1861 confrontation between Apache Indians and the US Army
Blue dot represents where U.S. Army Lt. George N. Bascom met Apache leader Cochise in Apache Pass on February 5, 1861.
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The Bascom Massacre was a confrontation between Apache Indians and the United States Army under Lt. George Nicholas Bascom in the Arizona Territory in early 1861. It has been considered to have directly precipitated the decades-long Apache Wars between the United States and several tribes in the southwestern United States. War was coming with the Chiricahua Apache. The affair led to an open break and open hostilities, but Cochise had previously been peaceful, he had been prudent and avoided raiding Americans. He had, however, stolen livestock from the Overland Mail, from Fort Buchanan and had twice been forced to return stolen stock by Capt. Richard S. Ewell, who swore that if he had to deal with Cochise again, he would strike a blow.
that if he had to deal with Cochise again, he would strike a blow. The BascomAffair began on January 27, 1861, when Tonto Apache parties raided the ranch...
ISBN 978-0-7100-0963-0. Mort, Terry (April 2, 2013). The Wrath of Cochise: The BascomAffair and the Origins of the Apache Wars. Pegasus Books. pp. 10–12. ISBN 978-1-4532-9847-3...
This incident, known as the "Bascomaffair", ended with Cochise's brother and five other warriors being hanged by Bascom. Later that year, Mangas Coloradas...
allowed the women and children to go free. In what became known as the Bascomaffair, three of the men killed were Cochise's brother and nephews, and Cochise...
ISBN 0-8061-1286-7 p.17-8. Roberts p.39. Thrapp p.168. Roberts p.155-7. THE BASCOMAFFAIR, APACHE PASS, February 4, 1861 Topographic map view of Fort Bowie Historical...
Bascom may refer to: Bascom, Florida Bascom Corner, Indiana Bascom, Montana Bascom, Ohio Bascom, Texas Bascom Auxiliary Field Bascom B. Clarke House Bascom...
American encroachment into Apache territory continued. In 1861, the Bascomaffair was a catalyst for armed confrontation. An Apache raiding party had...
known as the BascomAffair and triggered the Chiricahua Wars. On 4 February 1861, on orders to retrieve the child at all costs, Bascom went to Apache...
Regiment. In January 1861 he was involved in what became known as the BascomAffair at Apache Pass, that is considered to be the key event in triggering...
film is a highly fictionalized account combining the events of "The BascomAffair" of 1861 and the "Battle of Apache Pass" of 1862, the first time that...
Arizona. This became open warfare following the February 3–9, 1861 BascomAffair, that brought Cochise into the war. Arizona settlers were also disturbed...
them for several of his own prisoners. When Bascom refused, the Chiricahuas killed their prisoners, and Bascom responded by hanging Cochise's hostage relatives...
1952 United States The Battle at Apache Pass George Sherman Western. Bascomaffair, Battle of Apache Pass 1952 United States Hangman's Knot Roy Huggins...
172–180 Baumgardner 2006, pp. 204–206 Mort, The Wrath of Cochise: The BascomAffair and the Origins of the Apache Wars Sweeney, Edwin R. (1998). Mangas...
New Mexico, fighting in present-day Arizona was sparked by the 1861 Bascomaffair. U.S. campaigns against the Apache, as well as the Yavapai, continued...
Bascom Hill is the iconic main quadrangle that forms the historic core of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. It is located on the opposite end...
the region. After Lieutenant George Bascom's 1860 confrontation with Chief Cochise (sometimes called the Bascomaffair), the Apache began attacking Union...
of Cochise's relatives near Apache Pass, in what became known as the BascomAffair. Remembering how Cochise had escaped, the Chiricahua called the incident...
personnel. Larcena and her family soon moved to Patagonia. Due to the BascomAffair, Chief Cochise and Mangas Coloradas were attacking American settlements...
This infuriated the Apache chiefs Mangas Coloradas and (after the Bascomaffair) Cochise, who by 1861 had formed an alliance with each other and vowed...
to a depth of one kilometer (or 3,281 feet). In melting, it formed Lake Bascom in the upper Hoosic Valley. The remains of lake beaches are evident (to...
construction of Fort Bowie in 1862. The first engagement, known as the BascomAffair, took place in January 1861 when a band of Apaches raided the ranch...
Territory Butterfield Overland Mail in Arkansas and Missouri Apache Pass BascomAffair List of Stations from New York Times, October 14 1858, Itinerary of...
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