Apache scouts in U.S. service

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Apache scouts in U.S. service were Native American auxiliaries recruited by the U.S. Army in the late 19th century to provide reconnaissance, tracking, and combat support during the Indian Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American scouts ⓘ
military unit type ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
armament U.S. Army-issue firearms ⓘ
compensation paid as U.S. Army enlisted scouts ⓘ
conflict American Indian Wars ⓘ
Apache Wars ⓘ
Geronimo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Geronimo Campaign
country United States of America ⓘ
documentedIn U.S. Army reports of the Apache campaigns ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army reports

memoirs of General George Crook ⓘ
employer United States Army ⓘ
ethnicGroup Apache people ⓘ
historicalRegion American frontier ⓘ
linked to: American West
languageUsed Apache languages ⓘ
linked to: Apache
legacy example of Native American military service to the United States ⓘ
legalStatus enlisted scouts in U.S. Army service ⓘ
location Arizona Territory ⓘ
New Mexico Territory ⓘ
Southwestern United States ⓘ
notableCommander Al Sieber ⓘ
General George Crook ⓘ
notableEngagement pursuit and surrender of Geronimo in 1886 ⓘ
opponent hostile Apache bands ⓘ
other Native American groups resisting U.S. expansion ⓘ
partOf United States Army Indian Scouts ⓘ
recruitedFrom Chiricahua Apache ⓘ
San Carlos Apache ⓘ
Tonto Apache ⓘ
White Mountain Apache ⓘ
role advance scouts in hostile territory ⓘ
guides for U.S. Army columns ⓘ
interpreters for U.S. officers ⓘ
pursuit of hostile bands ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Army cavalry ⓘ
United States Army infantry ⓘ
linked to: Infantry Branch
skill ambush tactics ⓘ
knowledge of local geography ⓘ
tracking over difficult terrain ⓘ
startTime late 19th century ⓘ
timePeriod Indian Wars period ⓘ
linked to: Indian War

post–Civil War era ⓘ
uniform U.S. Army field dress with distinctive scout elements ⓘ
usedFor combat support ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
tracking ⓘ

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