Extracts from Geronimo's Story of His Life

"I have suffered much from such unjust orders as those of General Crook.  Such acts have caused much distress to my people.  I think that General Crook's death was sent by the Almighty as a punishment for the many evil deeds he committed."

S.M. Barrett who took down and edited Geronimo's Story of His Life (1906)  comments:

"This criticism is simply Geronimo's private opinion of General Crook.  We deem it a personal matter and leave it without comment..."
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"Geronimo accuses General Miles of bad faith.  Of course, General Miles made the treaty with the Apaches, but we know very well that he is not responsible for the way the government subsequently treated the prisoners of war."

Historical Note:  Geronimo surrendered more than once to General George Crook, but always escaped again.  It was Crook who tried to institute reforms on Apache reservations and was criticized by the US War Department for being too lenient with the Apache.  He was replaced by General Nelson Miles who then deployed 5,000 US soldiers, thousands of civilian militia and hundreds of Apache and Navajo scouts to hunt Geronimo's small band of 24 men.  Geronimo and his band surrendered in September 1886.

YourMom wants to know if a commanding officer is ultimately responsible for the consequences of his military decisions.