Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-14

the buge the men rushed with cheer,
and in a very few inmates saddled up and
were in line. left four companies and
all the men who were poorly mounted in
the camp, with orders to strike the tents
and corral the wagons, and starting off
with the I'd Nebraska on the right, the
9th Iowa on the left one company Of the
'th Iowa and the battery in the center, at
a full gallop, we made the distance Of
over ten miles in much less than an hour.
On reaching near the ground iound
that the enemy were leaving, and carrying
of what plunder they could. Many
lodges, however, were still standing
ordered Colonel Furuas, 81 Nebraska, to
push his horses to the utmost, so as to
reach the camp and assist Major House
in keeping the Indians corra!eh. This
order was obeyed With great aIacri,y, the
regiment going over the plains at a full
run. | was close upon the rear of the
reg iment with the 9th Iowa. The Ne
braska took to the right Of the camp, and
was soon lost in cloud Of ous, over the
hills | ordered Colonel Wilson, 9th
Iowa, to take the left, while with the
! battery, one company of the Ith Iowa,
Captain Mi!larI. and two companies Of
the 9th Iowa, MAJOR Ten Drocvk com.
manding, charged through the center Of
the encaupment here found an In
dian chief by the name Of Little Soldier
with some few of his people, This Ia.
dian has al"ayo had the reputation Of be-
ing Il good Indian" and friendly. |
placed them under guard and moved on.
Shortly alter | met with the notorious
cAlel Big head and some OF his men-
! They were dressed for fight, but my men
cut them off. These Indians, together
with some Of their warriors, mastering
about 30, together with squaws, children,
numbering human beings ever 10 Ahou,
the same time firing began about half a
mile from me ahead, aud was kept up,
becoming more and more brisk, until II
was quite respectable engagement. A
report was brought to me (Which proved
to be false that the Indians were driving
back some Of my command. | immedi-
ately took possession Of the hillocks near
by, forming iine and placing the battery
ia the center on u high knoll. At this
time night had about set in, but still the
engagement was Oriskly KEEP; up. and in
the melee 1t was hard TO distinguish my
line from that OF the enemy. The indians
made q very cpSo,rnte resistance. bu,
hually broke and fl -, n,r.n.h - aynrr I;
decriion by bodies Dl nv troonS Iw,nId
here state that IN, ;rocns ,hnn,b mounted
were armed with rifles and ACCORDING :,
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