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In 1861, war between the United States and the Chiricahua seemed inevitable. The Apache band lived on a heavily traveled Emigrant and Overland Mail Trail and routinely raided it, organized by their leader, the prudent, not friendly Cochise. When a young boy was kidnapped from his stepfather's ranch, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Cochise even though there was no proof that the Chiricahua were responsible. After a series of missteps, Cochise exacted a short-lived revenge. Despite modern accounts based on spurious evidence, Bascom's performance in a difficult situation was admirable. This book examines the legend and provides a new analysis of Bascom's and Cochise's behavior, putting it in the larger context of the Indian Wars that followed the American Civil War.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: An Overview of the Black Legend of Cochise and Lieutenant Bascom
- Chapter 2: George Nicholas Bascom
- Chapter 3: Richard S. Ewell, the Occupation of Arizona, and the Founding of Fort Buchanan
- Chapter 4: The Settlements of Arizona
- Chapter 5: Life at Fort Buchanan
- Chapter 6: Cochise and the Overland Mail
- Chapter 7: Apache Fight for Survival
- Chapter 8: The Raid on Johnny Ward’s Ranch
- Chapter 9: Negotiating with Cochise
- Chapter 10: Life Surrounded by Five Hundred Apaches
- Chapter 11: Surgeon Irwin Earns First Medal of Honor
- Chapter 12: The Cavalry Arrives
- Chapter 13: Cochise’s Revenge
- Chapter 14: Aftermath
- Chapter 15: Conclusions: Why War Came
- Chapter 16: Conclusions: Bascom Exonerated
- Appendix A: Company C, 7th Regiment of U.S. Infantry, February 18611
- Appendix B: Sergeant Daniel Robinson’s Wagon Train
- Appendix C: Others at Apache Pass
- Appendix D: Increased Commitment to Guard the Overland Mail
- Appendix E: Biographical Index
- Appendix F: The Arizona Wagon Train1
- Appendix G: Military Correspondence1
- Appendix H: Apache Accounts
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- About the Author