Cherry Creek campaign

Cherry Creek campaign
The Sign Language by Frederic Remington shows an Apache scout and a Buffalo soldier during the Apache campaign in 1889.
DateMarch 2–7, 1890
Locationnear Globe, Arizona
OutcomeApaches defeated
2 killed
1 wounded
3 captured

The Cherry Creek campaign occurred in March 1890 and was one of the final conflicts between hostile Apaches and the United States Army. It began after a small group of Apaches killed a freight wagon operator, near the San Carlos Reservation, and was part of the larger Apache campaign, beginning in 1889, to round up Apaches who had left the reservations. The American army fought a skirmish with the Apaches near Globe, Arizona, at the mouth of Cherry Creek, which resulted in the deaths of two hostiles and the capture of the remaining three. Two men received the Medal of Honor for their service during the campaign.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Congressional Medal of Honor – Apache Campaign 1872–1873 Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  2. ^ United States Congress, pp. 162–168