Apache Campaigns - Fort Huachuca - U.S. Army

62 Cruse, Thomas, Apache Days and After, Caldwell, Idaho, 1941.
63 Cruse, Thomas, Apache Days and After, Caldwell, Idaho, 1941, pp. 111-8.
64 Cruse, Thomas, Apache Days and After, Caldwell, Idaho, 1941, pp. 131-3.
65 Quoted in Utley, Robert M., Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian,
1866-91, Macmillan, New York, 1973, p. 373.
66 Quoted in Thrapp, , Dan L., The Conquest of Apacheria, University of Oklahoma Press,
Norman, 1967, p. 231.
67 Parker, James, Old Army Memories, Dorrance & Co., Philadelphia, 1929, p. 42.
68 Bigelow, John, Jr., On the Bloody Trail of Geronimo, Westernlore Press, Los Angeles,
1958, p. 116.
69 James Biddle, a descendant of a Revolutionary War officer, served in the Civil War, eventually
as a colonel of the 6th Indiana Cavalry. He was recognized three times for his bravery.
After the war he served in the 24th Infantry, the 11th Infantry, the 1st Cavalry, and finally the 6th
Cavalry. He saw service in the Modoc War and the Staked Plains campaign before coming to
Camp Grant, Arizona, in 1875. He led scouts in southeastern Arizona after serving as the
Inspector General of the department at Whipple Barracks. He became a colonel of the 9th
Cavalry in 1891, retired in 1896, and was promoted to brigadier general on the retired list. He
died in West Virginia in 1910.
70 Ball, Eve, In the Days of Victorio: Recollections of a Warm Springs Apache, University of
Arizona Press, Tucson, 1970, p. 28
71 Quoted in Thrapp, , Dan L., The Conquest of Apacheria, University of Oklahoma Press,
Norman, 1967, p. 238.
72 Forsyth, George A., Thrilling Days of Army Life, Harper Bros., 1900, pp. 84-121.
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74Forsyth, George A., Thrilling Days of Army Life, Harper Bros., 1900, p. 105.
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79 Forsyth, George A., Thrilling Days of Army Life, Harper Bros., 1900, p. 106.
80 Betzinez, Jason, with W.S. Nye, I Fought with Geronimo, Harrisburg, Pa., pp. 62-6.
81 Forsyth, George A., Thrilling Days of Army Life, Harper Bros., 1900, pp. 108-109.
82 Horn, Tom, Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter: A Vindication, University
of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1964, pp. 59-60.
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84 There were other accounts of this battle that substantiate Tupper’s report. They are Rafferty’s
account which appeared in the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, for 17 May 1882, and Darr’s which
appeared in the same paper for 26 May 1882. See also Lieut. Mills’ letter which appears later in
this issue.
85 Forsyth, George A., Thrilling Days of Army Life, Harper Bros., 1900, pp. 113.
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