Geronimo, Goyahkla, Chiricahua Apache Chief (1829 - 1909) Feared by both American and Mexican settlers, Geronimo was the last of the great, courageous and determined Apache war leaders who rebelled against the reservation system through a long, bloody history of warfare. He led his band against the forces of the U. S. Army for 18 years and finally surrendered to General Nelson Miles on September 4, 1886. Photograph by Ben Wittick, c.1885. Double matted outside dimensions 11" x 14" photograph 8" x 10" - Reproduction. $21.99.