Key Events in the Indian Wars

Apache and Navajo Wars

Period: Nov 16, 1861 to Nov 16, 1886

Key Players: Geronimo
Col. Christopher “Kit” Carson

Apache and Navajo War

Nov 16, 2015

Carson kills or relocates many Apache to reservations in 1862. Clashes drag on until Geronimo's surrender in 1886. Navajo told to surrender in 1863, but before they can, Carson attacks, killing hundreds, destroying homelands. Navajos moved to New Mexico reservation in 1865.