Juh
At a glance:
- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900, American Indian History
Article abstract: Juh was a principal Chiricahua headman who was respected for his ability as a war leader.
Juh was a prominent Chiricahua Apache, a leader of fighting men. His name is mentioned throughout U.S. military reports of government hostilities with the Apache during the nineteenth century, especially in the conflicts that took place on the border area near the Chihuahua-Sonora line, in southwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Arizona. On occasion his band joined with that of the Mimbreño chief Victorio.
Reports of numerous battles and...
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