The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-16
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Bugler Ezekiel Fisher, Of / company mounted riaemen
was killed aud the following were wounded
Company A, Mounted Rgaeuea. Sergeant James Watson
slightly, and private Manus Sweeney, mortallysiuce
dead.
C51PD,g !, uouatad Riaepa. Private O. Dunn
CorpDsy q Third blfEfry Private William Mauk
slightly
The following were the officers under Lieut. Col Miles
and Of whom be speaks Ia the highest terms
Capt Elliott aud Byt Capt Hatch LIST Lieut. Lane and
Pile and "a Lieuts Walker and Hidt, Sd inGntry and
Asst. Surgeon Mckee medical department
Capt. Bias Iucero, OF the guides and spies
The guide and Interpreter, Mr. Edward Marines, is
highly commended for his valuable services.
XVII September rs, 1858. .--Dyt. Capt. J, 7. Hatch
mounted rifemen with company Of his regiment and
company b. Sd infantry the latter under lst Lieut. Whip
pie Sd infantry marched from Fort Defiance New Mex
co. the night of the gath Of September for the purpose
of surprising party of the hostile Navajo Indians under
Sarcillo Largo, their principal chief
After marching the greater part OF the night and find
ing that he would not be able to conceal his march if he
confined himself to the step OF his foot troops Captain
Hatch reluctantly but judciousy left them behind and
with fifty two of company pushed on with as much
rapidy and caution as possible to point about nine
miles beyond Llguna Nea, where, by taking advantage
of the Irregularities of the ground he succeeded in
prisng the Indians and after short but sharp con-
hiet in completely routing them, with loss OF six OF
their number left dead the field, and large number
of wounded, among the latter the principal chef-Sar
clio Iargo-supposcd mortally. Over fifty horses and
large quantity Of other Indian property was captured or
destroyed
1t is greatly to the credit of Capt Hatch that in this
handsome Affair, after night march Of twenty five miles
and the combat in the morning. he returned the same
day Fort Defiance with all of his command and in
good order when he started
The captain gives great credit to his men, all OF whom
behaved with gallantry and coolncss
He mentions particularly the excellent conduct of lst
Sergeant McGrath, of company l. mounted rifemen
XVIII October /, lS5S.-Near the Wichita village,
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A. r. H. and X companies of his regiment, after forced
march of ninety miles in thiry-sx hours came little
daylight upon thecampof the hostile Camanches
sstng hundred and twenty lodges and between four
and five hundred Indians. He Immediately charged
upon it, and after most desperate struggle of hour
and half during which there many bloody hand
tohand conflicts, achieved most decisive and important
victory.
dred and twenty lodges burnt three hundred
animals taken large quantity Of supplies appropriated
and destroyed and the surviving Indians dispersed among
the mountains in a destitute condition.
With this victory it painful to record the death Of
I'd Lieutenant Cornelius Van Camp, "a cavalry active
young officer of exceeding promise before named in
this order for his gallanty, who shot through the
| heart with an arrow while charging the enemy.
Sergeant j. Garrison, of company b, Prvates Peter
Magyar AMI Jacob Echard OF company H. also killed
Private Henry Howard, of that company, missing, sup
posed to have been killed
The following were wounded
CJnpny A.---Brevct Major Van Dorm, severely four
wounds Corporal Joseph p. Taylor, dangerously
Company H-Private G. G. Alexander severely Ser
geant G. b. Mcclellan, Corporal Bishop Gordon, and Bu-
] gIer NJ. Aborgast, slightly.
| LbnapDly E--Privates G. G. Emery and A. J. McNa-
mara, severely, and w. Frank slightly.
Cbmpay R.private Smith Hnckley, slightly
The suffer- Mr. j. f. Ward slightly, and the special
agent in charge Of the friendly Indians Mr. s. Ross
severely wounded They Ind volunteered for the expo
diton and deserving of great praise for their gallant
! ry in the action.
During the combat Capt N G. Evans, 2d Lieutenants
Harrison and Phifer, each killed two, and Lieutenant
Major killed three Indians ia hand-tohand encounters
The other officers who under Major Van Dorm are
Captains Whiting and Johnson I'd Lieutenant Porter and
Acting Assistant Sergeon Caswe all of whom together
with the commissioned officers and prvatcs of
panies A. f. IT, and X I'd cavalry, entitled TO great
! commentator for their gallantry
The friendly Indians Delawarcs, Ceddoes &c.. under
Mr. Ross rendered essential service both before and du
! ring the conflict.
XIX. Corrections and additions to the notices of
/ bats in General Orders No. IA, of 1857:
Part II-From the want of detailed information, since
supplied there were omitted the names OF several officers
of the expedition whose conduct highly commended
by their immediate commander, Byt Lieutenant Colone
! Buchanan, 4th infantry
The following Is corrected list of the officers engaged
Us supplied by him.
Mciea Sqg.-A Assistant Surgeons c. II. Crane, j. J.
AIhau in the field and Assistant Surgeon r. Gsan in
| the general hospital
Ia Dragoons Captain A. j. Smith and lst Lieutenant
| N. b. Sweitzer
! Sd Aylllerg Captain E. o. c. Ord, Iyt Major j. +.
Reynolds I'd Lieut. since lst, j. g. Chandler acting
sstant adutant general I'd Lieut., since LIST, G. 7.
Ihro, acting assistant quarteaster and assistant com
msary of subsistence to the troops in the field and I'd
| Lieut., since lst J. Drysdac.
| 4A H.jantry y-Captains G. G. Augur Del. Floyd Jones
and First Lieutenant H. Macfeey Acting Assistant Quar-
termaser and Commssary OF Subsistence at the depot
Lieut. Colonel Buchanan also notices. especially, the
non commissioned officers by companies, their names
omitted and Acknowledges the valuable services of joe
Palmer, esq., superintendent of Indian affairs, aud
Messcurs Olney and Wright of the Indian department.
and of Acting Assistant Surgeon Hiilman.
Sergeant Smith, of company Sd artillery Privates
Garry and Kennedy company f. 4th infantry, mention
| cd by name wounded, the former mortally.
Par. VII Col q. Wright, 9th infantry, should have
Leen announced the commander of the force which
epused the attack Of the Indians at the Cascades W. Il
the 9th and 2sth Of March, IS5Gincoreely stated
from report Of the department commander1 to have
! Cured on the 2Sth Of April
In this attack Private Thomas McGrath of Company f.
9th infantry and Private Thomas s. Barton killed
and Private Martin Welsh wounded.
Par. XXX. Same order OF 1851 among those TO whom
great credit had been given by their commanders the
Of First Lieut. X. jackson and Second Lieut..
j. II, Cooke Sth infantry, were omitted.
Par. XXI. There omission to mention that
Second Lieut. Il. w. IL Reed Sth infantry was of the
detachment sent from Fort Lancaster against the Indians
who attacked the mail escort.
by command Brevet Lieutenant General Scott
l.. THOMAS,
Assistant Adutant General.
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