Reservation Era Begins 1850-1878

1864

Massacre of the Apache at Bloody Tanks (Arizona)

King Woolsey, leader of the massacre. Image: University of Arizona Library
King Woolsey, leader of the massacre. Image: University of Arizona Library

A posse of White settlers massacre 19 unsuspecting Apaches at a “peace parley” (“List of Indian massacres”).

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