Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-07-16

CAnf on SWAN LAKE CREE1, u. Tai
~> July lst, LISA. ! "a
DEAR REcrsrrs: The news has just
been heralded shrough camp, that in two
hours there viii be an opportunity 10 send
out mail, 80 avail myself Of scribbling .
few lines 10 you. ~. @ e. !
All but the 6rst Battalion lef: f. RAN
dali the 18th Of June, under command Of
Major House, reached Fl. Sully the 22nd,
where We found the boys who had proceed.
ed 10. The remainder Of the regiment
reached rs the 25.h, under command Of
Lieut. Col. Pollock.
We found Fl. sully and its surrousd-
ings presenting quite different appear.
ance to that Of last fall when we left. Its
business appearance was that Of large
town; eight steamers lay opposite the Fl
One attempted to run away the night pre-.
vious, but couple Of shells from one Of
the brass barkers reversed the motion of
her wheels instauter. and she tied up by
her neighbors to await orders. The next
day six Of them stated up the river, the
day following the other two, and now all
lay opposite our camp, distant about eight
miles.
About 200 lodges Of Indians were
camped at Sully when We arrived there;
they have just received their annui,ies.-
They commenced "s,riking their tents"
in the morning, at noon not tepee to be
seen. No doubt they are above waiting to
pitch into us if favorable opportunity
offers.
We left camp near Fl. Sul'y the Goth,
the General taking command. % the
18th we reached the Sheyenne about noon,
Here l have to record the melancholy oc.
currence Of the death Of Capt. John Fell.
ner, the Chief Of the Typographical En-.
gineer Corps. He with three or four 9TH
ers had been in the habit Of riding some
distance from the main column in taking
notes and observations. As usual, this
morning. they started out some distance
ahead Of tie advance guard, reached the
Sheyenne, and as the Captain was in the
act of picke,ing his ho2se close to small
clump Of brush and timber, ball from a
concealed foe shattered his arm, entering
his side little below the heart, woundipy
him MORALLY. Three Indians sprans from
the brush, attempted to stampede their
horses, in 90 doing, stampeded their
own ponies, they had secreted in the
brush, with two belonging to the Captains
party, and succeeded in driving them over
the hills out Ct sight. The remainder Of
the party was some little distance from
the Captain At the time Of the occurrence,
and did not mistrust there Vas anything
wrong till they saw the Indians running
OF the horses, as twas nothing unusual
for them to be 6reing while out BY them
selves. Soon - they discovered the true
state Of affairs they sent man back to in.
form the General, 1t the same time two or
three Of them started in pursuit Of the red
devils. The General sent . squad of
men with number of Indians, who over
hauled them ten miles from the Sheyenne.
They returned late in the evening with
the miscreanss minus their bodies as tro
phies Of their race. l could look upon
their besmeared, begrimed visages with
out tinge Of regret for their fate.
The place where the Captain fell is
marked by the heads of these graceless
scamps stuck upon poles ten feet high
1t is some satisfaction to know the per.
petrators ofthe deed paid the penalty with
their own lives, yet, it is a poor exchange
to lose so valuable an officer to the ex.
petition for three savages. Captain Fell.
ner had seen service in Florida, and par.
ticip.led in nearly every battle oftbe Po'
tomac army. The evening previous to his
death, the General demonstrated with him
for his presumption in going so far from
camp alone, Is there might be Indians
lurking about. Ills reply was: "he did
not believe he had passed through 50 many
hard fought battles to be killed by In.
diana" Alas! how frai! human expec-
tationsi He died about o'clock r. ~
His friends live in New York City. lie
was married three days before starting for
the Indian war.
The Minnesota troops reached here yes
terday, 1900 strong, commanded by Col.
Thomas. Quite train Of emigran,s with
them bound for Idaho.
We will be divided into two brisades,
one commanded BY Gen. Sully, the other
by Col. Thomas. Indications now are we
will have work to do. While on our wav
up The Gen. was met by m Indian, inform.
Ing him there were 1856 lodges above here
waiting to give him battle. He is with
Us to direct us to their camp. We start
for Long Lake tomorrow. Some good
Elijah has been ;nterceding in behalf Of
this God. forsaLen rec;on and Last cicht