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The Battle of Plum Creek LbNA #68183

Owner:Baby Bear
Plant date:Mar 6, 2015
Location: Wells Cemetery
City:Lockhart
County:Caldwell
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: NeonKraken
Last found:Sep 2, 2019
Status:FFFF
Last edited:Dec 23, 2015
Difficulty: Easy, but if raining the road could be tough.
Distance to Letterbox: 50 yards

Here is the history of the battle from Texas Online History, which took place close to this location:
The battle of Plum Creek was an aftermath of the Council House Fight, in which many of the Comanche Indian chiefs, their women, and warriors were killed. In the summer of 1840 the Comanches swept down the Guadalupe valley, killing settlers, stealing horses, plundering, and burning settlements. After sacking Linnville in Calhoun County, they started a retreat. The Texans organized a volunteer army under Gen. Felix Huston, Col. Edward Burleson, Capt. Mathew Caldwell, and others and with Texas Rangers under Ben McCulloch overtook the Indians at Plum Creek in the vicinity of the present town of Lockhart on August 11, 1840. There a decisive defeat on the following day pushed the Comanches westward.

Directions:
From FM 713. Go south on Fox Lane. Turn right on Wells Road, and stay on as it curves left. Soon after you will see Wells Cemetery on edge of road on the right. Park on side of road.

To the Letterbox:
Enter the gate and go straight past mailbox and almost to the back fence. Find Tombstone for "Mary Forman". Go right about 6 steps, then right to grave with iron ore stones around it. Box is at foot of grave, on inside of rock outline, under 6 inch orangish rock, behind a white rock.