The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-15

ment from Company Il, same regiment, from FOIL
Thorn. New Mexico, after hot pursuit continued
dd DIusrto upon party Of Indians supposed to DE
Mescalero Apaches or kioways. who had run OF the
animals Of The United States surveying party, and
succeeded in routing them, recaptaring the stolen
animals as well as these belonging to the Indians,
together with their other property The exact loss
Of the Indians not known.
Iieutenant Bakers conduct in this affair has been
commended by the department COMMANDER. tbs
Bernard Dougherty, MORALLY wounded (since dead);
Sergeant p. Duggan, Corporal John Brady and Must
clan Thomas Reed, wounded.
XIX-Aprii A. 1857, First Lieutenant Walter H.
Jenifer Second Cavalry, with thirteen men Of Com
pany OF that regiment, after search of thirteen
days and march of nearly three hundred miles,
came upon fresh trail Of Indians near the head of
the north fork OF the Nueces river, Texas; and, as
the trail led into rocky country almost impracica-
bic for cavalry, he dismouned, elL his horses with
a guard and continued the pursuit with only seven
men, After tedious march OF four miles he suddenly
came upon a camp occupied by from eighty to one
hundred Indians. Approaching it, under cover, to
within two hundred and fifty yards, and he and his
little party being discovered, they were attacked by
all the warriors in the camp, and threatened at the
same time by party returning to u with horses.
He repulsed the Indians. with loss to them OF two
killed and one wounded. 1t being then night ne
withdrew his men, reoined his horses, and returned
TO the attack the next day; but in the meanwhile
The Indians dispersed
For the last three days this detachment had no
iations, having been out seventeen days.
XX-June 81, ls57.-The southern column-com-
manded by Lieut.. Col. Dixon S. Miles-of the ella
expedition under COL B. r. E. Bonneville, Sd Infantry,
composed Of attachments from Companies u, ID, U
and X 1st Dragons, b, G and X Mounted Ri1emen,
c, and Sd Infantry, and and s.h Infantry:
with a company Of guides and spies, composed oil
Puella Indians, and Captain Bias Luceros Mexlcans
in all four hundred men-after march Of twelve
days from the depo. on the ella river, New Mexico
81 and nfInS
Anocbcs killed "a. took q prisoners, captured or
DESTROYED al their property and rescued Mexican
boy from captivity" The following named officers
and men were wounded most OF them slightly
Ist Dragoons-2d Lieutenant Benjamin +. Davis,
Corporal Anderson {twice, once with an arrow and
once with a bullct), and private Donnelly, Company
G.
Sd Infantry-2d Lieutenant Alexander +. Steen,
Sergeant James Heron, Company n, and Priyates
johnson and Mcnamara, Company G..
Very special mention is made, by all the superior
commanders, of Captain Richard s. Ewell. Isl Di''-
goons to whom the credit is given OF planning the
action and breaking the enemy.
Colonel Bonneville gives much credit to I'd
Lieutenant A. McD. Mccook I'd Infantry. for 1.-THE
admirable manner in which he managed his Puebla
Indians"
Great credit is also given by their commanders to
the following named officers and men:
Medical Staff Assistant Surgeon John NJ. Haden.
LIST Dragoons-lst Lieutenant !. n. Moore; "a
Lieutenants Alfred Il. Chapman and Benz. +. Davis;
Sergeant n; Pshon Company - ooiPoI s T. an An,
pany G: Lance Corporal w. Lambert and Private n.
Brewer. of Company ID.
Mounted Rifemen-C Captain Thomas Claiborne,
Jr, and ID Lieutenant ). V. d. Dubois
Sd Infantry-lst Lieutenant Vim. ID. Whipplc and
I'd Lieutenant A. 4. Steen; Sergeant J: Heron and
Private John S. Harper, Company n; Privates Thos.
Mcnamara Thomas +. Morris and John Brown,
COMPANY C; Sergeants Doong and Morrison, Cor
porai Maloney, Privates Giles, Moore, McCardle,
Quinn. Woodslnan, Weis and Zinzinhoiicr, Com
pany F.
Corporals John O'Donnel and W. Robinson. Com
pany b. Sergeant c. Wolpent and Private Mckay,
Company
XXi-July 90 1s57.-A detachment Of twenty
four men of Company G, I'd Cavalry, commanded by
% Lieutenant John b. Hood, from Fort Mason,
Texas, towards the close OF the fourth day oil a
fatguing march, came upon body OF fifty Ca
manche and bipan Indians, near the head OF Devils
river (San Pedro). and after severe hand to hand
conflict forced them to retire with loss OF nine OF
their number Zone chief killed and ten to twelve
wounded.
Private Thomas Ryan, killed; I'd Lieutenant John
B. Hood privates John Davit, William w. Williams,
Thomas +. Tirrell and John j. Kane. wounded;
Private William Barry missing, supposed to have
been mortally wounded
YXIi-July "a ls57.-Thc mail escort Of one
sergeant and six priyates Of the sth Infantry com
manded ny Sergeant Schroeder, and wood party of
one sergeant and six priyates Of the LIST Infantry
commanded by Sergeant Libbey, having been at
tackled ut place known as the Rpples, about
twenty-five miles from Fort Lancaster, on the road
from that post TO Fort Davis Texas, by body Of
from eighty To one hundred Indians, and Sergeant
Schroeder killed; detachment Of forty men
from the lst Infantry at Fort Lancaster.
under I'd Leutenants A. NJ. Haskell and John
F. Shcrburne joined TO detachment OF forty
men Of the Sth Infantry from Fort Davis. the whole
under I'd Lieutenant Edward J.. Iar'z. 18th Infantry,
was sent out against them. The commander placed
his men in wagons, with the covers closely drawn,
and marched under the guse Of provision train.
The ruse was successful and the party attacked
about forty-ve miles from Fort Lancaster ny body
of mounted Indians, supposed to be Muscalero
Apaches, who were driven back with loss OF three
OF their number killed and wounded. The troops
were unhurt. The conduct OF the sergeants com
fnanding the mail escort and the wood party is
represented a perfectly correct, and II seems to
have been gallant and iudicous.
XyIII.-July 30, 1s57.-Col. u. V. Sumner LIST
Cavalry, commanding expedition against the Che.
yennes, with Companies A, Is, d. Il, and II Of his
regiment, and Companies &, and q, 9Th Infantry
after march with the former Of more than u thou.
sand miles. came upon body OF some three hundred
Cheyenne warriors on Solomon's fork OF the Kansas
in Kansas Territory, drawn up in battle array to OPP
pose his march.
The indians were all well mounted and well
armed, many u them with rifles and revolyers. The
troops advanced steadily upon them, they standing
their ground till charged by the cavalry when they
broke in all directions. They were pursued seven
miles with loss of nine killed. Number wounded
not known.
Colonel Summers loss was--Private Martin Lynch
of Company A. and George Cade, Company q, lat
Cavalry, killed; lr Lieutenant James +. il. Stuart
LIT Cavalry, severely, though not dangerously
wounded; lst Sergeant George &. McEowen, Com
t@ny u; Private Franz Plot, Company B, and Jas
NJ Cooke, Company q, dangerously 1st Sergeant
Henry D. Robinson Company "; Privates Francis
r. rIecr, Company Il; Rollin Taylor, Company y
and Thomas Wilson. Company ID. severely; and
Private Alexander wnkey, Company b. slightly
wounded.
The troops, on the 3lst OF July, took the principal
town ot the Cheyennes, which had been abandoned
containing one hundred and seventy lodges and q
large amount OF their property.
XXIV,--August, ls57.-A detachment OF the "a
Captain Charles J. Whiting with I'd Lieutenant Jas
T.. Major same regiment. and Mr.. Dunlap, citizen
volunteer, after iauguing and exhaus;ing pursuit
OF five days-during which time they were twice, for
thirty-sx hours, without water for Their horses