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Last of Geronimo and Band Moves By Train to Florida
An eyewitness account describes the 1886 expedition moving 900 Indians and thousands of dogs by rail from Holbrook to Florida under guard. The chaotic voyage featured semicircular cavalry protection, packed cars, six Capitanos distributing rations, and a grim sanitation effort. The narrative notes the dogs, the dogs’ fate, and the eventual resettlement to Oklahoma after Geronimo’s death. The piece ends with reflections on changed Arizona and a meeting with Capt. Jack decades later.
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Fort Apache
Holbrook
Colorado
Little
Santa Fe Railroad
Steers
Washington
Maj
Wade
Fort Union
Jane
Las Vegas
N. M
Florida
Oklahoma
Geronimo
Arizona
San Carlos
Jack