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George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) [1] [2] [3] was a career United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.He is best known for commanding U.S. forces in the 1886 campaign that led to the defeat of the Apache leader Geronimo.
A grand jury indicted Conklin for the murder and dismemberment of George Grant Crooks in his absence on April 3, 1984, and a warrant for his arrest was issued. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Since the date of the offense, Conklin remained on the run until April 8, 1984, when he was arrested at a restaurant near to his apartment in Georgia soon after he returned ...
He had expressed concern at the start of the war that little effort was being made by Richmond to defend western Virginia. Price was arrested by Col. George Crook (U.S.) in 1862 for refusing to take the oath of loyalty, but was rescued by Confederate forces when the Kanawha Valley was briefly recaptured.
Word of their arrival in Nebraska soon reached the government. Under orders from the Secretary of the Interior, Carl Schurz, who also directed the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Brigadier General George Crook had the Ponca arrested for having left the reservation in Indian Territory. [10]
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War [1] and the American Indian Wars. [ 2 ] Custer graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York , last in his graduating class of 1861, although he finished 34th out of a starting ...
A memorial was set up for Robert Brooks outside of Monroe County Jail on Dec. 30. The body cameras were new partners at the Marcy prison, introduced just eight months before the beating. They ...
An award-winning California teacher broke down in tears in court as she confessed to sexually abusing two of her students, ages 11 and 12. Jacqueline Ma, who was named “Teacher of the Year” in ...
The Camp Grant massacre, on April 30, 1871, was an attack on Pinal and Aravaipa Apaches who surrendered to the United States Army at Camp Grant, Arizona, along the San Pedro River.