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Gatewood, Charles Collection ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 949 East Second Street Library/Archives Department Tucson, AZ 85719 (520) 617-1157 [email protected] MS 0282 Gatewood, Charles Baehr, 1853-1896 Papers, 1883-1955 DESCRIPTION Transcribed reports of U.S. Army field operations, manuscripts, correspondence, magazine and newspaper excerpts, publications, and transcripts concerning the military in Arizona and New Mexico, subduing the Apache Indians, camel importation, the heliograph, artillery, and other topics of southwestern history. Much of the material concerns Gatewood’s role in the Geronimo Campaign. 13 boxes; 6.25 linear feet RELATED MATERIAL Additional material can be found in the Gatewood Photo Collection. ACQUISITION These materials were gathered by Gatewood’s son, Major Charles B. Gatewood and purchased by the Society from Charlotte Gatewood Oakland in 1955. ACCESS Restricted – Patrons must use microfilm #0328. COPYRIGHT Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be addressed to the Arizona Historical Society. ARRANGEMENT This collection is arranged into four series: Charles B. Gatewood papers, 1884-1897. Research and printed materials about Gatewood and related topics, 1883-1930. Research correspondence, 1902- 1953. AHS correspondence, 1955. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Charles Baehr Gatewood was born April 6, 1853 near Woodstock, Virginia; attended West Point, and was assigned to the 6th Cavalry in 1877.He served as a commander of Indian scouts in the Apache country of Arizona and New Mexico taking part in campaigns which included the Victorio War of 1879-1880, Crook’s expedition into the Sierra Madre in 1883, and the Geronimo Campaign of 1885-1886.He was responsible for delivering Gen. Miles’ message to Geronimo and persuading him to surrender. He died May 20, 1896 having achieved the rank of Lieutenant. 1 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE These materials were assembled by Gatewood’s son, Major Charles B. Gatewood; they cover many aspects of his father’s career as well as related subjects. Special emphasis is placed on Gatewood’s involvement in the Geronimo Campaign and earlier Apache engagements. The collection includes original letters chiefly from Lt. Gatewood to his wife concerning his work and personal matters, four letters from Gen. Crook to Lt. Gatewood concerning the Apache, and letters of congratulation from various people to Gatewood upon the surrender of Geronimo. There are original manuscripts by Lt. Gatewood including “My Experiences with the Apaches” and “Ideas concerning the control and management of the Indians” as well as a map used by Gatewood during the Geronimo campaign and autographs of Geronimo. A significant portion of the collection contains extracts of articles, correspondence, and books; printed articles; transcripts of reports of field operations; and news clippings concerning Lt. Gatewood, the Apache campaigns, artillery, the heliograph, and similar topics. A 138 pp. typescript “Reminiscences of my army services in Arizona” by Thomas Cruse is part of this series. There is also a great deal of correspondence between Gatewood's son (Major Gatewood), officers who served in Arizona, and other researchers and authors. Significant correspondents include E.A.. Brininstool, Henry W. Daly, Anton Mazzanovich, and Gen. Thomas Cruse, Henry W. Lawton, Eugene Beaumont, and Ken Kayitah. Correspondence between the Arizona Historical Society and Gatewood family members is also present. SERIES DESCRIPTION Series 1:Charles B. Gatewood papers, 1884-1897 Boxes 8 and 9 Correspondence concerning military and personal matters, map used on the Geronimo Campaign, autographs of Geronimo, and a scrapbook of news clippings. Series 2:Research and printed materials, 1883-1930 Boxes 1 through 7, 13 Extracts, transcripts of reports of field operations, and published articles concerning Lt. Gatewood and his accomplishments, the Apache campaigns, and related topics. This material was collected by Gatewood’s son, Maj. Charles B. Gatewood. Series 3:Research correspondence, 1902-1953 Boxes 9 through 12 Correspondence between Major Gatewood, military men, and other researchers and authors exchanging information about the military experience in the Southwest. Series 4:Arizona Historical Society correspondence, 1955 Box 12 Correspondence between George Chambers and Charlotte Gatewood Oakland regarding the sale sand purchase of the collection. NOTE: The collection is chiefly in chronological arrangement within series. Items are notated 'TS' for typescript or (copy) for duplicates where appropriate. Sometimes items are noted 'MS' for handwritten content. 2 Box and Folder Listing Box 1 (Reel 1) 1. Communications* during Field Operations, Official Records of the Department of Arizona, 5 Sept. 1881 to 29 May 1886, copied by Maj. C.B. Gatewood, MS, 66 pp. * Communications in folders 1-4 with blue underlined date in margin are in typescript in folder 5. 2. Communications* during Field Operations, Official Records of the Department of Arizona, 1 June 1886 to 31 July 1886, copied by Maj. C.B. Gatewood, MS, 68 pp. 3. Communications* during Field Operations, Official Records of the Department of Arizona, 1 Aug. 1886 to 30 Sept. 1886, copied by Maj. C.B. Gatewood, MS, 86 pp. 4. Communications* during Field Operations, Official Records of the Department of Arizona, 1 Oct. 1886 to 30 Dec. 1886, copied by Maj. C.B. Gatewood, MS, 53 pp. 5. Communications during Field Operations, Official Records of the Department of Arizona, 5 Sept. 1881 to 11 Oct. 1886, TS, 207 pp. 6. Communications during Field Operations, Official Records of the Department of Arizona, 5 Aug. 1886 to 6 Sept. 1886, TS, 18 pp. 7. “Extracts from Documentary Evidence Relating to the ‘Geronimo’ Campaign,” TS, 9 pp. 8. Capt. H. W. Lawton (en route to Fort Marion, Florida) to Adj. Gen., Dept. of Arizona, 9 Sept. 1886, re. operations against Geronimo’s and Natchez’s bands of hostile Indians, TS, 7 pp. 9. General, special, and field orders affecting disposition of troops and personnel, 1886 Headquarters, District of N.M., Santa Fe, 11 May 1886, Memorandum, re. strength of Indian tribes in district in 1885. Headquarters Arizona-New Mexico District, Civilian Conservation Corps, Gen. Orders No 8, re. camps in district, mimeographed, 8 pp. Public - No. 723 - 69th Congress, H. R. 12532, re. pensions to certain soldiers who served in the Indian wards. 10. “The Indian: A Responsibility of Our Own,” The American Indian Defense Association, Inc. (n.p., n.d.), pamphlet 11. Notes from H. H. Bancroft, History of Arizona and New Mexico, XVII, re. Victorio campaign; notes from Prescott, History of Arizona and New Mexico, re. commanders, forts, camps, TS, 18 pp. 12. “Story of the Killing of Yellow Hair in the Hat Creek Fight between Cheyennes and the U.S. Soldiers as Related by Beaver Heart, Cheyenne Indian,” TS, 2 pp. 13. Excerpts from Frederick R. Bechdolt, “The Johnson County Cattle War,” in Tales of the Old- Timers (New York, 1924), TS, 3 pp. 3 14. Harry C. Benson, “The Geronimo Campaign,” Army & Navy Journal (3 July 1909), TS, 8 pp. 15. “Geronimo Campaign, Story of Trindad Berdine (as told to Lieut. Finley),” TS, 3 pp. 16. “The Final Surrender of Geronimo, as told by Martine and Kayitah, Chiricahua Scouts, to Mr. O.M. Boggess...Sept. 25, 1925,” TS, 5 pp. Memorandum, Subject: Enlisted service in Indian Scouts, U.S. Army, of Kayitah and Martine, Apache Indians, TS, 2 pp. O.M. Boggess (Mescalero, N.M.) to Maj. Gatewood (San Diego, CA), 25 Sept. 1925, re. Martine and Kayitah 17. Excerpts from John G. Bourke, On the Border with Crook, TS, 16 pp. 18. Broughton Brandenburg, “The Rough Riders, Ten Years Afterward,” Sunday Magazine of the New York Tribune (9 Feb. 1908) John L. Cowan, “Feudal Lords of the Southwest,” Sunday Magazine of the New York Tribune (9 Feb. 1908) 19. Earl A. Brininstool, “Chief Crazy Horse, His Career and Death,” Nebraska History Magazine (Dec. 1929) Brininstool, “With Col. Varnum at the Little Big Horn,” Hunter-Trader-Trapper (n.d.) Brininstool, “Sibley and the Sioux,” Hunter-Trader-Trapper (n.d.) Brininstool, “Guns Used in the Little Big Horn Fight,” Hunter-Trader-Trapper (n.d.) Brininstool, “The Phantom Riders,” poem. Brininstool, The Custer Fights, Capt. Benteen’s Story of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, 1876 (Hollywood, 1933) Brininstool, Dull Knife (A Cheyenne Napoleon), The Story of a Wronged an Outraged Indian Tribe (Hollywood, 1935) 20. Extracts from Diary of Captain W. C. Brown...Campaign of Santiago, 1898, TS, 2 pp. 21. Excerpt from newspaper article on E. C. Bunker, civilian packer for U.S. Army, TS, 1 p. 22. Report of Col. E. A. Carr, 6th U.S. Cavalry, 29 Aug. 1880, TS, 5 pp., re. field operations against the Apache Indians, 1 Oct. 1879 to 29 Aug. 1880. Box 2 (Reel 1 cont.) 23. Robert Goldthwaite Carter, “The Mackenzie Raid into Mexico,” Outing Magazine (Apr. 1888), TS, 55 pp. 4 24. W. H. Carter (Washington, D.C.) to Maj. Gatewood, Nov. 1916, re. Lieut. Gatewood. 25. Excerpt from E. G. Cattermole, Famous Frontiersmen, Pioneers and Scouts (Chicago 1884?), TS, 21 pp., re. Gen. George Crook. 26. Arthur Chapman, “Tom Horn, Wyoming’s Death Rider,” The Frontier Magazine (n.d.) J.R.J., “Vigilance Committees,” The Frontier Magazine (n.d.) F. W. Hodge, “American Indian Tribes of the Southwest,” The Frontier Magazine (n.d.) 27. “The Capture of Geronimo, Effected by One Hundred Apache Indian Police Under the Command of John P. Clum...,” San Dimas Press (California), 21 Apr. 1927, TS, 8 pp. 28. John Collier, “The Red Slaves of Oklahoma,” Sunset Magazine (March 1924). Collier, “The Accursed System,” Sunset Magazine (June 1924). 29. Charles T. Connell, “The Valley of Whirling Winds; An Apache Legend of the Origin of the Name Tucson,” Tucson Citizen, 19 Aug. 1928, TS, 10 pp. 30. James Creelman, “Leonard Wood - The Doctor Who Became a General," Pearson’s Magazine (Apr. 1909) 31. P. H. Sheridan, Record of Engagements with Hostile Indians within the Military Divison of the Missouri, from 1868 to 1882.
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