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*[ | *[https://www.nps.gov/fobo/index.htm Fort Bowie ]-- begun in 1862 as a post for the U.S. Army in its battles against the Chiricahua Apaches, led by Cochise and Geronimo. One of its major functions was to protect the spring at Apache Pass. The fort was abandoned in 1894. It is currently a [http://www.legendsofamerica.com/AZ-FortBowie.html National Historic Site]. Textual records of this fort, 1862-1894, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
*[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-fortbreckinridge.html Fort Breckinridge ]1860 - was first called Fort Arivaypa, but soon changed to Fort Breckinridge. It was later called Fort Stanford.Then in the Civil War it was called Fort Grant. | *[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-fortbreckinridge.html Fort Breckinridge ]1860 - was first called Fort Arivaypa, but soon changed to Fort Breckinridge. It was later called Fort Stanford.Then in the Civil War it was called Fort Grant. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Buchanan Fort Buchanan ]1856 | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Buchanan Fort Buchanan ]1856 | ||