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Geronimo

More than 5,000 troops were under General Miles' command at that time, including
elements of the 4th, 6th and 10th Cavalry. He gave the principal pursuit mission to the 4th
because it was headquartered at Fort Huachuca, the base of operations for the campaign.
The Army had permission to go to Mexico in pursuit.

Captain Henry Lawton, commanding officer of "B" Troop, 4th Cavalry, was an
experienced soldier who knew the ways of the Apaches. His tactics were to wear them
down by constant pursuit.

Stationed at the fort at that time were many men who would later become wellknown in the
Army: Colonel W. B. Royall, commanding officer of the fort and the 4th Cavalry, who was
responsible for the logistical support of the Geronimo campaign; Leonard Wood, who went
along on the expedition as contract surgeon; Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Forsyht; Captain
C.A.P. Hatfield; Captain J.H. Dorst; and First Lieutenant Powhatan H. Clarke, who was
immortalized by the artist, Remington, for......


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