Battle of Cookes Canyon

When

Aug 1861

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

32.46° N, 107.67° W

Description

part of the Apache Wars (1861)

Part of the Apache Wars (1861)

The Battle of Cookes Canyon was a military engagement fought between settlers from Confederate Arizona and Chiricahua Apaches in August 1861. It occurred about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Mesilla, in Cookes Canyon. The exact date of the battle is unknown. The battle occurred in the larger context of both the Apache Wars and the American Civil War.

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