The Apache Wars began with a desperate attempt to rescue soldiers besieged by Apache Indians, resulting in the first Medal of Honor by date of action. The event, known as the Bascom affair, sparked a bloody conflict that lasted for over two decades and cost thousands of lives. [... more]

The Apache Wars were sparked by a desperate attempt to rescue soldiers besieged by Apache Indians, resulting in the first Medal of Honor by date of action. The event, known as the Bascom affair, involved a clash of cultures and the inevitable result of American westward expansion, leading to a bloody conflict that lasted for over two decades. [... more]

The story of the first Medal of Honor recipient in American history, Assistant Surgeon Bernard Irwin, who volunteered to lead a small group to rescue soldiers besieged by Apache Indians in 1861, sparking the Apache Wars, a conflict that would last for decades and cost thousands of lives. [... more]