Battle of Packsaddle Mountain

The militiamen dismounted their steeds, and began to charge the Indian camp, opening fire with precision, forcing the Indians to retreat for a while. After a short time, the natives were back, and attacked once again. Although outnumbered, James Moss and his men’s precision with their shooting ended up winning the battle. The indians ended up retreating after losing all of their supplies, and losing their best shooter.^[2]

In the aftermath, the militiamen would have half of their force wounded. W.B. Moss was severely wounded, Arch Martin was shot in his groin, Eli Lloyd has some wounds on his arms, and Pink Ayres was wounded in his hip. On the side of the natives, who are thought to be either Comanche or Apache, had three found dead by the militiamen. However, a few weeks later, another dead Indian was found at the base of the mountain, bringing the death toll to 4. And also after a while, an Indian grave was found near the battlefield, bringing the death total to five on the side of the Indians.^[3] After the battle, the militiamen went to a nearby ranch and rested, also having their wounds tended to.