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Cochise

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cochise , c.1815-1874, chief of the Chiricahua group of Apache in Arizona. He was friendly with the whites until 1861, when some of his relatives were hanged by U.S. soldiers for a crime they did not commit. Afterward he waged relentless war against the U.S. army and became noted for his courage, integrity, and military skill. His friendship with Thomas Jeffords became the key to peace. In 1872, Gen. Oliver Otis Howard , the Indian commissioner, requested Jeffords to accompany him to Cochise's mountain stronghold. As a result of the peace talks, Cochise agreed to live on the reservation... Read more
Cochise
Cochise Cochise (ca. 1825-1874) was both hereditary and war chief of the Chiricahua Apache...the designation "the Apache Napoleon." Born probably in southern Arizona, Cochise grew to imposing manhood. A newspaper correspondent in 1870 described him... Read more
Cochise War
Cochise War (1861–72) began after Lt. George Bascom hanged Cochise 's brother and two nephews in a dispute over a boy kidnapped by Apaches. Cochise's antipathy toward the Americans became legendary: he waged guerrilla warfare... Read more

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