Historical Marker
Amos Chapman
Historical marker location:
Seiling, Oklahoma
( Marker is on N2280 Road, 0.2 miles south of U.S. 270, on the right when traveling south.)
Amos Chapman was a famous civilian American Indian scout employed by the US Army. He was one of only five survivors of the Buffalo Wallow Fight in 1874, an action that earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Chapman later married Mary Longneck, the daughter of a Cheyenne chief.