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.
People (6)
An Apache leader who co-commanded a force of roughly four hundred warriors at the Battle of Pinos Altos in 1861.
match score: 7
John Bullard was a silver prospector who arrived in southern New Mexico Territory in 1866, co-discovered a silver vein in 1870, and became a prominent citizen o…
match score: 4
An Apache leader who co-commanded a force of roughly four hundred warriors at the Battle of Pinos Altos in 1861.
match score: 3
Captain of the cavalry and companion of Sheriff Bullard who helped defend against the Apache attack.
match score: 2
Owner of a fortified store at Pinos Altos where defenders held the line during the 1861 Apache attack.
match score: 2
James Bullard was John Bullard's brother who arrived in southern New Mexico Territory with him in 1866 to seek their fortune as silver prospectors.
match score: 1
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An Apache raiding party killed John Bullard in February 1871 on the road between Silver City and Pinos Altos.
match score: 6
A battle on September 27, 1861 in which Apache warriors under Mangas Coloradas and Cochise attacked the settlement of Pinos Altos and were repelled by roughly t…
match score: 3