Nelson A. Miles Quotes


This time it is the truth.


Context

The general offered Geronimo a house and land to him and his followers if they surrendered. The Indian chief observed that such promises had been made and broken before by the whites. The Indians surrendered. They were shackled and deported to Florida.


Citations

Nelson A. Miles, 1835-1925, General and Commander in Chief of the U. S. Army, Statement to Geronimo, 1886

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Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles
  • Born: August 8, 1839
  • Died: May 15, 1925
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Soldier

Nelson Appleton Miles was an American military general who served in the American Civil War, the American Indian Wars, and the Spanish–American War. From 1895 to 1903, he served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army before the office was abolished.