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Sep 27, 1846 Washington County, Maryland, United States Died on 01 Feb 1905 (aged 58)
United States army officer
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About Clay Beauford
- Clay Beauford (born Welford Chapman Bridwell; September 27, 1846 – February 1, 1905) was an American army officer, scout and frontiersman.
- An ex-Confederate soldier in his youth, he later enlisted in the U.S.
- Army and served with the 5th U.S.
- Cavalry during the Indian Wars against the Plains Indians from 1869 to 1873.
- He acted as a guide for Lieutenant Colonel George Crook in his "winter campaign" against the Apaches and received the Medal of Honor for his conduct. From 1874 to 1877, Beauford served under indian agent John Clum as chief of scouts and captain of the San Carlos Apache Police.
- He and Clum are credited for the capture of Geronimo at Ojo Caliente in 1877 and he is largely responsible for turning the San Carlos police into one of the most respected law enforcement agencies in the Southwestern United States during the frontier era. He became a successful rancher and prospector in the years following his retirement.
- A popular pioneering figure during his lifetime, Beauford was briefly elected to Arizona's territorial legislature in 1885 to represent Graham County.
- Mount Buford in Maricopa County is named in his honor.
