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In December 1865, Captain Conrad and [[Captain Sou]]<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114924228/old-cap-susie/ Old Cap Susie dead]," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.</ref> tracked [[Black Rock Tom]] to Fish Creek (present day [[Battle Creek Ranch]]) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.<ref name=lewers/> | In December 1865, Captain Conrad and [[Captain Sou]]<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114924228/old-cap-susie/ Old Cap Susie dead]," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.</ref> tracked [[Black Rock Tom]] to Fish Creek (present day [[Battle Creek Ranch]]) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.<ref name=lewers>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15634938/history-of-nevada-nov-14-1896/ History of Nevada]," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896</ref> See Wheeler's ''Nevada's Black Rock Desert'' for a detailed description of the battle. | ||
Captain Sou was wounded and never fully recovered. His wife Susie, died in 1888.t | Captain Sou was wounded and never fully recovered. His wife Susie, died in 1888.t | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 20 December 2022
In December 1865, Captain Conrad and Captain Sou[1] tracked Black Rock Tom to Fish Creek (present day Battle Creek Ranch) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.[2] See Wheeler's Nevada's Black Rock Desert for a detailed description of the battle.
Captain Sou was wounded and never fully recovered. His wife Susie, died in 1888.t
References
- ↑ "Old Cap Susie dead," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.
- ↑ "History of Nevada," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896