|I posted this in another forum as well: On May 5th, 1862
Confederate Soldiers, that were stationed in Tucson, were
attacked by Apaches at Dragoon Springs (an abandoned Butterfield
Mail Station). These Confederates were on a foraging mission at
the time. The resulting desperate fight appears to have lasted a
few hours. The soldiers sought protection by holing up in the
stations ruins while fighting for their lives. When Cochise and
his warriors broke contact, they had killed 4 Confederates and
stolen several horses. These soldiers were buried at the Dragoon
Springs Station. (in modern day Arizona) Ironically, Union
troops were fighting side-by-side with the Confederates in this
engagement. It is believed that the Yanks were prisoners of the
Rebs who were used to provide labor on this foraging mission.
When ambushed by Cochise, firearms were distributed to every
white man to help fend off the common Apache foe. In fact, it
was a Union soldier who carved the Confederate names into the
headstones. To the best of