692:
who were personally accompanied by Crook, rolled rocks and boulders down from the cliffs above. One warrior escaped the last volley by crawling on his belly. Realizing that he got out of the cave safely, he jumped on a large stone and let out a war cry, while firing at the soldiers' position. He was shot by a soldier from approx. 800 yards away, hitting the warrior in the chest and killing him. About 75 dead were found in the cave, including a number of women and children. No warriors survived the massacre. The women and children survivors were captured and taken to
156:
131:
691:
The army took up a position around the mouth of
Skeleton Cave and surprised a Yavapai band when they were dancing in celebration over a recent raid. Surrounding the cave, the soldiers opened fire. Some of Brown's men aimed for the roof of the cave, as the Yavapai band refused to surrender. Others,
895:
238:
890:
880:
76:
885:
875:
645:
231:
677:
865:
767:
801:
41:
384:
224:
379:
359:
735:
712:
707:. Apache scouts led the Army to the stronghold, betraying their own people. Crook followed up this massacre, with another at
297:
905:
480:
426:
285:
421:
669:
586:
329:
703:, who had said that no soldier would ever find his stronghold there. This stronghold was only known to the Yavapai and
409:
339:
312:
307:
324:
900:
860:
564:
559:
502:
302:
522:
665:
534:
517:
512:
475:
448:
414:
354:
334:
601:
549:
544:
270:
292:
830:
708:
596:
591:
539:
468:
463:
389:
374:
280:
275:
870:
693:
626:
404:
711:
several weeks later, both considered victories by the
Government. The Yavapais soon made peace at
443:
438:
700:
165:
630:
797:
771:
529:
497:
492:
487:
369:
364:
70:
673:
579:
574:
394:
319:
169:
569:
554:
399:
739:
681:
661:
349:
265:
141:
854:
507:
344:
260:
155:
136:
111:
704:
697:
685:
633:
453:
191:
160:
637:
433:
248:
66:
32:
28:
91:
78:
40:
649:
641:
186:
794:
Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western
Battles and Skirmishes, 1850–1890
768:"Battles and Massacres of the Indian Wars in the American West"
220:
216:
796:. Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 262.
676:. Crook's force was composed of 130 troopers from the
715:
in 1873 though some skirmishing continued into 1875.
625:was the first principal engagement during the 1872
896:19th-century military history of the United States
660:On December 28, 1872, Crook's men encountered the
835:American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project
21:
232:
8:
762:
760:
758:
756:
239:
225:
217:
18:
824:
822:
724:
730:
728:
891:History of United States expansionism
696:. Among the dead within the cave was
7:
829:Block, Kathy. Du Shane, Neal (ed.).
684:William H. Brown and another thirty
881:Battles involving the United States
14:
154:
129:
39:
886:History of Gila County, Arizona
16:Part of the Yavapai War in 1872
640:from 1871 to 1875 against the
1:
831:"Skeleton Cave Massacre Site"
493:Battle of Ojo Caliente (1879)
196:~110 men, women, and children
876:Battles involving the Apache
615:Battle of Salt River Canyon
22:Battle of Salt River Canyon
922:
866:1872 in Arizona Territory
672:northeast of present-day
303:Antelope Hills Expedition
256:
200:
179:
147:
122:
49:
38:
26:
792:Michno, Gregory (2003).
518:Battle of Tres Castillos
736:"Battle of Turret Peak"
619:Battle of Skeleton Cave
602:Guadalupe Canyon (1896)
623:Skeleton Cave Massacre
148:Commanders and leaders
636:. It was part of the
629:under the command of
330:Bonneville Expedition
201:Casualties and losses
906:December 1872 events
678:5th Cavalry Regiment
627:Tonto Basin Campaign
476:Buffalo Hunters' War
92:33.5826°N 111.3659°W
597:Cherry Creek (1890)
592:Kelvin Grade (1889)
481:Yellow House Canyon
385:2nd Dragoon Springs
380:1st Dragoon Springs
286:Ojo Caliente Canyon
88: /
631:Lieutenant Colonel
365:Gallinas Mountains
97:33.5826; -111.3659
901:Arizona Territory
861:Conflicts in 1872
670:Salt River Canyon
668:, located in the
610:
609:
498:Las Animas Canyon
459:Salt River Canyon
360:Florida Mountains
308:Little Robe Creek
293:Texas–Indian wars
215:
214:
118:
117:
71:Arizona Territory
57:December 28, 1872
913:
845:
844:
842:
841:
826:
817:
814:
808:
807:
789:
783:
782:
780:
779:
770:. Archived from
764:
751:
750:
748:
747:
738:. Archived from
732:
674:Phoenix, Arizona
587:Post 1887 period
580:Pinito Mountains
565:Little Dry Creek
422:Black Hawk's War
298:Diablo Mountains
251:
241:
234:
227:
218:
174:
159:
158:
135:
133:
132:
103:
102:
100:
99:
98:
93:
89:
86:
85:
84:
81:
51:
50:
43:
19:
921:
920:
916:
915:
914:
912:
911:
910:
851:
850:
849:
848:
839:
837:
828:
827:
820:
815:
811:
804:
791:
790:
786:
777:
775:
766:
765:
754:
745:
743:
734:
733:
726:
721:
658:
646:Native American
611:
606:
503:Hembrillo Basin
410:Doubtful Canyon
320:Chiricahua Wars
313:1st Adobe Walls
252:
247:
245:
210:
189:
170:
153:
130:
128:
96:
94:
90:
87:
82:
79:
77:
75:
74:
73:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
919:
917:
909:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
853:
852:
847:
846:
818:
816:Braatz, p. 138
809:
802:
784:
752:
723:
722:
720:
717:
664:stronghold at
657:
654:
642:Yavapai people
608:
607:
605:
604:
599:
594:
589:
583:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
555:Lordsburg Road
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
530:Geronimo's War
526:
525:
523:Carrizo Canyon
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
488:Victorio's War
484:
483:
478:
472:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
430:
429:
424:
418:
417:
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
382:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
347:
342:
337:
332:
327:
325:Cooke's Spring
322:
316:
315:
310:
305:
300:
295:
289:
288:
283:
278:
273:
268:
266:Point of Rocks
263:
257:
254:
253:
246:
244:
243:
236:
229:
221:
213:
212:
207:
203:
202:
198:
197:
194:
182:
181:
177:
176:
163:
150:
149:
145:
144:
139:
125:
124:
120:
119:
116:
115:
109:
105:
104:
65:
63:
59:
58:
55:
47:
46:
36:
35:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
918:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
858:
856:
836:
832:
825:
823:
819:
813:
810:
805:
803:0-87842-468-7
799:
795:
788:
785:
774:on 2009-03-27
773:
769:
763:
761:
759:
757:
753:
742:on 2008-05-12
741:
737:
731:
729:
725:
718:
716:
714:
710:
706:
702:
699:
695:
689:
687:
686:Apache scouts
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
666:Skeleton Cave
663:
655:
653:
651:
647:
643:
639:
635:
632:
628:
624:
620:
616:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
584:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
560:Devil's Creek
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
545:McMillenville
543:
541:
538:
536:
535:Cibecue Creek
533:
531:
528:
527:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
513:Fort Tularosa
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
485:
482:
479:
477:
474:
473:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
431:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
416:
415:Fort Buchanan
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
355:Cookes Canyon
353:
351:
348:
346:
345:Bascom Affair
343:
341:
340:Mimbres River
338:
336:
335:Madera Canyon
333:
331:
328:
326:
323:
321:
318:
317:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
299:
296:
294:
291:
290:
287:
284:
282:
279:
277:
274:
272:
269:
267:
264:
262:
261:Jicarilla War
259:
258:
255:
250:
242:
237:
235:
230:
228:
223:
222:
219:
208:
205:
204:
199:
195:
193:
192:native scouts
188:
184:
183:
178:
175:
173:
167:
164:
162:
157:
152:
151:
146:
143:
140:
138:
137:United States
127:
126:
121:
113:
112:United States
110:
107:
106:
101:
72:
68:
64:
61:
60:
56:
53:
52:
48:
42:
37:
34:
30:
25:
20:
838:. Retrieved
834:
812:
793:
787:
776:. Retrieved
772:the original
744:. Retrieved
740:the original
705:Tonto Apache
701:Nanni-chaddi
690:
659:
634:George Crook
622:
618:
614:
612:
570:Nacori Chico
550:Big Dry Wash
458:
449:Burro Canyon
276:Bell's Fight
171:
166:Nanni-chaddi
161:George Crook
123:Belligerents
27:Part of the
871:Apache Wars
709:Turret Peak
638:Yavapai War
575:Bear Valley
540:Fort Apache
469:Sunset Pass
464:Turret Peak
454:Tonto Basin
434:Yavapai War
427:Pipe Spring
390:Apache Pass
375:Pinos Altos
281:Cieneguilla
271:Wagon Mound
249:Apache Wars
211:34 captured
95: /
83:111°21′57″W
67:Tonto Basin
33:Apache Wars
29:Yavapai War
855:Categories
840:2019-12-29
778:2009-03-27
746:2008-05-12
719:References
713:Camp Verde
694:Camp Grant
444:Wickenburg
439:Camp Grant
405:Mount Gray
80:33°34′57″N
45:Salt River
648:tribe in
621:, or the
209:76 killed
206:1 killed
180:Strength
62:Location
682:Captain
680:led by
662:Yavapai
650:Arizona
395:Big Bug
370:Placito
187:cavalry
172:†
142:Yavapai
114:victory
800:
656:Battle
617:, the
168:
134:
108:Result
698:Chief
400:Mowry
350:Tubac
798:ISBN
644:, a
613:The
508:Alma
185:130
54:Date
190:30
857::
833:.
821:^
755:^
727:^
688:.
652:.
69:,
31:,
843:.
806:.
781:.
749:.
240:e
233:t
226:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
