The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-02
TEE INDIAN CAMPAIGN,
Regimental Commanders Reports.
Report Of Col. William L. Mar
shall. Seventh Regiment.
HEADQUARTERS I'm REGIMENT NJ w
CAMP SIBLEY. on Missouri CoTEAr.
.IulY 25th 1863.

HEADQUARTERS I'm REGIMENT N. NJ
CAMP SIBLEY on Missouri CoTEAr.
July 25th, 1868.
Captain H. c. Oi;a, assistant Idjutcat Gcnf.1d:
CAPTAIN: respectfully submit the follow
ing report of the part taken by the Seventh
Regiment-eght compeneS-in the engage
ment with the Indians yesterday.
Immediately after news was received Of the
presence of the Indians the Regiment was
formed in order of battle i'll the line designated
10y you for the protection of the corral-subSc-
Quently the camD--then being formed. a de-
tail of ten men from each company was set to
digging trenches in front of our line. which
fronted n little south OF east-the Big Mound
being directly east. The men remained upon
the color line until the firing commenced on
the foot hill directly in front, where DR.. Weiscr
was killed. l was then ordered to deploy
Captain Banks cOmpany-armed with Colts
riiles-along the foot hill to the left of the ra-
vine, that opened toward the BIG Mound
This done, Major Bradley was ordered with
two companies-Captains Gilfans and Ste
vens'-to advance to the support of the first
battalion of cavalry, then out on the right of
the ravine, where DR.. Weiser was shot.
Major Bradley's detachment became engaged
along with the cavalry as soon as he reached
the top OF the first range of hills. | asked to
advance to their support with the other five
companies, and received your order to do so.
With Captains Kennedy's, Williston's, Halls,
Carriers and Arnold's companies, leaving Capt
Carter in charge of the detail to finish the
trenches and protect the camp; advanced at
dOuble-quick up the ravine toward Big Mound.
When opposite the siX-pounder on the left of
the ravine, where the General then was. de-
plOyed the five companies at three PAGES inter-
walls, without any reserve. The line extended
from hill to hill across the ravine, which was
here irregular or closed. Advancing as rapid
ly as possible, the line first came under fire
when it reached the crest of the first range of
hills, below the summit peak. The Indians
then occupied the summit range, giving way
from the highest peak or Big Mound, driven by
the fire OF the siX-pounder, but in great num-
bers along the ridge southwark. Capt Eugene
Wilson's company Of cavalry-dlsmounted-
passed to my left and occupied the Big Mound,
while charged across the little valley and up
advanced, firing, the Indians giving way
as we advanced 1 crossed the ridge
and pursued the Indians out on the
comparatively open ground east OF the
peaks. Their main body however, was to
our right ready to dispute possession of the
rocky ridges and ravines, into which the sum-
nit range is broken in its continuation south
ward. 1 had flanked them turning their right,
and now gradually wheeled my line to the
right untli,it was perpendicular to the range, my
left being well out in the open ground, over
ing. I thus swept southwark, and as the
open ground was cleared-the Indians in that
direction making for the hills two miles south
east lust beyond which was their camp, as we
afterwards discovered. I wheeled still more
to the right, directing my attention to the sum-
NIT range again, where the Indians were the
thickest. Advancing rapidly, and firing, they