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Apache Campaigns - Fort Huachuca - U.S. Army

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here on Sunday and Wednesday, and arriving on Thursday and Sunday. 15<br />

Map: A site plan of Camp <strong>Huachuca</strong> which accompanied a description of the Camp, dated<br />

May 24, 1879.<br />

Craig, Malin (1875-1945), 1st Lt., 4th Cavalry. His father, 2d Lt. Louis A. Craig, 6th Cavalry,<br />

was first Quartermaster of <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Huachuca</strong> from 1877 to 1878. His sister Helen Mar<br />

Craig, was the first baby born at <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Huachuca</strong>, in April 1877. He would become Chief of<br />

Staff of the U.S. <strong>Army</strong> from 1935 to 1939.<br />

Roll Call: Brig. Gen. Samuel M. Whitside<br />

The greatest single contribution to <strong>Huachuca</strong>’s emergence from the category of a temporary<br />

post with the attendant primitive living conditions was the leadership and vision of Captain<br />

Samuel M. Whitside. A Civil War officer and veteran campaigner in the <strong>Army</strong> of the West, he<br />

had served at no less than twelve frontier posts in Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Arizona since<br />

1865. The experienced Captain of Cavalry was well aware of the dangers of boredom and<br />

A MAGAZINE OF THE FORT HUACHUCA MUSEUM<br />

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