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The tragedy at Camp Grant in 1871
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Historic crimes & investigations · 30 April 1871Open article references →
The Camp Grant Massacre
Former Camp Grant and Aravaipa Apache camp landscape · United States
Why editors use it hereDigitized peer-reviewed Arizona history article providing place-specific documentary analysis.
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Before dawn on 30 April 1871, a force of Tucson residents, Mexican Americans, and Tohono O'odham allies attacked an Apache camp near Camp Grant in Arizona Territory.
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Trigger and conditions
A large armed party left Tucson and traveled through the night to avoid Army detection.
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Uncertainty
Historical counts range from roughly 110 to nearly 150 deaths and differ on the number of abducted children.
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Why it matters
Camp Grant exposes the gap between nominal federal protection and actual security on a violent frontier.
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