DUANE
Duane's take
Well, friend, this here's Duane, and I'm bringin' you the story straight off an official Texas Historical Commission marker — so let's see what the road has to say. Fifteen miles. That's all that stands between you and one of the most storied patches of ground in the Texas Panhandle.
Fifteen miles to the site of the Battle of Adobe Walls. Now mark the date: November 25, 1864. On one side, Kiowa and Comanche warriors.
On the other, United States troops under the command of Colonel Christopher Carson. You might know him by another name — most folks do. Kit Carson.
Born 1809, died 1868. A man whose name had already passed into legend long before that November day. And here's the thing the marker wants you to sit with as you roll down this road — this was Kit Carson's last fight.
Not his first, Lord knows. But his last. The Battle of Adobe Walls, November 25, 1864, Kiowa and Comanche against Carson's troops, and then... that chapter closed.
Fifteen miles up ahead. The land out there doesn't look like it's holding any secrets. But it is.
It always is.
What the marker says
Fifteen miles to the site of the Battle of Adobe Walls. Fought on November 25, 1864 between Kiowa and Comanche Indians and United States troops commanded by Colonel Christopher Carson, 1809-1868. This was "Kit" Carson's last fight.