Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-09-29
GIeaG indian DattleI
SO WARRIORS KILLEDW
Lnn .on Camp th2 ant Hrj. lat
Dur rDtadaV
\ GLORIOUS VICTORY OVER TIE
COMANCHEs.
OFFlCIAL REpORT.

cdoH The battle tookp'a@ deiiYti,sl
Wichita Village. m ,l,c aiefaing a ne
Ist OCT Having been p9 siitmbl 81
l.a hour jr might Co c5SSsIs btT.
port of tH ugnal victory %Ae,,f vi
miao o.. readers o. he crrlissNy8k ~
gUmmpaD "a u s.rg and aIs8'tfy
lu regular weekly edition, our jaf
n having already been struck oa
That the news is most glorions 10 e I,
sSlgMngAsSosa,sssg ,r.~,'o'-s s.a.s'-a, $50
ucrdlCs5 70 announce, ihNtgh t''EH'
panied with the souowfuli news Of the
ions. OF gallant young o. acE ana tue
wounding of several othcrs--among
whom is the intrepid leader of the:exf'
petition, Maj. Van Dorm.
This vital blow AT the supposed In
viuciblc Comanchc Nation in their
mountain Businesses, signally demon-
strates the wisdom of our Department
Commander in organizing this expedi-
ton. But we cannot dilate now upon
the valuable results which we antici-
pate from this iudicious measure in
subduing the savages on orr ttontier.
The Report of Maj. Van Dorm is char
actcrizcd by great good taste, and is
us follows:
HEAD oRs. WICHITA FXPEDlTIoN, !
CAMP NEAG WICHITA VILLAGE,
october ., 1858. }
Captain:
have the honor TO make the follow
ing report of the operations of my
command since the 25th ult., the date
If nv last rerort rho rtH"kHac work,
.u progress az construction nj that
Ia,a was completed On tha 2',b, md
preparations we're BONG made TO move
towqrda.tba Canadian r,y"r The follow
-ug morning when two %. my Indian
.pios cane in and reported % large
Gonancno camp aea .he Wichita vii
iage about ninety miles duo east Of thc
Depot. Unon receipt Of this intorma
tion, | had all the Stores, draught
mules, and extra horses, moved a
once into the defensive encosuse, ant
marched for this point, with the iou
companiee Of Cavalry and Indian al
lies. After making forced march o
ninety odd miles in thirty-eight hours
during the last part of which we
we're continuously in the saddle TO
sixteen and half hours, including TIN
charge and pursuit-we arrived a
this camp on the morning OF the Is
inst.
had been in hopes of reaching
point in close proximity to the enem,
before daylight, and had made dlspe
sitions for an attack, based oIiSlnforn
alton received from the spies, but a
day break came upon us some three 2
four miles of, and I found them yer
inaccurate in their information, move
the companies. up in column with IL
tervals of hundred yards, and move
in the direction of which the camp We
said to be, sending instructions to I'll
Captains to deploy and charge whence Nlt
er ir was seen over the crest of the hill
in advance of us. After marching VII
this formation about two miles#at q
increased gait, the sound Of the chare
came from towards the left, and IN
moment the whole command pourf
down into the enemies camp IN u
most gallant style, and we soon foul
ourselves engaged on warmly de1en
ed battle field.
There being many ravlnes In al
about the camp that obstructed Il
easy operation of Cavalry and ga
rood shelter to the indians, 1t w
more than an hour before they we
,+;roly haaten ont or DESTROYED Qurll