The General Crook Trail built in the early 1870s links Fort Verde and Fort Apache, Arizona. Here's what you can see on a 6-mile hike near Camp Verde.

For a place that's still standing after nearly 150 years, Fort Verde had a most inauspicious beginning. ... President Ulysses Grant promoted Crook to brigadier general.

A small gem among Arizona's state parks, Fort Verde preserves an important part of the history of the Old West. Located near the Verde River in scenic Central Arizona, this frontier outpost played ...

While Crook was in Nebraska to serve the military, the home itself was built for entertaining. "It was a big deal to be invited to the General's home at the fort. So, Mary Crook's role was that of ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Tucked away on Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha campus is a historic home, now restored, dating back to the late 19th Century. Known as the General Crook House ...

Views of General Crook's Expedition and the Black Hills Creator Morrow, Stanley J. (Yankton, Dakota Territory) Names Black Hills Expedition (1874) United States. Army -- Crook's campaign Crook, George ...

Fort Verde State Historical Park in central Arizona protects the best preserved of a string of U.S. Army forts that guarded settlers and travelers during the turbulent period after the Civil War ...

You can learn about the story of Chief Standing Bear, with a visit to the General George Crook house. "The most well-known or important story in terms of Douglas County's role with native American ...

FORT FETTERMAN, July 11.--The latest word from Crook's camp is dated June 28. A courier can reach here from him in seventy-two hours if not waylaid. Seven companies of infantry escorted the supply ...

General George Crook was sent to the Arizona territory in 1871 to take command of the Department of Arizona during the Apache Indian Campaign. (Arizona Historical Society) By Eric Zotcavage.

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THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND; Three Engagements with Wheeler's Cavalry. The Are Routed and Cut to Pieces. Capture of Cannon, Small Arms and Prisoners.