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aud Private Fox, Of company d. LIST dragoos severely
wounded.
VI 7ta Of April 1856, detachment Of ons hundred
and eight from the lst and I'd artillery, commanded
by Bfeyet Major Lewis q. Arnold I'd artillery with Capt
San'l X Dawson and Second Lieut. LOonis L. Iangdon,
lat artillery and Second Lieut. George Garner I'd
teTy attacked by large assembled force Of Semi
noles in the Big Cypress Swamp. Florida The Indians
repeatedly charged and driven from the strong po
ons they successisely occupied In the swamps and ham"
asecLs, bat with what loss il not known.
Private John Simmons company l., I'd artillery, was
killed Corporal Joseph Carson and Priyates George
Muller John Strobel company G. I'd artillery, and Phi
yate Thomas Newton, company L. ls artillery severely
and Pryates Silas NJ. Watkins and VIM Abbott com
pany c, % artillery, slightly wounded
VII On the 18th of April, 1856 party Of hfty live
Indians oVertaken the headwaers Of the Nueoes
by attachments from companies and ID, mounted rifle
men and r. lat artillery from Forts Mcintosh and Dun
can, Texas under the command respectively of Captain
Thomas Claiborne, , and Breyet Capt Gordon Granger
mounted TieInen and Second Lieut.. George H. Elliot
LIST artillery One Indian killed and four made prison
ers 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 success In
this case from the time OF leaving their posts until the
termination of the pursuit. the troops marched three hun
dred and fifty miles in eight days They suffered from
of water and for four days two in the pursuit and
after its termination had provisions but small
allowance of rice and coffee accidentally obtained in cross
ing the III Paso road
The mayor OF Laredo sr Don Santos Bcnevidas Mr.
Edward Jordan. and some twenty live other tiNens OF
that place, participated in this pursuit and represent
ed having rendered valuable service.
VIII April rs. 1856 Brevet Lieut. Colonel Edward
Septoe 9Th infantry, commanding companies a, r., r.
and l. same regiment and detachments Of company T.
first Dragons and company L. sd artillery in all two
hundred mcnat the Cascades w. T., repulsed the In
dans in their attack of that place The troops landed
under fire, routing and dispensing the enemy at every
point. capturing large number of their mules and de-
stroyng all their property. Second Lieutenant Philip H.
Sheridan, 4 infantry is specially mentioned for his gal
lantry.
TX. ON the esth of Nav. 1856 Captain James Cakes
ID cavalry with detachment of that regiment from
Fort Mason Texas upon party of Indians on the
Coneho, and killed one.
X On tie lst of JuIy, 1856, Byt Major Earl Van
Dom I'd cavalry with his company under the orders of
Byt. Colonel Robert f. Ice, regiment, during an
expedition from the northern posts OF Texas to the sources
of the Colorado and Brazos rivers after long pursuit
surprised party of Comanches, killed two, took one
prisoner, and captured twelve animals and other prop
crty
XII August &C. 1856, Captain George H. Stewart, with
his company h, LIST cavalry, and detachnents from
companies and under First Lieutenant Frank Whea-
ton of the same regiment, tfortyone men IN all nom
Fort keany pursued and upon body of from sew
enty to eighty Cheyenne Indians who had attacked the
mail party The enemy after an attack characterized
by the department commander spirited and skilfl,
were completely routed with loss of ten dead on the
| field and many wounded, and their horses,
| mules, saddles, arms, &c, captured.
The conduct Of the officers, Captain G. II. Stewart,
First Lieutenant r. Wheaton and Second Lieutenant jas
D. Mcintyre ls cavalry, and of all the non-comnisaon-
ed officers and engaged, characterized highly
meoriou and honorable To themselves and the service
The gallant captain expresses his obligations to slr. I'd
ward Dillor, of Fort kearny, also 10 Mr. Alexander
Stewart and to the Sioux, Red Ieat, and Standing Elk
/ XII September, 1856 detachment OF troops from
Fort Clark Texas commanded by Captain James Oakes
I'd cavalry and composed Of Captain Charles e. Gilbert
and eighteen men OF company b. lst infantry Second
Lieutenant Henry W. Cosson and twelve men OF COM
pany l. LIST artillery and Second Lieutenant James
Wtherel and thirty men OF company g I'd cavalry pen
etrsted the coay between Fort Clark and the mouth OF
the Pecos Western Texas hitherto not visited by troops
and considered very difficult Of The expedition
conducted with much Judgment and energy tlla
in the operations of day three parties of Indians were
surprised between the Rio Grande and Pocos their
junction. -Four Of the Indians killed and four wounded
Their animals and other property taken or DESTROYED
! XIII. November 25tl 1856, Captain William X Brad
fute with detachment of nineteen Of his company
G. I'd cavalry from Fort Mason Texas, after march Of
eight days upon and surprised party of Comanche
Indians the head of the main Concho, killing four
wounding several taking prisoner and capturing six
of their animals In the conflict Private John Curtis
severely wounded.
/ XIV November 3oth, 1856, a detachment composed
Of men of company @, lst Dragons, and company O.
mounted rifelnen-in all enty-commanded by Second
Lieutenant Horace Randall LIST dagoons followed par
y of fifty warriors of the Cila Apaches, and after chase
OF three hundred and in day of eighty miles, going
mountains and plains OF snow the trail frequently
oberated without water for three days and nights
overlook the enemy and attacked and drove them from
the position of their selection recovering all the cap
| tured animals. Loss not stated
XIV. December IL, 1885, detachment Of seventeen
men company c. I'll cavalry, from Fort Clark, Texas
commanded by Second Lieutenant James B. Withere I'd
cavalry, and accompanied by Second Lieutenant w.
Owens, "a cavalry, and Second Lieutenant 4. w. ii.
Read Sth infantry both Of whom had volunteered for
the occasion after march of three days in diiigent
search of the enemy. upon party of Indians posted
| in dense clapaYai the bank of the Rio Grande,
charged upon and drove them into and across the river
into Mexico killing two Woundng several and captur-
ing of their horses arms, and other property
XVI December 22 1856, Captain X. W. johnson,
with twenty FIVE of company f. accompanied by Sec
ond Lieutenant a. Porter all Of the 2d cavalry after
march of DAYS from Camp Colorado, Texas came
upon part of Snecos band Of Uomanche Indians, near
the head OF the main Concho charged upon and drove
them into the eaaGi dismonted and followed them IN,
killing three woundng three and capturing thirty -four
horses and all their camp equpase In this sharp con-
fiict Bugler Campion and Private Lamb were killed by
arrow shots through the heart, and Sergeant Gardner
| and Private MeKim slightly wounded
XVII March g. 1857, Bvt Captain Alfred Gibbs,
mounted ricmen, commanding detachment of sixteen
accompany G, regiment from Fort lmore New
Mexico pursued party of Mmbres Apache Indians, and
the second day ont overlook and attacked them with
such vigor kill six dead upon the field and mortay
wound the seventh. The animals stolen by the Indians
all recovered In this sharp and entirely successful
conflict Bvt. Captain Gibbs received wound in
the body from lance. His gallaniry in this affair is,
most Justly, highly praised by his dcIHn tmen COM
mander.
s. Baker mounted rifcmen, with small detachment
Mexico after pursuit continued through the night,
4 came af n nlace known H,erGo upon a Iarty of