Johnson City Texas - Blanco County - surrounding Hill Country
Captain Perry - Indian Attack Survivor

Captain Perry • • •

Captain Perry on the left with the Cane!

Texas Ranger - Indian Attack Survivor

While on a patrol in the Hill Country, Perry and three other Rangers were attacked at their camp by a band of Comanche Indians. During the battle, the Rangers were separated; three managed to get away by crossing a creek with their horses and fleeing to safety while Perry, not being so lucky, was shot with arrows in the leg, shoulder and temple. He managed to cross the creek where he staggered into a dense thicket. The Indians, not able to find Perry, went about ransacking the camp site and taking what they deemed valuable. Perry spent a painful night in the thicket. He pulled the arrows from his body, packed his wounds with mud; passing in and out of consciousness from the loss of blood, and began his arduous journey crawling back to San Antonio. He sustained himself on cactus pears and mesquite beans for the the next seven days. Upon reaching San Antonio, he spent the next couple of months recovering from his ordeal but retaining a bad eye and a limp.

This is truly a remarkable story of survival which represents just one of the many hundreds of stories that speak of the extraordinary feats of the Texas Rangers.