Starkrusher
Working for Uncle Sam
In 1886, many Yavapai Indians joined in campaigns by the US Army, as scouts, against Geronimo and other Chiricahua Apache.
This photograph from the 1880s is of two scouts who joined the ranks of the U.S. Army at Fort Verde. The Fort Verde State Historic Park is located in central Arizona between Phoenix and Flagstaff in the town of Camp Verde.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
Fort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona, is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.
Settlers in the mid-19th century near the Verde River grew corn and other crops with the prospect of getting good prices from nearby Prescott, which was the territorial capital, and from nearby miners.
The rapid increase in population for the mining economy disrupted the hunting and gathering environments of the local native American tribes, the Dilzhe'e Apache and Yavapai. In turn, they raided the farmers' crops for food.
The farmers requested military protection from the United States Army and, in 1865, although Arizona was still only a territory, the infantry arrived. They set up a several posts over the next few years.
Working for Uncle Sam
In 1886, many Yavapai Indians joined in campaigns by the US Army, as scouts, against Geronimo and other Chiricahua Apache.
This photograph from the 1880s is of two scouts who joined the ranks of the U.S. Army at Fort Verde. The Fort Verde State Historic Park is located in central Arizona between Phoenix and Flagstaff in the town of Camp Verde.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
Fort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona, is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.
Settlers in the mid-19th century near the Verde River grew corn and other crops with the prospect of getting good prices from nearby Prescott, which was the territorial capital, and from nearby miners.
The rapid increase in population for the mining economy disrupted the hunting and gathering environments of the local native American tribes, the Dilzhe'e Apache and Yavapai. In turn, they raided the farmers' crops for food.
The farmers requested military protection from the United States Army and, in 1865, although Arizona was still only a territory, the infantry arrived. They set up a several posts over the next few years.