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Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925 / Personal recollections and observations of General Nelson A. Miles embracing a brief view of the Civil War, or, From New England to the Golden Gate: and the story of his Indian campaigns, with comments on the exploration, development and progress of our great western empire
(1896)
Chapter XXXIX. Incidents of the Apache campaign, pp. 506-518
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PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF CHAPTER XXXIX. INCIDENTS OF THE APACHE CAMPAIGN. TITE STOlRY OF THE AVOUUNDEJ) APACHlE-CAPTAIN OODI)'S STOR -CHARACTER or APACHE RAIDS- Tif]n CASE "F TIlE PECK FAMILY-INDIAN IDEAS ABOUT INSANE PERSONS-FIGIIT BETWEEN APx(AlIES AND MAIEXICANS, AND SOMIE OF ITS RESULTS-MEETING TilE MEXICAN TROOPS- F1IN)ING TIlE MURI)ERED MEXICANS-FINDING DEAD BODIES O(N TIlE MARCH-INDIAN MANNER OF RID1ING HORSES TO DEATIh-THE OLD MINES OF MExICO-HOW THE SOLI)IEIS MARCIIEI), ATE AND SLEPT-SURPRISING AN IND)IAN CAMIP-PRE- LIMINARIIES OF SURRENDER AT FRONITERAS-GERONIM() COMES IN- AGREEMEINT TO SURRENDEnR-MAIEETING AVITT THE MEXICAN SOL- DIERS -GERONEIMIO'S FRIENDLY OFFER To ASSIST MEXICAN NERVEOUSNESS-LOSING A COlMlMANDI) -A NEW RIFLE -A ST AMPPI'EI)E--M\ETXICN TOWNS -ENTREME HARDSHIP OF T IlI C, AMI P AIGNT -THE PROPORTIO(NT OF S 7RVIVORS -GERON IMO'S PHIILOSOPIIY OF SURRENDERl N July, while at Fort Apache, I had found the Indian be- fore referred to, who had been wounded in Hatfield's fight, and who had worked his way north to Camp Apache He had avoided the troops by traveling along the crests of the mountains, and had contrived to subsist on field-inice, rab- bits, the juice of the giant cactus, and whatever he could find to sustain life. He reported that when he left the camp of the hostiles thev were much w orn down and disheartened, and that some of themi were disposed to surrender. I was satisfied fronm his story that this was the time to demand a surrender, and that he could be made useful in opening comimunication with the hostiles. I, therefore, decided to send him with one other Indian, under the charge of Lieutenant Gatewood, to seek out the hostile camp and demand a surrender. Captain Leonard Wood, the only officer who was with Captain Lawton during the entire campaign, is at present stationed at Washington, D. C., and gives me the following interesting account of the Apache campaign south of the border, front notes taken by him during the time. CAPTAIN LEONARD WOOIYS STORY. As illustrating the character of the raiding done by these Apaches, I may mention the case of the Peck family. Their ranch was surrounded by Indians, the entire family was captured, and several of the farm-hands
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