Biography
Natchez, identified in the Army correspondence as the son of Cochise and hereditary Apache chief, surrendered his camp to General Nelson Miles in September 1886. The records individually document his guarded military custody at San Antonio, including General Stanley’s September 30 examination and October 11 prisoner roster. He and Geronimo protested the later separation from their families, which they regarded as contrary to assurances given at surrender.
Natchez, identified in the Army correspondence as the son of Cochise and hereditary Apache chief, surrendered his camp to General Nelson Miles in September 1886. The records individually document his guarded military custody at San Antonio, including General Stanley’s September 30 examination and October 11 prisoner roster. He and Geronimo protested the later separation from their families, which they regarded as contrary to assurances given at surrender. Individually listed as a prisoner at San Antonio on October 11 and again at the post in October 22, 1886 transfer orders. These are custody observations, not an admission date. No exact service total or final discharge inferred. Transfer orders alone are not treated as proof of individual arrival at Fort Pickens. General Miles’s annual report (page 44) dates the formal surrender September 4, but other reproduced telegrams contain inconsistent September 2 wording. No exact admission is set from that conflict.
