Alfred Chatto
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- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
Article abstract: Alfred Chatto is best known for his service as a scout for the U.S. Army. Although he received a medal from the U.S. government for his service, he was sent to Florida as a prisoner of war.
Shortly after the U.S. government's forced removal of Chiricahua Apaches to Arizona's San Carlos Reservation in 1881, Alfred Chatto joined many others in fleeing south into Mexico's Sierra Madre Mountains. However, in 1883 he surrendered to General George Crook and afterward became a scout for the U.S. Army. In June, 1886, Chatto and other prominent...
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