Eagle Springs

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22 July 1855; Sierra Blanca, Texas: Operating out of Fort Davis, a detachment of Company I, Mounted Rifles, under Capt. Charles F. Ruff, fought with Mescalero Apaches near Eagle Springs. Of 15 Indians, 13 were reported killed, with no army casualties.

Encyclopedia of Indian Wars by Gregory F. Michno
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