Private Will Croft Barnes received the Medal of Honor for “bravery in action” when he made a daring ride from Fort Apache (which was under siege by Apache warriors) to Fort Thomas in 1881 to seek help. After he left the service in 1883 he became a rancher in northern Arizona, then served in the state legislature and wrote several books, including his classic Arizona Place Names which compil


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