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On this day in 1886, Apache chief Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government
troops. For 30 years, the mighty Native American warrior had battled to
protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were
exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted
Geronimo’s surrender, making him the last Indian warrior to formally
give in to U.S. forces and signaling the end of the Indian Wars in the
Southwest.
Geronimo was born in 1829 and grew up in what is present-day Arizona and
Mexico. His tribe, the Chiricahua Apaches, clashed with non-Indian
settlers trying to take their land. In 1858, Geronimo’s family was
murdered by Mexicans. Seeking revenge, he later led raids against
Mexican and American settlers. In 1874, the U.S. government moved
Geronimo and his people from their land to a reservation in east-central
Arizona. Conditions on the reservation were restrictive and harsh and
Geronimo and some of his followers escaped. Over the next decade, they
battled federal troops and launched raids on white settlements. During
this time, Geronimo and his supporters were forced back onto the
reservation several times. In May 1885, Geronimo and approximately 150
followers fled one last time. They were pursued into Mexico by 5,000
U.S. troops. In March 1886, General George Crook (1829–90) forced
Geronimo to surrender; however, Geronimo quickly escaped and continued
his raids. General Nelson Miles (1839–1925) then took over the pursuit
of Geronimo, eventually forcing him to surrender that September near
Fort Bowie along the Arizona-New Mexico border. Geronimo and a band of
Apaches were sent to Florida and then Alabama, eventually ending up at
the Comanche and Kiowa reservation near Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory.
There, Geronimo became a successful farmer and converted to
Christianity. He participated in President Theodore Roosevelt’s
inaugural parade in 1905. The Apache chief dictated his autobiography,
published in 1906 as Geronimo’s Story of His Life. He died at Fort Sill
on February 17, 1909.
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