Charlie McComas, White Captive Killed By Apaches

Identifier:

029603

Collection Number:

A&M 1561

Title:

Charlie McComas, White Captive Killed By Apaches

Description:

"Son of Judge H. C. McComas, Barboursville, W. Va, who along with his wife and the remainder of his family were killed by the Indians near Lordsburg, New Mexico. Charlie was adopted by the Apaches, learned to speak Apache, and would probably have been adopted by the tribe but he was killed by an Apache in 1883 or 1884."

Subjects:

Portraits--M.

Personal Names:

McComas, Charlie.

Acquisition Source:

Cook, Roy Bird

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView