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

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Captain r. o. c. Ord.s Company, B, Sd Artillery;
Brevet Major j. f. Reynolds Company, II, Sd Ar
tiliery; and Captain G. G. Augur's Company, e.,
4th Infantry. Company c. LIST Dragoons, lost eleven
men killed and eighteen wounded. Companies H.
Sd Artillery, and G. 4th Infantry, killed twenty Of
the enemy and took several prisoners, with four
canoes, rifles and ammunition. Company b, Sd Ar
lilery, killed five warriors and captured five horses,
4 quantity OF supplies and some ammunition.
And second, the operations on Pugets Sound. Of
the troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Slas
Casey and Major Robert s. Garnet, 9th Infantry,
and Captain 4. ID. Reyes, Sd Artillery.
The conduct Of these officers is highly commended
for skill, perseverance and Judgment. The forces
under their commands were-Companies NJ, I'D Ar
tillery; and d, 4th Infantry; and ID, X X, 9th
Infantry. Their conduct is represented worthy OF
Lieutenant August v Kautz, 4th Infantry. (wound
ed) and Iieutenants Robert II. Davis and David h.
Mckibbn 9th Infantry, are commended for their
gallantry in the engagement with the Indians on
White river. The los in these operations not stated
III. On the 2lst of March. 1856, Corporal William
Fletcher and six privaes OF Company F. LIST Artille
w from Fort Mcintosh. Texas, overlook and attack
ed party Of Indians on the Rio Grande, wounded
Two OF them and captured three horses.
w. In March. 1856, Sergeant H. Kelley, Company
H, 4th Infantry. with eight men. calamity defended
perry at the Cascades Washington territory for two
DAYS against body Of fifty Indians. He had one
man. private l.. Rooney killed. aud two. privates F.
Bernaud and 0. McManus, wounded, the latter since
" April, ls56.-A detachment of thirty dragoon
commanded by List Lieutenant Isaiah N. Moore, lst
Dragons, with I'd Lieutenant Horace Randall. sent
out by Bvt. Lieut. Colonel d. d. Chandler 30 infant
ry from the force under his command, near the Al
maigre Mountains, New Mexico, came upon aud
| charged band of ella Apaches in cGnon, killed
one, wounded several Others, of whom three subse-
quently died. and captured their prisoners, baggage,
sheep, horses and mules.
! Private Allen of Company ], severely and danger
ously, and Private Fox OF Company ID, LIST Dragons,
severely wounded.
vi. 18th OF April. ls56.-A detachment of one
hundred and eight men from the lst and I'd Art,l-
iery, commanded by Bvt. Major Lewis G. Arnold, I'd
Artillery, with Captain Saml. H. Dawson and I'd
Lieutenant Loomis H. Langdon, LIST Artillery, and "a
Lieutenant George G. Garner, I'd Artillery, were
attacked by large assembled force oil Semnoles IN
the Big Cypress Swamp, Florida. The Indians were
repeatedly charged and driven from the strong posi-
tons they successfully occupied i'll the swamps and
hammocks, but with what loss is not known.
Private John Simons. Company l., I'd Artillery,
was killed; Corporal Joseph Carson and Priyates
George Muller, John Strobell, Company o. "a Artil.
| lery and Private Thomas Newton, Company l., LIST
Artillery severely, and Private Sas NJ Watkins and
William Abbott, Company Z, "a Artillery slightly
wounded.
VII. On the 18th of April 1856 party Of fifty.
five Indians were overtaken on the head waters Of
| the Nueces by detachments from Companies and ID,
Mounted Remen and +, It Artillery, from Forts Nc
lntosh and Duncan Texas, under the command respec
I tiyely of Captain Thomas Claiborne. Jr and Breyet
| CAPTAIN Gordon Granger, Mounted Rifemen, and
% Lieutenant George II. Elliot, LIST Artillery One
Indian killed and four made prisoners; their camp
and all their animals captured.
The vigilance of the Indians and the character OF
the country which enabled them to discover pursuit
at great distance, prevented more complete sue
cess In this case, from the time OF leaving tf'ir
posts until the termination of the pursuit the tr
marched three hundred and fifty miles in eight day.
They suffered from want OF water, and Tor four
days, two in the pursuit and two after its ternna-
ton. had provisions but small allowance OF rice
o,I,p pn1 in fba
Passo road.
The Mayor of Laredo, Sr. Don Santos Benevidas
Mr.. Edward Jordan and some twenty-five other citi
zens of that place, participated IN tins pursuit ana
are represented as having rendered valuable service
VIII. April %, lS56-Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Edward J. Steptoe, 9th Infantry. commanding
Companies A, Z, F x ], same regiment,
and detachments Of Company f, LIST Dragons,
and Company L. Sd Artillery-in all. two hundred
men-at the Cascades, W. T., repulsed the Indians
in their attack of that place The troops landed I'M
der fire, routing and dispensing the enemy az every
point, capturing large number OF their mules and
destroying all their property ID Lieutenant Philip
II. Sheridan, Attn Infantry, II especially mentioned
for his gallantry.
Cakes, I'd Cavalry, with detachment of that regi.
| ment from Fort Mason, Texas came upon party Of
| Indians on the Concho, and killed one:
! X.-On the let of July, 1856 Bv. Major Earl Van
! Doran I'd Cavalry with his company under the or
ders of Byt. Colonel Robert Il. Lee, same regi-
ment during an expedition from the northern posts
of Texas 70 the Of the Colorado and Brazos
rivers after long pursuit. surprised party of Go.
manches, killed two took one prisoner and captured
twelve animals and other property.
XI.--August 20. 1856. Captain George IL.
Stewet, with his own Company, X, LIST
Cavalry and detachments from Companies
and under lst Lieutenant Frank Weston.
of the same regiment, tforty-one men in alb from
Fort Kearney, pursued and came upon body OF
from seventy TO eighty Cheyenne Indian. who had
| tack. characterized by the department commander
as spirited and skul were completely routed, with
/ a Ices Of ten dead on the field and as many more
wounded, with their horses, mules, saddles, arms,
| &c, captured.
The conduct of the officers, Captain c. II. Stewart
LIST Lieutenant +. Wheaton and 2d Lieutenant James
b. Mcintyre, ist Cavalry and OF all the non-comins
stoned officers and men engaged, Is characterized AZ
hiphy meritorious and honorable To themselves and
| the service The gallant captain expresses his obli
cations TO Mr. Edward Dillor, Of Fort Kearney; aln
! to Mr.. Alexander Steward, and 10 The Sioux, Red
\ Leaf and Standing Elk.
/ XII Sept. ls56.-A detachment Of troops from
| Fort Clark, Texas, commanded by Captain James
Cakes, I'd Cavalry, and composed OF Captain Chas.
G. Gilbert and eighteen men Of company ID. LIST In.
| fantry; "a Lieutenant Henry w. Closson and
| twelve men az company I, LIST Artillery; and
I'd Lieutenant James b. Withere and thirty men
Of company G, I'd Cavalry. penetrated the country
| between Fort Clark and the mouth Of the
Pecos Western Texas hitherto not visited by troops,
and considered very difficult Of The cxpcdi-
| ton was conducted with much judgment and en-
ergy that in the operations Of day three parties OF
Indians were surprised between the RIO Grande and
Pecos and near their junction, and four of the In.
dams killed and four wounded, their animals and
| other property taken or destroyed.
| xTf-Noyember Is, 1856, Captain Vim. X. Bird.
flute with detachment ot nineteen men OF his
pany, g.. Second Cavalry, from Fort Mason, Texas,
after march Of eight days upon and surprised
party of Canarche Indians, near the head OF the
main Concho killing four, wounding several taking
one prisoner and capturing six Of their animals In
| the conflict Private John Curtis was severely
| wounded.
| Xly.-November 30, 1856. detachment composed
/ Of men OF Company g. First Dragons, and Company
| G, Mounted Rifemen-in all twenty-commanded by
| Second Lieutenant Horace Randall. First Dragons,
followed party Of fifty warriors Of the ella Apa-
ches and after q chase OF three hcndred and in one
day Of eighty mIes-going over mountains and