Black Horse (Comanche)
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Black Horse was a Comanche war chief who was elevated to second chief in Quanah Parker's
band of Comanche, the Quahadi band after the death of Chief Bull Bear in 1874.
He was among the first of the Quahadis to surrender to the United States Army at Fort Sill
Oklahoma at the end of the Red River War
in early 1875. He was then sent along with 10 other Comanche to Fort Marion
in St. Augustine, Florida
, his wife and daughter Akhah were allowed to join him although they were not considered prisoners. He was released from captivity and returned to the Quahadi reservation in Oklahoma in 1878.
Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker was a Comanche chief, a leader in the Native American Church, and the last leader of the powerful Quahadi band before they surrendered their battle of the Great Plains and went to a reservation in Indian Territory...
band of Comanche, the Quahadi band after the death of Chief Bull Bear in 1874.
He was among the first of the Quahadis to surrender to the United States Army at Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
Oklahoma at the end of the Red River War
Red River War
The Red River War was a military campaign launched by the United States Army in 1874, as part of the Comanche War, to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Native American tribes from the Southern Plains and forcibly relocate them to reservations in Indian Territory...
in early 1875. He was then sent along with 10 other Comanche to Fort Marion
Castillo de San Marcos
The Castillo de San Marcos site is the oldest masonry fort in the United States. It is located in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. Construction was begun in 1672 by the Spanish when Florida was a Spanish territory. During the twenty year period of British possession from 1763 until 1784, the...
in St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
, his wife and daughter Akhah were allowed to join him although they were not considered prisoners. He was released from captivity and returned to the Quahadi reservation in Oklahoma in 1878.