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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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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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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Approximately six-year-old son of Geronimo living in semi-civilization in Duncan, Arizona, known for violent and uncontrollable behavior.
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Roman Chiquito is a member of the Mescalero Apache tribe.
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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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Old acquaintance who protected the narrator and his party in Deming.
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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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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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Chief of Scouts who was the victim of murderous assault by four Indians sentenced to seven years each.
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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 volunteer who was shot through the leg and arm (both broken) in the battle with Geronimo's band.
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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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Antonio Apache, a man associated with the Harvey system and a familiar figure at depots and dining rooms, is accused of Indian faking but was declared by the pr…
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A gardener who killed a woman and committed suicide, and who previously supplied Geronimo.
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An Apache individual depicted in a cabinet photographic print.
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Three other Apaches escaped with Roman Chiquito from prison.
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A volunteer who was wounded but escaped during the battle with Geronimo's band.
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An interpreter and officer who served with the U.S. Boundary Commission and the California Volunteers, observing Apache culture, language, and warfare in the 18…
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A volunteer who was killed in the battle with Geronimo's band.
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The famous leader of the Mimbres river Apaches who held sway over the region.
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An individual believed to be assisting Indian scouts who was wounded during a fight with Apache murderers.
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A ranchman who volunteered and was fatally shot through the shoulder and body in the battle with Geronimo's band.
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A well-known lawyer of Los Angeles who was killed by hostile Apaches in the Chiricahua mountains.
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A man from the Mimbres who survived a drowning accident at the Mimbres crossing.
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A volunteer who was killed in the battle with Geronimo's band.
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Albert Bloomfield provided a statement regarding Mimbres and Gila Indians seeking peace.
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A person killed during an Apache Indian outbreak a year ago last spring.
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Apache Indian boy and student at Ramona school who was sent to Carlisle school; former Geronimo sympathizer.
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An Apache captured as an infant during Geronimo's last raid and raised in Duncan.
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Gai_ten_eh, also known as Brass Man or Always Out of Cartridges, was the successor to Victorio and head chief of the Warm Springs Apache, mentioned with referen…
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A man who drowned attempting to cross the flooded Mimbres river.
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Foreman at the Oso Negro mine who led a volunteer party to hunt down Geronimo's band.
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A Mimbres farmer who owns 900 fruit trees and an acre of strawberries.
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Arrived at Timmer House from Rio Mimbres.
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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…
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Ka_e_te_nay, also spelled Gait_en_eh_son, is noted as the in-law of Victorio, Head Chief of the Warm Spring Apache, in a photographic record.
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Son-in-law of Victorio, Head Chief of Warm Spring Apaches, depicted in a photograph.
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Tribal Historian for the Fort Sill Apache Tribe who questioned the Chiricahua attribution of the basket in 2007.
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Apache Indian boy and student at Ramona school who was sent to Carlisle school; former Geronimo sympathizer.
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Pioneer citizen who came to the country forty years ago, fought Indians alongside Kit Carson, opened up the Dry Cimarron country, and died at the home of John P…
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Sixteen-year-old son of Alfred Job, arrested for robbing houses at Apache Tejo.
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An Apache Indian involved in an outbreak, tried by court martial, sentenced to Alcatraz, and returned to San Carlos.
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Abducted by Pilar Perez, later married Wilson, was a witness in Perez's trial.
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Ex-president of the National Baseball League who purchased ranches on the Mimbres.
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A worker killed by W. N. Fowler with an ax while working in a field on the Mimbres.
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Author of the seminal art-historical study of Classic Mimbres black-on-white pottery.
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Man severely hurt and killed when his horse fell on him while riding toward San Juan on the Mimbres river.
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A Chiricahua Apache individual shown holding a rifle in a cabinet photographic print.
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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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Author of a classic study of Victorio.
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Deputy marshal who refuted rumors about Apache unrest at San Carlos reservation.
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Person killed during an Indian outbreak alongside "Big Mike" Grace.
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Author of a letter to Michael Steck regarding a raiding Apache band.
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