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Tucson, Tubac, Tumacacori, to Hell

by | Oct 5, 2018 | True West Blog

In 1861, the U. S. Army was withdrawn from Arizona to fight in the Civil War that raged in the East.  The military forts and supplies were burned leaving the Arizonans to fend for themselves. To compound the problem a foolish decision by a young Army lieutenant named George Bascom at Apache Pass resulted in the killing of men on both sides igniting a ten-year war with the great chief Cochise that ev


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