George Crook
✓ Source-basedfallingUnited States Army general during American Civil War and Indian Wars (1828-1890)
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George Crook was a career United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He is best known for commanding U.S. forces in the 1886 campaign that led to the defeat of the Apache leader Geronimo. As a result, the Apache nicknamed Crook Nantan Lupan, which means "Chief Wolf."
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Gen. George Crook
George Crook during the Tonto Basin Campaign.
General Crook Trail marker located where in 1871 Crook established a military supply road that connected Forts Whipple, Verde, and Apache. The marker is near the Fort Verde Administration Building in Camp Verde, Arizona.
Crazy Horse and his band of Oglala Lakota on their way from Camp Sheridan to surrender to General Crook at Red Cloud Agency near Camp Robinson, Nebraska, May 6, 1877.
"Scene in Geronimo's camp, the Apache outlaw. Taken before the surrender to Gen. Crook, March 27, 1886, in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico, escaped March 30, 1886."
"Geronimo poses with members of his tribe and General George Crook's staff during peace negotiations on March 27, 1886."
Bronze of Gen. Crook at Fort Omaha.About this person
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Lived 1828 to 1890 · aged 61
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