led by Chiefs Satank and Satanta raided the home of William Hamleton on Walnut Creek. Hamleton was away when the Kiowas killed his wife, Sally, and captured two children, Lavina and Mary. Lavina was released from captivity after six months, but Mary was given to an Indian family and grew to adulthood among the Kiowas. Called To-Goam-Gat-Ty, she became an accepted tribal member and married another captive, Calisay. The site of the 1867 Kiowa Raid is now under the waters of Eagle Mountain Reservoir, 1.4 miles east.

Azle, Texas · United States