Expedition from Fort Bowie to Gila River, Arizona Territory

Expedition from Fort Bowie to Gila River, Arizona Territory - Multiple units advance from Fort Bowie near Willcox to the Gila River in Pinal County, Arizona from June 26-July 6, 1865.

• Likely an event in the Apache Wars
• Also referred to as the:
  • Expedition from Fort Bowie, Arizona Territory
  • Expedition to Gila River, Arizona Territory

Sub-Operations

• July 3, 1865 - Skirmish at Cottonwood Creek, Arizona Territory
• July 4, 1865 - Skirmish at Cavalry Cañon, Arizona Territory

Union Troops

• 1st California Cavalry (Detachments Companies F/L/M)

Confederate Troops

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Casualties

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 615, 618, 981, 984)
• Wikipedia - Gila River