Search results
Known for. Brokering peace with Apache Chief Cochise. Thomas Jefferson Jeffords (January 1, 1832 – February 19, 1914) [1] was a United States Army scout, Indian agent, prospector, and superintendent of overland mail in the Arizona Territory. His friendship with Apache leader Cochise was instrumental in ending the Indian wars in that region. [2]
Sep 18, 2023 · Tom Jeffords and Chief Cochise developed a genuine friendship built on trust and mutual respect. According to some legends, the two became blood brothers, which is why Elliot Arnold chose the title Blood Brother for his 1947 novel about the friendship between these two men.
Sep 18, 2017 · Jeffords doesn’t want trouble, but Harden goes for his gun. Tom shoots the pistol out of Harden’s hand. Folks know Thomas Jefferson Jeffords from the 1947 novel, Blood Brother, by Elliot Arnold, and from the 1950 movie based on that novel, Broken Arrow, starring Jimmy Stewart and Jeff Chandler.
Dec 4, 2017 · Brothers to the End. by Mark Boardman | Dec 4, 2017 | True West Blog. Tom Jeffords is best known as an Indian agent in Arizona Territory—and for his close relationship with Apache Chief Cochise. In fact, Jeffords was with Cochise during the chief’s final illness in July 1874.
Apr 22, 2017 · Chiricahua Apache Chief Cochise took a liking to Thomas Jeffords but warned he would only accept total honesty. by HistoryNet Staff and Edwin R. Sweeney 4/22/2017. Tom Jeffords helped halt the bitter warfare between Americans and Apaches and served his Chiricahua friend Cochise as Indian agent—for a time.
Thomas Jefferson Jeffords (January 1, 1832 – February 19, 1914) was a United States Army scout, Indian agent, prospector, and superintendent of overland mail in the Arizona Territory. His friendship with Apache leader Cochise was instrumental in ending the Indian wars in that region.
In 1872, General O.O. Howard and Tom Jeffords, an Army scout, prospector, and employee of overland mail in Arizona, put their lives at risk by approaching Cochise Stronghold with few troops. When confronted by the Chiricahua, Howard and Jeffords told them they were not there to fight but to talk.
Feb 14, 2017 · the author of over twenty books on the life and literature of the Southwest. His latest volume, published in 1982 by the University of Oklahoma Press, is Tucson: The Life and Times of an American City. He is the senior editor of this magazine. Tom Jeffords on the way to his final resting place.
- books.google.com
- › …
- › State & Local
- › Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
May 1, 2017 · Rowman & Littlefield, May 1, 2017 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages. The first full-length biography of the Western legend Tom Jeffords, immortalized by Jimmy Stewart in 1950’s Broken...
Tom Jeffords - Indian Agent. The first instances of depredations into Sonora came in the early spring of 1873, after several months during which. food and clothing were scarce at the agency. By late February the Bureau of Indian Affairs was pressing Jeffords for an ex- planation.45 The military reacted faster.
Related searches
