Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 5 June 1870, Globe, Arizona: Lt. Howard B. Cushing received orders to track down the Pinal Apaches...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. 28 June, 1878: General Oliver Howard, commanding the Department of the Columbia, now faced the second war in as many years...
Blanco County, Texas Capt. Bartlett Simms, Nephews, Clark and Grant Because of the several treaties and the number of chastisements received by the Indians, they were not so hostile from 1846 to 1857. Nevertheless, their depredations never ceased...
On September 4, 1886, Geronimo and less than 40 Apaches, including women and children, surrendered to Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton Canyon, near the Arizona and New Mexico border. Geronimo’s surrender marked the end of the...
Young County, Texas Tonk Valley Community Historical Marker Marker Title: The Tonk Valley Community Address: SH 67, S of Graham City: Graham Year Marker Erected: 1972 Marker Location: From Graham, take SH 67 about 5 mi south. Marker Text: Earliest...
Menard County, Texas August 5, 1866, the cow men who lived in Menard County and elsewhere, rounded up about five thousand head of cattle, which were herded about ten miles east of old Fort McKavitt. When the day's work was done, Wm. McDougall rode...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria San Xavier Mission Mission San Xavier del Bac is situated in the Santa Cruz Valley nine miles south of Tucson, Arizona. Framed in the warm browns of the surrounding hills and the violet...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria On April 6, more than 150 cheyenne prisoners escaped from the Darlington Agency on the North Fork of the Canadian River, and were pursued and surrounded by elements of the 5th Infantry...
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