Historical Marker
Dove Creek Battlefield
Historical marker location:
Mertzon vicinity, Texas
( private property on the Dove Creek Ranch, 8 mi. SE of Mertzon via FM 915 and CR 113)
Marker installed: 1936
Around this mountain a battle was fought on January 8, 1865 between 2000 Indians and Texas Rangers and State Troops commanded by Captains John Fossett and S. S. Totten. Four officers and 22 of their men lie in unmarked graves nearby.