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Battle of Placito

Battle of Placito
Part of the American Civil War, Apache Wars

Arizona militia during the Civil War.
DateSeptember 8, 1861
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
 Confederate States Apache
Commanders and leaders
Confederate States of America John Pulliam Unknown
Strength
~20 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 5 killed

The Battle of Placito or Battle of the Placito was an engagement between ethnic Mexican settlers, Confederate soldiers and Apache warriors. It took place at the village of Placitas (present-day Lincoln) in Confederate Arizona. The action is a part of the Apache Wars of the mid to late nineteenth century.