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"Chief Cochise". Native American Tribal Chief. Find a Grave Note that the first photo in Find a Grave is actually not Cochise. That photo is a popular one of Chato (Apache) from the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives: See Portrait of Chief Chato in Native Dress 1886. Since the photo was taken in 1886, Cochise was long gone (he died ...
Cochise's subsequent war of vengeance, in the form of numerous raids and murders, was the beginning of the 25-year-long Apache Wars. This incident led to the awarding of the Medal of Honor that is chronologically for the earliest action, to Bernard J.D. Irwin; despite the medal being created during the Civil War, ex-post-facto awards for action ...
On May 5, 1871, Cushing came into contact with an Apache element approximately fifteen miles north of today's Fort Huachuca, in an area known as Bear Spring in the Whetstone Mountains. [9] This element was not led by Chief Cochise, but reportedly by the chief named Juh, who was known for stating his desire to kill Cushing. [10]
Chihuahua was a protege of Cochise, fought under Cochise orders, and he surrendered with Cochise in 1872 going to live on the San Carlos Reservation in southern Arizona, where he became first sergeant of a company of Apache Scouts in 1880 under Lieutenant James A. Maney.
Naiche identified as "Chief Nachez" was a character in Season 6 Episode 22 of The Life And Legend of Wyatt Earp. This episode aired on March 7, 1961. This episode aired on March 7, 1961. In the episode the Chief Nachez character turns to Wyatt Earp for help in stopping the selling of liquor to members of his tribe.
Cochise County was created on February 1, 1881 from the eastern portion of Pima County. [2] It was named after the legendary Chiricahua Apache war chief Cochise, who was a pivotal figure in the Apache Wars before his death in 1874. [3] The county seat was Tombstone until 1929, when it moved to Bisbee.
David Harris, the actor known for his role as Cochise in the 1979 cult classic “The Warriors,” has died. He was 75. Harris died Friday at his home in New York City after a battle with cancer ...
Brokering peace with Apache Chief Cochise Thomas Jefferson Jeffords (January 1, 1832 – February 19, 1914) [ 1 ] was a United States Army scout, Indian agent , prospector, and superintendent of overland mail in the Arizona Territory .