After Texas, he went to southern Arizona where he and his command reportedly killed more Apaches than any other troop.
In May 1871, Howard Cushing and 22 troopers were ambushed by Chiricahui Apaches under Cochise on May 5th and in fierce hand-to-hand combat, Cushing and several of his men were killed.
Their bodies were recovered and he is buried at Fort Lowell, southwest of Tucson.
--Old Secesh
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