Charles Bare Gatewood | |
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| Nickname(s) | Scipio Africanus "Nanton Bse-che" translated as Big Nose Captain |
| Born | April 5, 1853 Woodstock, Virginia, US |
| Died | May 20, 1896 (aged 43) Fort Monroe, Virginia, US |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1877–1896 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Unit | 6th US Cavalry |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy Class of 1877 |
First Lieutenant Charles Bare Gatewood (April 5, 1853 – May 20, 1896) was an American soldier born in Woodstock, Virginia. He was raised in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where his father ran a press. He served in the United States Army in the 6th Cavalry after graduating from West Point. Upon assignment to the American Southwest, Gatewood led platoons of Apache and Navajo scouts against renegades during the Apache Wars. In 1886, he played a key role in ending the Geronimo Campaign by persuading Geronimo to surrender to the army.[1] Beset with health problems due to exposure in the Southwest and Dakotas, Gatewood was critically injured in the Johnson County War and retired from the Army in 1895, dying a year later from stomach cancer. Before his retirement he was nominated for the Medal of Honor, but was denied the award. He was portrayed by Jason Patric in the 1993 film Geronimo: An American Legend.[2]
- ^ Greene (2007) p. 242
- ^ Walter Hill (December 10, 1993). Geronimo: An American Legend (film). United States: Columbia Pictures.