First Cavalry fight a small skirmish with Comanche in the Wachita Mountains

At Fort Arbuckle in present-day Garvin County, Oklahoma, a group of Comanches were reported nearby.  Immediately, Lieutenant David S. Stanley turned out his Company D, First Cavalry and gave pursuit.  After a chase of some miles in the Wachita Mountains, a skirmish was fought, with the Comanche party losing seven men killed.  Company D suffered no injuries.  (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
 "The Army and the Indians," New York Times, November 18, 1859, p. 3. 
    Date Certainty
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    Type
    Battles/Soldiers
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