An account of the surrender of Geronimo by General Miles:

"There can be no doubt that the terms of surrender were fully understood by all the Indians. In all the talks at which I was present they seemed to comprehend perfectly that the surrender was to be unconditional, and they were told from the very first that the intention was to send them away."

"Geronimo only said: 'If you will tell me that the General will do all he can to save our lives, we will come in; but if we are going to be killed anyhow, we might just as well fight it out right here, because, in that case, a few of us might possibly get away.'"

"The only assurance that was given him was that American soldiers did not kill their prisoners."

Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, p. 517