Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-05

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pgsctierd b. these .nisosesnts - wboss |
Ibnds bad S-n imtped 70 tho u noceUt |
hood OF women ss4 Cd ,ldrso were a sds
"a ,,isee. I. oss Uf-onr men Who were
- unlOstunsse - The excitement of the
battle . to venture too lar among item
we,s cut "A, and tbsi. bodies subject 10
,h. most horrible muiiIat,oos. Tongues
~ers cut out - the body dismsmbsred If
head or Iinbs, Or both-deep sashss ont
acroes the iace with the murjero0s var
cub, o. brains dashcd opt With ,tbsi
own rifles, were bul . lev a. Me Ssvsgt
,ndixbi ard tortues j, d cted upon
the few Who fell into their hands. fos
lsnatviy, bowever, their number Was
very lew.
Dung thetwo succeeding dsys that
the comw.nd lay On the field, these who
had not the ds, knees Vi the eight suc-
ceeded it, escepug, were hunted ont 10
their hiding places aud sLot, without
The trouble Of making them prisoners.
The number of war; fora actually en-
g.ged is esti III ated At 1900, embI aciDg
warriors Of four dlfferen, tribes Of the
Sioux'f, VIZ The Sauttees, Black-teet,
Cut-heads and the Y ,nk-to-nsis, led on
by the noted Oh eft and warrior Ink-pa.
du-tah. Their killed is estimated ut 200
to $50. Those who witnessed The de-
sIuctiventss Of our vol eys estimated it
1t not less than the foilne, figure. Their
wounded o. course 10 not known, a. all
their wounded we're immediately or cub
.equenhy Cured off the field. We
took $50 prisone,s(3O Of whom were
warrlo,s.) who are now under guard en-
route Tor some point below, 10 undergo
an ,x-ninai n. Over 200 p,ries were
captured and 800 iepe's burned, or 9th
erwi.e destroy ed or rendered ureless 10
The ludisD,, and the pronsrty destroyed
including Butf.l, skins AID r, BIS, tuIs,
Buffalo meet, ETC., cauDOt fall .hort VI
s2UU,OOO. The loss to the Indians is q
nea, y one, and one not ess ly r~pai' &c
The blow was struck at exactly the
right moment, 1T the time ~hen their
l.bo's Of 'ayi' G In bounti ul supply o.
winter provls ons, AID Ia valuable stock
vi fd,s, kns, etc., we're IT completed
but though severe one, 1t is but just
retAlllat on tor the savage masecres pet
petrAted at their hands, and II lisa meas.
ure OF percauiion rs we'll a. necessity
rendered imperative by thu growing in
security Of the frontier, and i, il TO b.
hoped u at the le,son will have salu-
tory effect on lesser aud weaker tribes,
even il it does not diminish the war Ike
spirit of IN Sc who in this bloody con-
fleet have been made to feel the strength
Of the white man's ann.
| Our number OF killed is 20, and onr
number Of wounded is As. INST If not oil
OF whom will recover 10y careful treat
'nent Col. Wilson while gaIlantly lead
ny his command INTO action had hi,
horse shot under him. Col. Furnace 20
The I'd N. braska also had his holst
K He'd. Lieut. Leavi,t, Adjutant OF tn.
9th was scverel, wounded, and, in tn.
excitement Of the co, flict was cithel
iorg often, or his iello. soldiers were un
Ale to reach him. He lay upon the
iiield uos tended the entire night arc
Until late the next M rnlng. He died
a"n his body il now on the boat 10 II
conve, ed 70 his home III lows. Those
OF tbs felio, wEuhad lest Their lives il
the co, fl,ct we're buried on the field. II
an action where Vas shown degree o
cuoln, IS and bravery was shown by al
edom seen ir troops f r the frs time
expo-ed to Il G fire OF the enemy, 1t would
be impossible even II it were fair to a.
waid The e'it If Superior bravery tt
auv Particular Company but all f>u2h'
like veterans. Their fire vas delivered
As cody as though the game was SOUR
rels instead OF r. d-skius, aud under The
command Of such leaders rs the Coils. o.
he 9Th Iowa and I'd NebIa, ka, it need
not be wondered that a complete victory
crowned our efolts 10 show that western
boys csn fight.
The Sioux City Cavalry Conn any
he Battery, and two Companies OF the
9th Iowa we're not actual engaged in
The action, beng held as Reserve.
The highest credit lie due to the Com.
mander and leader Of The Expedition,
not only for the jud,cieus and economl.
Ca. use Of the tine aud means at his dis
possl, but IN the skiilful and indefa-
ugucable pursuit Of the perpetrators OF
Frontier massacres. To him be awar-
,ied the merri, which his enccgy aud
highly credilable manner in which he
uas I'm 50 great measure accompI,she
the Oh jet OF the Expedition, entitled
him 10 receive.
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