Battle of Apache Pass

This article is about the 1862 battle. For the 1952 film, see The Battle at Apache Pass.

Battle of Apache Pass
Part of the Apache Wars and the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Apache Pass
Date July 15–16, 1862 Location Apache Pass, New Mexico Territory (US), Arizona Territory (CSA) Present Day: Cochise County, Arizona Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Apache
Commanders and leaders
Thomas L. Roberts	Mangas Coloradas Cochise
Strength
116 infantry 22 cavalry 2 artillery pieces	~200 warriors
Casualties and losses
2 killed 3 wounded	Apache claimed 63 warriors were killed by artillery and 3 by small arms.
Nine civilians were killed before the battle just outside Apache Pass, prompting Colonel Carleton to build Fort Bowie.

The Battle of Apache Pass was fought in 1862 at Apache Pass, Arizona, in the United States, between Apache warriors and the Union volunteers of the California Column. It was one of the largest battles between the Americans and the Chiricahua during the Apache Wars.