Fort Bowie, Arizona

by McChristian, Douglas C.

• ISBN13: 9780806137810
• ISBN10: 0806137819
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

Fort Bowie, in present-day Arizona, was established in 1862 at the site of the famous Battle of Apache Pass, where U.S. troops clashed with Apache chief Cochise and his warriors. The fort's dual purpose was to guard the invaluable water supply at Apache Spring and to control Indians in the developing southwestern region. Douglas C. McChristian's Fort Bowie, Arizona, spans nearly four decades to provide a fascinating account of the many complex events surrounding the small combat post. In a sweeping narrative, McChristian presents Fort Bowie in fresh contexts of national expansion and regional development, weaving in threads of early exploration, transcontinental railroad surveys, the overland mail, mining, ranching, and the conflict with the Apaches.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	3	(11)
The Army Meets Cochise	14	(22)
The March of the California Column	36	(12)
A Sharp Little Contest: The Battle of Apache Pass	48	(16)
The Post at Apache Pass	64	(23)
Neither Life nor Property Is Secure in Arizona	87	(18)
Capture and Root Out the Apache	105	(24)
We Will Make Peace	129	(20)
This Sedentary Life	149	(26)
To End This Annual Apache Stampede Right Now	175	(35)
It Seems like a Prison: Garrison Life	210	(41)
The Whole Problem Is Changed: The Final Years	251	(21)
Epilogue	272	(1)
Appendix A: Fort Bowie Commanding Officers	273	(4)
Appendix B: Units Stationed at Fort Bowie	277	(2)
Notes	279	(54)
Bibliography	333	(18)
Index	351