In January 1873, Secretary of War William W.
Why, so soon after the Navajo War, the Long Walk and imprisonment at Fort Sumner, would young Navajos volunteer to join the United States military? Author John Lewis Taylor explores this question and the relations.
In an overwhelming response, many more Navajos came to Fort Wingate to enlist than the ten requested.
Belknap authorized the Military District of New Mexico to enlist fifty Indian Scouts for campaigns against the Apaches and other tribes.
In January 1873, Secretary of War William W