Seven months prior to the Wickenburg incident, 144 Apaches were killed in the Camp Grant Massacre near Tucson, and Eastern sentiment was with the victims, but the death of one of Boston's most promising young writers at Wickenburg turned the tide against the Yavapai.
144 Apaches were killed in the Camp Grant Massacre near Tucson. This was seven months prior to the Wickenburg incident. Eastern sentiment was with the victims. This was seven months prior to the Wickenburg incident. The death of one of Boston's most promising young writers at Wickenburg turned the tide against the Yavapai.