When Geronimo was captured on September 4, 1886, he was the last Native American leader to formally surrender to the U.S. military. ... He spent the last 20 years of his life as a prisoner of war.

Who really captured Geronimo?

General Nelson Miles is the major culprit here, as he did everything possible to ensure that his command, the 4th U.S. Cavalry, got all the credit for the capture of Geronimo and the last of the warring Apaches—about thirty-eight people, including warriors, women, and children.

How many times Geronimo captured?

During Geronimo's final period of conflict from 1876 to 1886, he surrendered three times and accepted life on the Apache reservations in Arizona.