New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-14
TIE INDIAN WAR.
A,othev Account Of su,iy's Uatfie with
ffis Indians.
Corrssr ondcroe Of III. 81 Paul Press.
BrAcKrTr's MINNESOTA BAIT ALTON,

Camp Of N,rthwe-tero Iodian Expedition
uEAlT RIVER, d. r., Judy 81, leoL
I open nv letter with the Como painful an
nounccmed Of she death Of your special
10 W. No-thrup He fe n the 'front.' OF the babe, 10
soldier should and We buried hm by sahi .lEe OF
tie he al OF Knife River. lie fsss IN sho Prniies oi
The Great Northwest which he loved 80 Weh a'ia us
only monument Is in the memories Of those wao loVea
Two days before the battle. when tho probabiity o.
meeting the 1ud'ns bad become certhh9' Is .shyt
me- in a blnt,ring tone II yoai Bfite hiH Obituary
In case he were killed. answered that voltd ana
can 10 II in brt'er words tran by slight VARIATION
ron .amuiar poem;
"Tre as The steel Of hi. tied Oadei
Hero IA heat and lsnd'
The exneaion left Fort Rice on the 18th inst. and
marched in westerly direction vita tho ilteA.lph u
str;n9 the Yellow Stone at the mouth o. the bi3 norm
brt on Inc 2ih General Srly, Incoming shstcous ina.
tho cuides were misleading niLi, chahScd ~ 90 re
more q tho northTeTi. end enedmpod on inc <''.i o
tho pead waters 81 Heart iver, some eiEf! M 70 l"
The Missouri Here The wagons were cnrIaiod Rh, or
eI. given to pBc large number oi mules WIN faiols
a.d ammunition for rapid march, but tie pncksagGies
wore found /, be useless AID the iati3ns had 10 be Load
al AGAIN into the WAGONS AL extra cagga1e. and
everything whiot cou!c DC dispensed VITA Ss eit e1
with few wagons lightly loaded the cXpeiition IA The
rtest marchng order staTted about ncon OF the seth
&c ind aud light no indians.
After marching about four miles scouts came N
with the news that al ADVANCE party had met ara
engaged the aans. BrccAeLfs battalion was 70 once
uashed t. tho 'front.' a. doao,a Iuok but after ga
loo Of ten miles It found tlat tie Indians abous
tiIty IN number. bad been allowed TO escae, oy INC
bad management OF Tbs scouting parry. we etHPe4l
that MIA. near ths Yourg Man Butte, on tho Acu oil
one Of TIE branche. Of E.i!e River.
flor1 tcre we followed the treil Of tho reres1g
say, "a until about noon Of the 18th, when their vi
LACE wa discovered at the foot OF ish cge irii Oh
thleAeis and gaviucs. No better ground eObu la .
Ths troops we're ~ NTm5d Ia order Of batte, tie
II grlate Coutistls oi tae Minnesota CNpeelu0n on
the let, and the 1T Brigade. consisting Vi The lows
.nops aad Brackets ba.bilioa, On the tiehI
a oh l. "a.
advanced IL line O. ssi7TnisLeis. 40 Arule.y T'1
ylaced IN tie centre. supported bN doticheehts o.
iowa and Dakota troops brsse,.s D1'I,.on va.
cavalry on tho lct Tie line advanced for 100 h-es'
hut nothing was accomplished. .ie~ ,iens were
llcd ~ tie battery, tut every nollein ule s''+
grey folder The HI tops IN every direction ".T.
30, ered with dushy Iins, estimated b. the ahoi " ~
not .ess than three thousand lhcy were eYi0ehl5
bent fgh. and coufdoa. Il sGccrss oHc' my y
preached the tram vitC The cvlden. nteach ~ atNicA
ipg the wagons 81 ist. " t0r hacAe:I WHO ana
been wo.nded early Ia tie day n tie iand' o't VIZ
sl Kept the Geld AZ Ire tecd VI Ai crrihan' nl'coY
cred arge boiy llying 90 liLk lhl oh sle hGL lhd
1t oIee so1t 10 ito GENERA ioT Iea'e " cnMbe '"e"
No more Welcome order coui have hcel given b ihe
RED veterans oi Lis command. Win ye the! sweep
ldoyu the hill -ide aafos rarine AM Up &c o;poH|
slope uad In a moment were upon item. Ihe s'assa
were IN no uOoI for reteatins Trey ophes e,' = ~
foot with desperate vuOr nd yielded 40 Ntht1SF
ground ur.il IL capacities iJf Ge!onso had he.i con-
tested 70 the utmost Every tmc1es bfisacI WIN hr
rows; every rock sheltered iis S,' age. nc snals'
va succession 81 desperate hand O. Lana encoih.'
which ended only a. tLs death " ono or the other VI TIE
parties TIE wounded sewage az 10 ay sirnggnhs on
TIE .rOnlc dTcW tAe arrow 10 his Le"h WIN rs Nu'.
when he could No longer n5e his hand. and ceased
igllng only when h. d.sd. 4 mile srG hall Vi TINS
lad % WORK brought them u the loot OF hiSD butte
with aides ~ stecp tie walls Of a hogsc.
Here the Indians seemed de craiA. to make stand
but there halt few shells isoui "a twelve
pound hositxer. which Lieut. Icsue!a had brought u
our support. startled them nom their fanciod seeurity
and dsmountng. Ito men won't 1t tae work belos'
them as n II were but Pasilme sharpshco'.. el"sr
tho sds with their carbnee AID foot ~ foot they Noi
fheir wey ~ ths top and .ush'ag down ne oyosii'
slope Grove the last OF the Indians 70 the hE beyoaS
tie ryc-, ard the battle va over.
The battorss rad fred about dfy rornds-thc ssir
msA line ha1 .cpt Up dropping e. 1lt ali ito Anr'
work hal been done BY brueseits battery. On ~
ground las over a hundred dead Indians. Two % ta'
battalion were dead on the field, eight were wounded
ana trru'v.wo horses were killed. ~ evidence ~
the Desperate fighting II ONLY Necessary T. ftso ia
Of MAJOR Brlcketts leIS)9nl stan, two had teir no'se
shot dead aaieF them alt another received two arrow
wounds. Outside the battalion but Two inen were
woaslcd. aud those bat slightly lAc WOUNDED tfc a.
sxs s u a 6s shB GSnesois Volunteers. so va
assigned a. duty inour battalion AZ Fort lIce. Dr. joan
son having be'a unable 20 ACCOMPANY thr expedition
Tho mcn IN ticir enthusiasm Dsu"' .he Bate nor
which they last drive the Indians. Brackets Peak m,
Capt. Won. Mlniea yngre-E Officer o: Ire expedition
entered 10 by that name upon hi- nap The Dc Gay
the 9Th sn ATTEMPT WIS made to icl.vF the Indians
Int was found infoss bic 70 get he wagons tforg'
lie rough and b.DAen county y v.h tbs Indians hao
ietT. afcd Ard Gen. Spy fearful for the safety % the
wagons he had LEI; on Heart River, reluctantly gave
tio order 10 Tetsn That night dish ~5 inade uqof
The pcac:s b. p4riy ~ lIt. ard thee men, Nh's'
Lauos have teeE unble to i"lg, were Killed, theii
bodies D-ug literally flied slh arioss. Two Of then
De- Onge. 10 Co. l., ~ Aim. oAya! ths OtheT 10 IAs
OH Iowa caya4ry.
This battle. known .hc battle If Falling Springs i
universally allowed 10 be the hardest cont sied ,Id
most effective OF he war. Tic location VI Ire bate
ground IS on one Of TIE Norr,Tn branches Of KNIFE
River about 80 miles NOI.h eEt Of IoIt .lc0.
The casualties were de- f5'l0Wsi
! KILLED -Orl.->srg. q. W. N0ohto? Co. C. Prv Hora
ito y. Arsin, 60. D.
WouSDrD-s.r IS, =. Mu'Lal. .cvsrely' Cop Ante'
SysrICa. A. severely friy bgroe,t rpefy 10 a ~ycrey
{ 70 John ". Crsui.'c c.. 4. s'veieyi Corp rr,de
n-Ia1y Co g. ,l4hty fns. Hcfs,s JAmesou CO &. ssyc
RELY, Corp. Fnuk paobs 90. - s.saty, INV Levin Ia
Fcv,r, c.. u, slightly.
lie expedition goes non hege Greet 10 the Yellow
Stone, and v Nd stali IN llN dayi.