Where these engagements were fought
172 of the 276 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 104 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.
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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.
Notable engagements
| Engagement | State | Year | Outcome | Forces or losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skirmish, Fort Buchanan | AZ | 1865 | Apache victory | 1 killed; 1 wounded; 1 fort destroyed vs ~2 killed |
| Hayfield Fight | MT | 1867 | U.S. victory | 3 killed; 4 wounded vs Unknown: estimates from 8 to 23… |
| Battle of Beecher Island | CO | 1868 | United States victory | 6 killed; 15 wounded vs 9-32 killed |
| Saline River | KS | 1868 | Inconclusive | 1 killed; several wounded; 6 cases of cholera vs 6 killed… |
| Summit Springs | CO | 1869 | United States victory | 1 wounded; 52 Indians killed; 15 Indians captured |
| Battle of Washita River | OK | 1868 | 21 killed and 13 wounded vs Range of military and civilian… | |
| Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands | WY | 1866 | ||
| Fort Cobb | OK | 1868 | ||
| Difficult Canyon | AZ | 1868 | 2 wounded; 16 Indians killed; 6 Indians wounded | |
| Head of Colorado River | TX | 1868 | 1 Indian killed | |
| Cottonwood Springs | AZ | 1868 | 1 wounded; 1 Indian killed; 2 Indians wounded | |
| Camp Three Forks, Owyhee River | ID | 1868 | 5 Indians killed; 3 Indians captured |
Plus 252 further documented engagements in the the 1860s record.
By war
Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: U.S. Adjutant-General's Office, Chronological List of Actions with Indians (1891) (public domain (U.S. federal record)); Sheridan, Record of Engagements with Hostile Indians (1882) (public domain); Wikidata (structured data, CC0); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).