Skirmish in Doubtful Canyon

When

3 May 1864

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

32.32° N, 109.08° W

Description

part of the Apache Wars (1864)

Part of the Apache Wars (1864)

The Skirmish in Doubtful Canyon took place on May 3, 1864, between a company of infantry from the California Column and a band of about 100 Apaches. The fighting occurred near Steins Peak in Doubtful Canyon, Arizona Territory. Doubtful Canyon, along with Apache Pass and Cookes Canyon, was a favored location for an ambush by the Apache along the Butterfield Overland Mail route.

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