Charles B. Gatewood

Charles Bare Gatewood
Nickname(s)	Scipio Africanus "Nanton Bse-che" translated as Big Nose Captain
Born	(1853-04-05)April 5, 1853 Woodstock, Virginia, US
Died	May 20, 1896(1896-05-20) (aged 43) Fort Monroe, Virginia, US
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1877–1896
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	6th US Cavalry
Battles / wars	Victorio's War Geronimo's War Geronimo Campaign Battle of Devil's Creek Johnson County War
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]