Traveling down the Jacksboro-Belknap road heading towards Salt Creek Crossing, they encountered William Tecumseh Sherman.

Many of the Native American warriors came from the Fort Sill Reservation in Indian Territory, confident that they could terrorize Texas and escape to safety across the Red River, which was another legal jurisdiction.

Hidden in a thicket of scrub in the Salt Creek Prairie, they observed the slow approach of General William Tecumseh Sherman's inspection retinue of approx 18 men.

The Kiowa story is that the previous night, Mamanti ("He Walking-above"), the shaman, had prophesied that this small party would be followed by a larger one with more plunder for the taking.

The braves were rewarded three hours later when 10 mule-drawn wagons filled with army corn and fodder trundled into view.

[2]: 102  They were paroled two years later thanks to the steady behavior adopted by Guipago in his dealing with the government agents, and were sent back to their people.

The site of the Warren Wagon Train raid received a historic marker in 1977[4] which is 1.5 miles west of the actual location.

The marker is a white granite oblisque surrounded by a low steel rail fence and was put in place in 1936.

Employed by Henry Warren, Government contractor, who were slain by Indians under Satana, Satank, and Big Tree.

[6] This is a bronze plaque located on Monument Rd 0.5 miles due north of the hill that the Indians hid behind prior to the attack.