The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
GEN. sULLY's EXPRplryor-
Letter from Brackets Battalion.
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thinking few notes from our Battalion
would not be embarrassing to portion Of
your readers, send them sueh a. tbsv .,s
We " marched from our camp on the 1 Ri.
Sioux River June 1l,-arriyed here IN .hs
2ad, thirteen days. march-dist.nca .hout
three hundred miles.
The health of the Battalion VA. n.v.,
better, and the men are in fine shirt.
Inns has been an exceedingly quiet Fourth
OF July here. suppose in the States more
IMAM usual observation has been paid to
that day Of days, and which under the
present circumstances renders it doubly
GEAR 70 every true and loyal American.
The following are some extracts from
General Orders No. IL, Issued by General
sully, June 80:
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The troops of this command viii ho,a than.
selves In readiness 70 march at an hours notice.
me General commanding is in hopes by a
TaPio march 70 come on the hostile campc of
iand san. VINO nave 60 long troubled the over
sought refuge in the hills Of western Dscota. ''
Our command, though smaller than
heretofore operating in this country, is
composed Of picked men, well mounted
and well armed, and the General feels
sure they will give q good account of
themselves. As the term Of service of
most Of the men expire soon, it is the Last
chance they win have to show what thew
are worth in the field.
We have just received orders TONIGHT
to march at daylight tomorrow morning.
We will probably 60 from here to Fort
Rice direct, and from there our line of
march will depend upon information re-
ceived at that place. Fort Rice is about
two hundred miles from here.
Reports have reached here within q few
days that large number of hostile In
dams were coming in there for the Dur
pose of negotiating terms Of treaty.
"Cant vouch for the truth of it." Some
of the scouts say there will be ten or
twelve thousand there for that purpose.
We have every reason to believe that
Con. Sully will act in the matter for the
best interests of the Government. His
knowledge of the Indian character and
the Indian country, acquired by long SER
vice in the latter, is equalled BY few Off
GERS in the United States Army, and pro-
badly by none.
We had the pleasure of seeing Judge
Kdder at Yalkton as we came up. The
Judge looked well and hearty, and seemed
in bis usual good humor.
The steamer Cutter, one of the Idaho
Packet Oompany's boats, that went up to
Fort Benton last summer and wintayed
there, passed down by here yes
terday. Captains Hutchinson and Moore
were with her. Moore reports that ten of
bis men were killed by the Indians q abort
distance this side Of Fort Benton q few
days before he left; they were four or five
miles from the boat at the time cutting
timber-not one left to tell the tale. They
saw no Indians on the way down. The
steamer st. Johns passed down yesterday.
The Mate was killed by Indians and one
deck hand severely wounded on her near
Fort Berthold on her way down; it would
appear that the Indians were not very am
icably disposed.
Out Battalion is now without q Surgeon,
the commission of Doctor La Dow has
been revoked by the War Department.
He left here for st. Peter last week by boat
for Sioux City. We regretted exceedingly
toloee him. He was well liked by all a.
physician and man.
/ will try and give You few notes from
Fort Rice.
Yours truly, n