Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-09-03
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From: ;:@S 1Ezpe$tion.
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petition marched lfoR Fort Rice, Thurs.
day, l?sbsg1Da ID after marshing ga9, the
direc.iq 80 Nue (&icN4ear
the :Asss ~s's1' 1'}S S>poo",p1Ess.:
where we re.see,,d, $y thensost r "
Information t4y yMesGnehl Sou'1sVo
find . large -cshp of. 4s,ils fadians.) ,pn-
til the Might set the ~, whxn coy fier>
from Fort y! J! oveh ok US with r2dH
.iinlerYaaenss 81 ,ks Indians had Nh
/: E.'neH EuIls and & Sne into, cam b
3 rouss posi,i:t on Bil Knss;R River en-.
-Srll@wi,h-is pmal1 1sneF;s: tas.st a
that xssn tKne Z pouf4, aud Der
:tO'king hard reached fear, kiver on Ibe
xisht OF the 24th, when finding lhe igxHm.1
srance sf< Tie iaAho + b migrant traE T. y
f5o wa5ns. vi III tam es and OK A.,
TOO greet ..rapid arehins.-he 5! snt
sue day n co~aIIns our ssfpk Eir,
yyi,h the i'm ants ,s&1asr cs|na 4 of
t"p'air IRlrr, Forkpshy "B,"' Dakota
Cavalry, and started with a few light wax
ons, and seven days sh2r, ration, for ths.
command. o" e. 1 ~a jig of the Goth,
the first day OUT Captain srrrrrs, CONS
mahdOs The iqdessadehtkebraska Indian.
scouts, vas drist in by a small party of
Indian scofs, who were. Hn, out by III
hostile Iudiaas. ,oIxateh our povemsn,s
We'fo'lo~ed ,he;etra'l wi y considerable
difficulty, us,il Thursday BE 18th when
about II o'aock An, ss came 4, sigha
of their camp, pos4a on .!he sil of
mou9ta'n, among almost impassibn raw
, ines: from 20 to 100 fee, deep, wiz per-
pendieular banks, and 6.ed vita dense
growth Of small timber The Indians
seemed te feel confidence in their success,
aud NE. Us about eight miles from their
camp in large numbers, leaving their
lodges and families in camp, believing
they would drive US back aud hold their
position secure from harm
General SULLr, soon formed his line of
battle, by dismourting six companies Of
the Oh Iowa Cavalry, aud the battalion of
the 'th Iowa, with the Sih Minnesota IN
ttntry as our line, and Capt. PorG Bate
ry OF h0"ltzcrs in the centre, supported
/ ly Captain MINER with Co.'S A aud Is,
Dakota Cavalry, ar d the Indian scouts.
I.-Aaor ERAcKETr, with. his. Nipueseta bat.
ta.ion d. Cavalry, and Captain Cram with
one battalion ot the 9th Iowa Cavalry to
guard our right ilank, and Col. NcCLAREN,
- Minnesota Cavalry protecting the left
Aank-whiIs ap,ain Josss, with his 3td
Minnesota bst,erysand Captain WILLIAMS.
Company NJ, 9th Iowa Cavalry us reserves,
with the ambulances and our train in the
rear of our centre and protected by the
spare companies Of the 6th Iowa Cavalry.
These arrangements occupied but short
time, when the fight commenced, and our
line pushed forward as fast as possible,
driving the Indians who were collected in
large numbers to dispute cur passage, aud
who Tough. with an unusual degree of
courage although poorly provided with
lire arms--yet using their arrows with
great skin and some eEect-and finally
becoming desperate at the steady progress
Of our troops, they charged with impetu-
csity npoa. our right fank, where the 9Th
Iowa Cavalry were posted, and had it not
been for the timely and effective charge in
return by Major BRAoKErr, with his bat.
talon Of gallant boys, the Indians would
have gained some advantage of the Sixth
Iowa; also, just at this moment large
body Of Indians made their appearance in
our rear, when the General ordered one
section OF JONES battery and three com
panies of cavalry to repulse them-which
was done bendsomeyyaiter some fgh,ing
;. Soon after Captain JOKES, with the bal
|, ance of his battery, and Captain Popr
, with his, how,,zerss gained a. position
where they could throw their shells, with
good effect, into the lines of the Indians
and Also into their camp, which so terri
fed them, thai they concluded to break
up their camp, aud after. helping their
squaws andaehildren up ths>mountain side
, they broke and run, leaving their. lodges
, and all their camp equipage, meat, robes
! Gc The General pushed on asrspidly a.
the nature Of the ground would permit
and reached their camp about sun down
having fought about seven hours, ove'