Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-03-09
More Of the Concl,o Fight.

From The Austin Gazette. ~
Tn following oiheiclal communication, giving an
account Of the hsh on tho frontier, published In our
last paper, will be read with interest;
CAnP COLORADO, Ian. Goth, 1903.
| CoLosEL lin obeiience 10 your orders. arrived
nj Fort ChadbJnrne The last day 81 cctn-r ~,
with ~ mon from this Battalion. Twas there Joined
by Lirus Brooks, Ghldcns aud CARPENTER, OF the
F1nthr ltegim,tr. with ~ men,. Also by Capt. cn-
rrntOn with " mlliIs inrn, all Lieut. irtin win
20 men from Brown nty. We waited neae Fort
Chaibnrne tw, days for Capt. Toti-n'S commtn'l OF
militia suin'' JB men. On the III oi January We set
Out up the Colorado 10 iini the Indian trail. The
next day We arrived al the Indian camp tho Colo.
iaio. There were AZ HAT camp lilo Migwams. There
was also another arg camp short distance aboyt.
Theie being ~ grass "n The Colorado, se concluded
TO follow tho nail to grass aud wafer The trail
now about two weeks old -Four miles from The
river came 10 anotlier Ia iian camp, and ut tho
n nth C,nrho ~ miles further, still annh,r On
the UOncho we counted l5O wiswnms. The Indians
had lrit this camp abUnt week fore onr arrival.
We waited here two days tr thr militia, sending
spies nheul On lhe nornngoi the i1tli, our spic,
returned having discovered tue Indians ut their camp
on Dove creek, u small creek running into the South
Couclo. on The South side, aud 10 miles ahead.
Capt. TJtten's command hal not been heard from,
AMI we l,Siire of fhrir Oining us surprising that
tlo had followed another large trail reported bnvc.
We therefore concluded oprOcccd, aud ~ attack the
camp at daylight The next morning, with the force
had Aboni 2o'eock In The aiirrn 'oi, we halted
alont IL mile, from the Indian clmp, got dinner,
and put oar arms In r,Mlincss During the evening
Licut Mulky aud other spies wrr, seni ahead 10 spy
the camp hy night aud report imrk. while before
night. were on tie Of starting Capts Barnes
aud Gilen Inc cane up, informing us that Cap. To
ten. with his comm md. was MT NOR, than ~ miles
belnl. II WAS believed that he could rach Us in
tim 10 assist IN making the attack ~ day :ht. He
wa, sent for, but being further behind than sup
posed, did not arrive 10 assist IN attacking the camp
until O'Clock IN the morning. The horses Of Capt.
Tot ems command being iliel, II arranged ih,t
h. siionll make the morning attack m the camp with
his neii lsmoun,cd, AID Int the Troops under my l
sofshoud cut on tn IN Lam, horses. and Try to IN
erccpt all parties of indians rushing for them ,r
trying e. ruth rom he camp.
The Indian camp was in u large thicl,"t, accessible
Ivy few narrow Irli lbs. wei" fortified 10y nature. Capt.
Toien rushed lrtyey IN with many of his comm md.
For an hour the fight lirice mi bloody. TIL, m
got possession of The camp aud hs contest SEEM d
nearly decided; hut tho Indians. scattering in III.
brush, con,nned irng At "p' win little rii,nc"io
rein n the shots. Seeing their comrades falling by
Invisible foe, which IL was almost inpoSsblr to
reach, the command gave way mud re irei short
,AstaI.ce down the creek There was aitcrwird' DC.
csionai skirm shipg with the Indians and IN lith,,
The t'onfqerat. troops under my c'Imt.anl, with
Cipt. Cnren on's and Lieut. Martins companies Of
militia. the set, took po IS on of tA lnlians
hOrsrs, which were rum ny abDie the camp on ~
creek. Dnrng the fight AZ the camp. the Indians
would occasionally sally out aud attack our niei IN.
ger get their tvrs's. 0nr men r"sse itien brave
liz, killing them driving III m back 10 the lckef.
W,. the lighting mt the camp had ccnSl'l the In
dias pressed firbusy aud in large numbers
for their horses We fought item Tive hours, some
times giving ground. and again driving them back
fnv The thickct. They fought with the best of guns
and ammunition, mnfh superior 70 ours IN yiried
10 fight At long distances, all OF ih IN being armed
with guns oflons range Our mrnhrincd mostly WIN
shot guns and cunmpn rifles, often fought tlnl Mt
great disadvantage. u II they often charged th'm
brorely, anil having The best horses, cut OH AMI ki-
r, many. The Indians siccced'i IN getiinw pirtof
their horses, bu at HE close of The fight, Sums two
hours before night, they had all retired mo the
thickei.
All the Officers IN the fight acquitted Themselves
houol1.by, and most oftl,c soldiers fought with nak-
ed couiaso. of the Confederate troops, three men
were Killed, and Lieut. Gitlri-, a brave and worthy
officer was morality wounded, AMI ten other me so
verify wounded Twenty Il rec in,lians are Known TO
have ie.ii Killed In our fight think there " ne NJ
lrast ihriy killed. IN The fight with the militia,
fourtnan were killed, including CapS. Barnes and
Culver. Capt GHlentine ain,st brave an nc
Indian fighter, was NOR ally wounded FIT IN OH
rr men wUund,a many oil ihem very severely -
The frontier has lost whose pn'> calnri be ga
silly Allied. 1t is the general opinion thai III The night
with the niiitia rom my to seyehfy'h'e ln'''ahs
were kill II. a.
The next two n lights after The fight onr fprces camp
cd together three miles from ihe ute gronl where
VIZ had eii packs on the morning of ne hsh -
We in tended to 70 rlcS to hliiy the dead AMI rem "
The tight, IL The Indians could he found Tire nigh
atlcr the hight there came iiteeu inches OF sn'w,nr
provision had given ou, and or horses were lefsh
ing There seems noal;ein, I've bnt th SEEK tlesc.
dement's. ArrivinI ~ the settlement ~ he mouth
~ tina Co,icn Can't Toupn wrnt hack with sc,,it
OF sbna TWEEN five men to look afrr me III ,vciiiriiis
Of he Inins. II Is supposed there were rom 'onr
to ivc linu,irri Indian WARRIOR rify wffciom lhe
vi unity Of X ins:lS having Kin-as piierS GO. Que
Of The indians killal was Poiowotonte, having
lass FROM III. Pottuwotumie agency IN Kansas.
Th.ie we're ,ew Wi m with i'ni. Thrr OBJ
jrcl, doubt, was TO depeiate on inc FRONTIER set
lam very respectfully, ,onr ODD serv't,
- HENRY 70 iSErr,
Gait. 2 ann Andiug scouts.
To J, Il, BARRY, Frontier Re yinieht. ~
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