Comanchero Rendezvous coming up this Saturday in Quitaque

  • CCM HISTORICAL HERO Todd Smith of Lubbock, Texas (shown above to the left of Pvt. Greg’s grave with fellow investigator Mike Mitchell) will be speaking at the Comanchero Rendezvous on June 6 at the museum in Quitaque. | COURTESY PHOTO
    CCM HISTORICAL HERO Todd Smith of Lubbock, Texas (shown above to the left of Pvt. Greg’s grave with fellow investigator Mike Mitchell) will be speaking at the Comanchero Rendezvous on June 6 at the museum in Quitaque. | COURTESY PHOTO

    Where did the Battle of Blanco Canyon really take place?

    That question will be the headline topic of this Saturday’s talk during the annual Rendezvous at the Comanchero Canyons Museum in Quitaque June 6.

    Investigator Todd Smith of Lubbock will reveal his extended research on the first skirmish of the Red River War at 1:30 p.m. Smith’s interest in Ranald Mackenzie’s 4th Cavalry excursion into the val…