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Battle of the Florida Mountains

Battle of the Florida Mountains
Part of the American Civil War
Apache Wars
DateMid August, 1861
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
Confederate States of America Confederate States Apache
Commanders and leaders
Confederate States of America Thomas J. Mastin Mangas Coloradas,
Cochise
Strength
35 militia ~100 warriors
Casualties and losses
none None

The Battle of the Florida Mountains was an action of the Apache Wars. Forces involved were Chiricahua Apache warriors and mounted Confederate States militia. The battle occurred in a pass of the Florida Mountains within Confederate Arizona, now southwestern New Mexico. The engagement occurred sometime around the middle of August 1861.