Charles B. Gatewood

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First Lieutenant Charles Bare Gatewood (April 5, 1853 – May 20, 1896) was an American soldier and officer. Born in Woodstock, Virginia, he was raised in nearby Harrisonburg, where his father ran a printing press. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army and assigned to the 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon assignment to the American Southwest territories, Gatewood led platoons of Apache and Navajo scouts against renegades during the Apache Wars. In 1886, Gatewood played a key role in ending the Geronimo Campaign. He pursued the leader of the campaign, Geronimo, before meeting with him and persuading him to cross back over the Mexico–United States border. With Geronimo holed up in the mountains of northern Mexico, Gatewood eventually convinced him to surrender to himself and commanding general Nelson A. Miles. Beset with health problems due to exposure to the harsh conditions on the American frontier...

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