Geronimo

Geronimo

Red petrified wood face/head, carved bone, turquoise mouth, abalone eyes, Kaolin Indian scraper/perform nose, and bone Tomahawk moustache

“Officers, yonder in these ditches is the red devil Geronimo and his hated band. This must be his last day. Ride on him from both sides of the ditches; kill men, women and children; take no prisoners; dead Indians are what we want. Do not spare your own men; exterminate this band at any cost; I will post the wounded shoot all deserters; go back to your companies and advance.” said the General.
Just as the command to go forward was given I (Geronimo) peaked out of the ditch, (from where I’d been listening and hiding) took deliberate aim at the general and he fell. In an instant the ground around me was riddled with bullets; but I was untouched. The Apaches had seen. From all along the ditches arose fierce war cry of my people. The columns wavered an instant and swept on; they did not retreat until our fire had destroyed the front ranks.
This was the last battle that I ever fought with Mexicans. United States troops were trailing us continually from this time until the treaty was made with General Miles in Skeleton Canyon.
During my many wars with the Mexicans I received eight wounds as follows: shot in the right leg above the knee, and still carry the bullet; shot through the left forearm; wounded in the right leg below the knee with a saber; wounded on top of the head with the butt of a musket; shot just below the outer corner of the left eye; shot in the left side, shot in the back. I have killed many Mexicans; I do not know how many, for frequently I did not count them. Some of them were not worth counting.”