Apache Wars in Grant County, NM
Grant County sat at the heart of the Apache homeland. The Mimbres / Chihenne / Bedonkohe bands and US Army campaigns against Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana, and Geronimo's group define the region's 1850-1886 history.
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Victorio is identified as the Head Chief of the Warm Spring Apache and is referenced in connection with another individual who is his in-law.
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The Indigenous group associated with the Jicarilla Apache Fiesta, engaged in traditional ceremonies and festivals in New Mexico.
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Burden basket bought by L.K. Hopkins in Spring 1882, said to have been used by Victorio.
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Geronimo is described as a fiend who led raids resulting in the massacre of 73 settlers in the Southwest.
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Nana is identified as a chief of the Warm Spring Apache in a photographic portrait held in the Ben Wittick Collection at the Palace of the Governors Photo Archi…
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A Mescalero Apache described as brave, honest, truthful, and a gentleman, grandson of war chief Cadette.
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Man known as 'the White Apache' who lived with Apaches and aided them during outbreaks, killed at Nacosari, Sonora.
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Depredations by Apache tribes described in Browne's travel account.
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Two Apache Indians hanged at Florence, Arizona for murder committed in 1887.
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Two Apache Indians who murdered freighter Freeman T. Cosper; one was killed and one captured by scouts.
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A presumed predatory band of Apaches from the San Carlos reservation, thought to be returning to Arizona and feared to cause damage.
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Group of scouts led by Al Sieber at Fort Apache.
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It is reported that there is more than one band of marauding Apaches abroad.
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A specific Apache band mentioned as part of the adaptation to Spanish colonial policies.
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An Apache band that ranged through Grant County in the 1850s-1860s, observed by John C. Cremony.
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Mountain range where Robert Hardie was killed by hostile Apaches.
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Location of the potsherd collection site near Deming in the Mimbres Valley.
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A newspaper that published columns by and about White Mountain Apache scouts, offering perspectives on reservation life and cultural change.
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Approximately six-year-old son of Geronimo living in semi-civilization in Duncan, Arizona, known for violent and uncontrollable behavior.
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A Western Apache group culturally attributed as the makers of the basketry tray specimen.
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Roman Chiquito is a member of the Mescalero Apache tribe.
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The group of four Mescalero Apaches who were imprisoned and forced to work by soldiers.
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An event in which Mimbres and Gila Indians sought peace, as reported in correspondence from Doña Ana County citizens and Albert Bloomfield.
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The Mimbres Foundation conducted excavations in the Mimbres Valley.
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The Mimbres River was a place where people lived, but no further details about its historical significance are provided.
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Better-known sites providing comparative data for the surveyed Mimbres sites.
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The Victorio Land and Cattle Company owns land needed for the Elephant Butte reclamation project.
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Apache band under Victorio, active during the San Carlos reservation period and the Apache wars in southwestern New Mexico.
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A man referred to as 'the White Apache' who aided Apache outbreaks and was killed at Nacosari, Sonora.
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Group of Apaches reported to be uneasy and feared to go on the warpath.
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Old acquaintance who protected the narrator and his party in Deming.
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Three-volume history of U.S. Army campaigns against the Apache from the 1850s through 1886.
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A gambler who was killed by Apaches in the spring of 1882 while traveling from Silver City to Clifton.
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Location in Luna County, New Mexico where potsherds were collected from a ruin.
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An Apache leader who co-commanded a force of roughly four hundred warriors at the Battle of Pinos Altos in 1861.
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Mining company that received an unauthorized tax rebate of $500 on $25,000 valuation.
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Chief of Scouts who was the victim of murderous assault by four Indians sentenced to seven years each.
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County in Arizona Territory.
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Band estimated at fifty warriors who ambushed and killed Sheriff Bullard on the road to Pinos Altos.
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Used by Apaches for 200+ years through Apacheria.
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Wars that followed the breakdown of peace between the Apache and Spanish/Mexican forces.
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Bonita, a Chiricahua Apache chief, is the subject of an 8" x 10" glass negative photograph in the Ben Wittick Collection held by the Palace of the Governors Pho…
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A band of Apache people in the Spanish borderlands.
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The subject of Brody's seminal art-historical study, analyzed for iconography, design motifs, and technical aspects.
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A volunteer who was shot through the leg and arm (both broken) in the battle with Geronimo's band.
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A cultural celebration involving Apache Indians with elements of ceremony, festival, horses, and teepees, associated with New Mexico and potentially documented …
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This raid caused severe suffering in Grant and Graham counties, prompting ranchers to take action.
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A geographic location listed as a subject for the nitrate negative.
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Surveyed in the Upper Gila River drainage of Grant County.
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Hundreds of complete bowls were excavated from the Swarts Ruin and documented by the Cosgroves.
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An overview of Mimbres culture covering archaeology, pottery, architecture, and social organization for a general audience.
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Forty-two springs in Grant County, about thirty-five miles from Hillsborough, gaining reputation as a resort.
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The type of settlement at Cameron Creek Village, characterized by distinctive pottery.
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An unnamed Mescalero Apache who initially hesitated but agreed to escape with Roman.
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The son of Geronimo is mentioned as being known to the Indians on the reservation.
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Location associated with the brown ware bowl and the archaeological context.
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Location where the Hunters resided and from which they shot at George Nye.
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The U.S. Army, specifically Lt. Stephen Abbot, was involved in archaeological work at Fort Bayard.
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A hotel in Kingston, New Mexico, managed by Geo F. Laird and operated by Holt Cashman.
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Victorio's War is one of the major campaigns in Grant County covered by the book.
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