This Day in History – February 4, 1861

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Apache Pass,

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Bascom Affair,

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Cochise,

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execution of hostages,

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Fort Buchanan,

George Nicholas Bascom,

Geronimo,

hostage exchange failure,

impact of the US Civil War on frontier security,

Indian Wars,

kidnapping of Felix Ward,

Mangas Coloradas,

mistreatment of Cochise,

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New Mexico,

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Tonto Apache raids,

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