The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
THE INDIAN WAR.
EXPEDITION LAKE SHETEK
Letter from the Chaplain of the 25th
Wisconsin.

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TO the Editors Of the Pioneer:
1t may be Of interest to the readers of
your paper to be informed that the expedi-
ton sent out by Colonel NJ. Montgomery,
commanding southern frontier, to Lake
Shetek on the Goth of October, has just
rturned with the following report:
Lieut.. O. E. Foot, Company F, 25th
Wisconsin Volunteers, in command of the
expedition, reports that arriving at Leaven-
worth they met with signs of Indian dep
relations in the way of broken windows
and plundered houses. Two men by the
name Of Burns were found living upon
their place twenty eight miles from New
Ulm, where the men camped for the night.
Said Burns men claim to have shot an In
dian on the 9th of October, twenty miles
farther up the Cottonwood river-waited
all day for another chance, but without
success. The expedition reached Lake
Shetek October goth, and camped for the
night on its banks. Next morning they
proceeded to bury those who had been
killed by the Indians. Out on the Prairie
two and a half miles from the lake, on the
bank Of slough the bodies of nine persons
were found in a partially decomposed con-
dition the fire having run over them and
burned off their clothes. This is supposed
to be the place where the affrighted set
tiers made their stand against the bloody
savages; hiding in the tall grass and de-
Tending themselves in the best way they
could with such weapons as they had, I'M
til all their number save one, was either
killed or wounded The names of the
dead are supposed to be as follows:
Mrs. E. G. Everett, Mrs Ireland, Mrs.
Smith, Mr. John Eastlick; two children
supposed to be Irelands; two boys sup
posed to be Dulys, and boy belonging to
Mr.. Eastlick. The bodies of Mr. Cook
and Mr.. Foge were also found near their
dwellings, and all were buried in the best
manner possible, under the circumstances,
and their place Of rest marked. There
was found upon the body Of Mrs. Everett
in gold and silver the sum OF seventeen
dollars and ninety four cents, (S17,94
which was placed in the hands of Colonel
Montgomery for the benefit of Mr. Ever
EFT, who was severely wounded in the bat
tie at Lake Shetek, and is now in the hos
pital of the 25th Wisconsin, slowly recov-
ering from his wounds He was shot in
the left arm and thigh, the ball remaining
in the limb until last Sabbath morning,
when it was found and skillfully removed
by Mr. Gage, Surgeon OF the 25th Wis
consin volunteers. Mr.. Everett is much
respected in these parts, having resided
here before moving to Lake Shetek. In
addition to dear wife referred to above,
he lost lthree children, two boys supposed
to be murdered, and q little girl taken cap
tive and still in the hands of the savages.
The tales of blood and suffering, multi
piled as they are by many hundreds, call
loudly for vengeance upon the heads Of
the perpetrators and it should be known
and understood at headquarters, that I'M
less the Government shall intiict suitable
penalty upon the Indian for this unmiti-
gated crime with such promptness and Sc
verify as shall forever preclude the posi-
bility of a recurrence of such brutal out
RACES, the people, smarting with their
wounds weeping for the murdered dead,
eeprived of home and friends and proper
ty, will rise up in their might and demand
satisfaction at the hands of such Indians
as may come in their way.
T. c. GOLDEN,
Chaplain 18th Wisconsin Volunteers
2. S. | should have said also that a
Wagon and two guns, and a third gun
which was broken over the head of a
woman who afterwards escaped, and has
since recovered were also brought to head
quarters. TCG
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