WOAC: 1st Fort Bowie

Fort Bowie, in present-day Arizona, was established in 1862 at the site of the famous Battle of Apache Pass, where U.S. troops clashed with Apache chief Cochise and his warriors. The fort’s dual purpose was to guard the invaluable water supply at Apache Spring and to control Indians in the developing southwestern region.

This slim volume is full of period photographs as well as illustrations of the salient details of Fort Bowie 1 and Fort Bowie 2 and the area. It covers the details of important nearby events (Battle of Apache Pass, the Bascom Affair, Butterfield Stage / Overland Mail), groups (California Column, Chiricahua Apache) and other details (Apache view of area, disease, food, Wikiup, Apache Spring).

Contains the entire collection of dispatches filed by the author from the Arizona front and published by the Los Angeles times in 1886.

Fort Bowie, in present-day Arizona, was established in 1862 at the site of the famous Battle of Apache Pass, where U.S. troops clashed with Apache chief Cochise and his warriors. The fort’s dual purpose was to guard the invaluable water supply at Apache Spring and to control Indians in the developing southwestern region.

A history of Fort Bowie, Arizona, from its establishment in 1862 through its involvement in the Apache wars and to its decline and eventual abandonment in 1894.

Includes maps of: Fort Bowie, A.T.; Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona.