Near Stinnett in Hutchinson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Adobe Walls Battle Ground
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 13, 2005
1. Adobe Walls Battle Ground Marker
James Hanbahan Billy Tyler “Bat” Masterson Dutch Henry Mike Welch — Keeler — Shepherd Mike McCabe Hiram Watson Henry Lease Billy Orr Frenchy James McKinley James Langton Bermuda Carlile George Eddy William Dixon, Thomas OKeefe Fred Leonard William Olds James Campbell Sam Smith Edward Trevor Andrew Johnson Frank Brown Ike Shadler Harry Armatage Shorty Shadler Mrs. William Olds
Erected by Panhandle Plains Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1907.
Location. 35° 53.615′ N, 101° 9.722′ W. Marker is near Stinnett, Texas, in Hutchinson County. It is on Turkey Track Ranch Road (County Route 23) 15.9 miles south of Texas Highway 207, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stinnett TX 79083, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within
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Also see . . . Second Battle of Adobe Walls. The Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association. (Submitted on January 20, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 13, 2005
2. William Dixon
Named on the Adobe Walls Battle Ground Marker and buried in a small cemetery next to the Marker.
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: DIXON, WILLIAM
Rank: Scout. Born: 25 October 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia. War: Indian Campaigns. Organization: 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place: Washita River, Texas. Action date: 12 September 1874. Issue date: 4 November 1874. Citation: Gallantry in action.
(In 1916, the general review of all Medals of Honor deemed 900 unwarranted. This recipient was one of them. In June 1989, the U.S. Army Board of Correction of Records restored the medal to this recipient.)
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: DIXON, WILLIAM
Rank: Scout. Born: 25 October 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia. War: Indian Campaigns. Organization: 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place: Washita River, Texas. Action date: 12 September 1874. Issue date: 4 November 1874. Citation: Gallantry in action.
(In 1916, the general review of all Medals of Honor deemed 900 unwarranted. This recipient was one of them. In June 1989, the U.S. Army Board of Correction of Records restored the medal to this recipient.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 13, 2005
3. A private headstone marker for William Dixon.
Next to the Adobe Walls Battle Ground marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,111 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on March 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
