Apache Campaign of 1885. In May, 1885, the Chiricahua Apache leaders, Geronimo, Chihuahua, Natchez and Mangas broke out of the San Carlos reservation in Arizona and headed for Mexico, attácking ranches, miners and settlements along their route through southwestern New Mexico. The surrender of Geronimo to General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton Canyon in Arizona, ended the final campaign against the Apaches. For more information see MUSTER ROLLS and GOVERNORS PAPERS, Edmund G. Ross., September 4, 1886,
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Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This section contains scattered unit records of company commanders during Indian campaigns, actions against rustlers and other civil disturbances and the records of the New Mexico Volunteers during the Spanish-American War.
Dates
- September 4, 1886,
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Extent
From the Collection: 189 rolls
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository