Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15
Frem the Indian Frontier and the Tbirtiath
REGIMENT.

we have received copy of the Frontier
Scout, neat and spicy little three column.
lour page paper started and owned by Co 7
OF the Soth Regiment, and published by
VINEGAR & GOODWIN at Fort Union. Dakota
Territory.
The Sioux Indians are ranortad a. rra,+v
thick IN 'ha' neighborhood, and ver7 hostile
An extra of the Scout, under date Of Jr1v
29th, gives the following account of 3 sLir-
mish on that day, from which it appears that
our soldiers are aided by friendly Indians.
At very early hour this MORNING We wauo
aroused from our slumbers by the cTv of"In-
dians !" In few moments the forces Wow
out, but the Sioux kept at respectful Dis
lance; they succeeded, however, in getting
possession of two horses belonging to a small
party of Assinnaboines camped near the fort
After few minutes skirmishing with them
the big gun was brought to bear and shrap
mel shot fired at them, which killed one as il
burst-tearing the bowels completely out of
| him. The Assinnaboines and three or four
Mandans and eros Ventres, with some of the
soldiers, Immediately gave chase.
| About two miles and half below they
came up with the Sioux, who turned and gave
battle. Quite sharp fire was kept up by
both sides for few minutes when one of the
Mandans succeeded in killing Sioux and his
| horse. After some more diminishing it cot
too warm for the Sioux, and they retreated.
leaving one warrior and two horses on the
field. The Assinnaboines Immediately scalp
ed their fallen enemy and cut off his hand,
bringing both hand and scalp to the fort as
trophies, They also recovered their two hors-
es The Sioux fought bravely and made some
| desperate attempts to recover the body of
| their fallen friend, but their efforts were I'M
avlling; they did succeed, however in carry
ing off the body of, the one killed by the
shell. Three Assinnaboines were wounded
by arrows.
The Indians around the fort are having a
big scalp dance-brandishing their bloody
trophies aloft, singing, dancing, drumming
&c, in honor of the great victory. We learn
that at one time some of the BOYS were near
ly surrounded by the red devils, but others
coming up, they were rescued from their per-
ilOus situation, and so succeeded in driving
! the Sioux back.
The arrival of Chaplain GREEN at the Fort
is mentioned in terms of warm rejoicing He
had been seriously i'll, but was better, and
had visited this detached company to minis
ter the wants of the soldiers purposing soon
to return to the other companies below. The
Scout says:
Mr.. Green is truly the soldiers friend and
| we will venture the assertion that there ale
few men that have done as much for the ben
eft and comfort of the soldiers. He is ever
ready to assist the soldier in any manner that
will conduce to his comfort to the utmost OF
his abilities. In the hospital he is unremit-
ting in his attentions to the sick, cheering
and encouraging the down hearted and home
sick and relieving their many wants in a
thousand ways rarely thought of by the reg
ular attendants.
Chaplain GREEN gives the following with
regard to the present location of the differ
ent companies of the 30th:
Companies A, C, f and Fl, with Co.'s Dill
and Bartlett, are on the west bank of the
Missouri, FIVE miles above Cannon Ball river
and thirty above the 10th deg. of north lat
tude, building Fort Rice (named after Gen
Rice, the christian hero, who fell in the bat
tie of the Wilderness.) The boys are wei
and happy as possible so far from home anG
the struggle we enlisted for. They have 4
| band organized with a fine set of brass in.
| struments.
Companies B, E. G, and K, under Major
Clowney, left Fort Smelling, in Minnesota
about the the lst of June for James river
where they will work on a fort until the Stll
Minnesota, now with Gen. Sully, relieves
them in the fall, when they will join Colonel
Dill at Fort Rice. Company d remains at
Fort Sully