When he arrives with only a small detachment of troops , McQuade tries to persuade Jeb to use the Apaches to subdue the Rebels .
Jeb rejects the idea , certain the Indians would kill settlers as well as Confederate soldiers .
When he arrives with only a small detachment of troops , McQuade tries to persuade Jeb to use the Apaches to subdue the Rebels , but Jeb rejects the idea , certain the Indians would kill settlers as well as Confederate soldiers .