1862-1865





**Battle of Picacho Pass**


 * E****stablished by the California Volunteers on September 7, 1865 on the west bank of the Rio Verde seven miles above the junction of the Verde with the Salt River in Maricopa County. It was created to combat the local Indians of the surrounding mountains,** **it was intended to be one of the most solidly built posts in the Territory, but rain washed it away. The Camp was first called Camp Verde and is also erroneously indicated as Fort Badger. It was later renamed Camp McDowell after Major General Irwin McDowell. The Fort commanded a number of the more important trails that served the Apache of central Arizona, and it was a place of embarkation for many expeditions to the east against the Tonto Apache. On April 10, 1890, this fort became the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation, serving the Mohaves, Apaches (Yavapai), and some Pimas. 25,000 acres were set aside for the reservation and additional land was given in 1903.**



Works Cited "History.com." //History.com//. A&E Television Networks. Web. 29 May 2012. .