Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-12-24
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sEo hours from the TINA tha Rshk bezar
the recall sounded Tor our hoya and az
i lsse The FED; we lay upon ost s-sas III
1 Night amid such hswling s sous,vfs
dead.
Il Friday, 4th-Ths train came in tbi,
moraing aad reported that the rear kuard
was sstanksd sg iadians; ear cosabaos
and asosheE wsas out on double oalsF
asd fonaa thsTear guard nj right, ssBoas
tse. sssAaz fzoaa u@sap; Ne alarm vas t'os.
easaansd By two OF shsse stfaggIers be.
ing saa inso camp by d fss Indians;
ss returned and eamped near the battle.
grosEds after which went ever shs Held
shere cur dead men gaa sfSofsss Iay
sarawn nd over she psalrie, our isssa wsrT
dreaa3ally Gus 'ay and muxllassd. snoxs og
them #srs killed by arrows; atsd after.
wasds chopped up wilkr asonahawxs
p0ss sdfu tbs Indians killed. wsss Isaxsn
awayg has NE foaud aaits anumSsf sss
wsmea snd ahildr sbAs had ksen sSs,;.
deasaliy killed and lsfs amidss dead DO
aaies, tespss IA saa Packssl p9u neat which
they hzd 90 leave, together With their en-
esFee camp sqaipage; this afsernoon we
earFtaa sevso lof car men On she SUNNI,
OF little hill, RcAr shs lake, In trent os
the camp; poor fellows, in ten years
there viii be no sign 10 marx the srot
where their bodies rest, Ear from their
hemes and families, there is not even n
stons 20 mask the spot xhars they sleep
their last sleep, where they fauahs thsir
last battle Fought our pickels we're
coastantly firing At dogs, aad raised ar
alarm oE an as&Ask, SO that wsF aur,.isT
aEIas nszEls all night. t U aai1tesEi
Saturday, San the aEsi.abIs a. sa Of
oar company were detailed to search for
Dr. Bowen and Is msn sof the ID Ne
bra2ks, ~ho left the baesle- Geld during
The hight 10 ,bgaag up ssas ambaiauses,
and have mot since bean beard fron. thsy
are either lost on the prairie O. have bssz,
killed by Indians, we went lk miles. could
soc nothing OF the missing party, and
wtth tbs exception Of fsw loose ponies.
saw nothing Of the enemy; We then re-
turnsd 70 sampy whsEs ssa ness awaited
~, two OF our men were killed ia ouY All
Ysssess they bad went out with another
party 10 d different Giirecsaon from that
IN Nhlsh ws weat, aHd wheas about IA
miles our from camp, were slmoss sur
rounded by two or three hundred Indians;
9sarsesnaster Sargent Rogers horse
got ,vsoeadai, sG lha diameunssd and
Eppght ,untA he was shat shreagh the
heart with an, arrow. he had shres, ayyews
shot into hiu; George Ksissyss horse be-
sasns aatnanageable, and while be was wa
Tying to mount, nm kadiaH ySashesi u1on
1im and struck him wish @ waxs allah On
the head, be fell and thai xas .she, last that
vas seen OF him. In this affair ws fost
1--WE men; Immediately the news reached
aEe companies seat OCT, bus sias Indians
bad disappeared; in the sftarnceu de-
tail went out after Che bodies Of our men
bat they only found Sasgsahs Rogers.
posr fellows his soidiefing 10 aous, ress
% p&aea- oil E9gsfgs sna d III
Sunday, 8th--Aftsr hasniae svssysaiag
that We could, belonging to the indiana,
ne Stated on the march, We went 20
aiaes and eanped % lake Of very bad
gatss; hsrs are buried Szrgsas Rogers
and 9 asn pat, Of opnpaay u, who, dad
Of his wounds to-day; va harisd them
IN the wilderness PAP from their friends.
nay their spirits rest Id lpease. g ase Fsi'F
Aeadsy, 7th--tNsat aboas @ miles 10.
day ossr billy eauntry; / assies thai as
we come nearer the river the eountry is
more barren and the grass worse; camp
ed at arpring on the prairie. a - u'.21 Z
Wednesday, a---H made sery hard
march; started as 5 Ia, o'einck shis
morning and narched sntil after dark,
making 40 miles, eamped on tho SheY-
s1as, passing Z lakes on our right. ~
Friday, u--Ts-day wo started back
on our old trais .!Eeas Is milss and
.camped at few pools OF watag, there is
brush enough to cook with.
Saturday, l2th-- Rsss about % miles
% day; campsd on 0kabougis. FL
Suaday, Ath-Reaohed camp Pisrrs
to-day; some OF our boys th&s weee left
behind oana oat 70 meet ns, Ii appears
liks gssasng bozse 90 see old fa,naiarI
faces. ,gr Ii ...,.g tgs te,.s.Ji q sssz..sss ]
MondAy, l4sh Some Of tha bora xss
drunk and raised the devil. bat lAsre vas
3 guard put around de suffers ssors
soon put stop - that. Ie9ff g fs
WsdaesdsSs l6sk--Was sAcsed from
camp Pierre and ,wens ahoas saa milss
down ths river, where se have sot 10
build new fort, as Ft. Pierre Aas been
abolished ~ q military poss! 70 se
THURSDAY, l0sA--nadsl about Is milss
to-days eampsd On the Misscugi; ID was
9 very Welcome sight TO see the smiling
face of the old muddy being 90 days.
wisaous sesing scarce drap Of drinkable
Ewatsx &C . stiek OF wood. 1ag ass
.sepssneess l9fh0uE sompaay wans
Oh the Island chopping logs for. she lori
/ aifnost chopped MY comfad's hand of:
my 81 ne&zlY eassiag the handle Of hSs.
riSAt hesEssa his fagss aadssAamb.
Wsinesdays sosh- Yesterday ssns la
diane cams 10 g make > trsAsys kst kox
shey sacoesdsd I do not know. To- dAy
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