hen appointed the new commander of the Army in the Southwest.He set a three month limit on Geronimo's freedom. More than 5,000 troops were under GeneralMiles' command at that time, including elements of the 4th, 6th and 10th Cavalry. He gave theprincipal pursuit mission to the 4th because it was headquartered at Fort Huachuca, the base ofoperations for the campaign. The Army had permission to go to Mexico in pursuit. Captain Henry Lawton, commanding officer of "B" Troop, 4th Cavalry, was an experiencedsoldier who knew the ways of the Apaches. His tactics were to wear them down by constantpursuit. Stationed at the fort at that time were many men who would later become well known inthe Army: Colonel W. B. Royall, commanding officer of the fort and the 4th Cavalry, who wasresponsible for the logistical support of the Geronimo campaign; Leonard Wood, who went alongon the expedition as contract surgeon; Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Forsyht; Captain C.A.P. Hatfield;Captain J.H. Dorst; and First Lieutenant Powhatan H. Clarke, who was immortalized by the artist,Remington, for saving a black trooper during the campaign.With the fort as advance base for the pursuit forces, the heliograph communications network,which General Miles had established in Arizona and New Mexico, was used effectively forlogistical purposes. However, the Indians and the Army were conducting their chase in Mexicowhere the system did not extend. So the most the heliograph could do in the campaign was relaymessages brought by fast riders from the border.April 1, 1886 was the date that Captain Lawton led his troopers with two pack trains and 30Indian Scouts through the Huachuca Mountains to Nogales, Mexico, to pick up Geronimo's trail.Though various units would join the pursuit later and separate to follow trails left by the Indiansback and forth across the border, there were few times that Army troops and members ofGeronimo's band would come face to face.Four Months later, Capta...
