The Battle of Apache Pass was fought at Apache Pass in Arizona, United States, between Apache warriors and the California Column as it marched from California to capture Confederate Arizona and to reinforce New Mexico's Union army.
In early 1862, Colonel James H. Carleton's force set out from Fort Yuma, which had just recently been occupied and abandoned by Confederate troops.
He headed to Tucson, Arizona, and arrived in March 1862, there the Cal...
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The Battle of Apache Pass was fought at Apache Pass in Arizona, United States, between Apache warriors and the California Column as it marched from California to capture Confederate Arizona and to reinforce New Mexico's Union army.
In early 1862, Colonel James H. Carleton's force set out from Fort Yuma, which had just recently been occupied and abandoned by Confederate troops.
He headed to Tucson, Arizona, and arrived in March 1862, there the California Column forced the Confederate garrison to retreat without fighting. This occurred after a small engagement known as the Battle of Picacho Pass just north of Tucson between a detachment of Carleton's cavalry and Confederate pickets.
After taking Confederate Arizona's Western Capital, Carleton headed east to New Mexico via Apache Pass in Southeast Arizona.
At noon on July 15, James Carleton's vanguard had just entered Apache Pass, after making it about two-thirds through the pass. The U.S. army was attacked by some 500 Apache warriors...
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