The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-02-07
The Fort phil Kearny Massacre,
Fort Reno (Jan. 10th) Correspondence Of
the louisville IourpaI

Fort Reno Jan. 1Oth) Correspondence of
the Louisville Journal.
Herewith | give you additional and ac>
curatc information of the terrible calamity
that befcl the 18th United States Infant
ry on the 2lst day Of December, 1866, at
or near Fort Phil Kearney, in Dacotah
Territory. On the il-fated day the Indi-
ans made an attack on the wood train of
the aforesaid post. Col. III. B. Caring
ton, the commandant, sent out reinforce-
ments to assist the guard of the wood train
The Indians numbered fifty, the reinforce
ing party numbering 81 men, including
officers and citizens. AS soon as the In
dians perceived that we were in close
quarters they began to retreat Our men
followed them The Indians had 1000
warriors concealed in the ravine The
troops were permitted to enter the narrow
detile until they were carefully and hope,
lessly surrounded. Then commenced one
of the most terrible hand to hand fights
ever recorded in the history of Indian
warfare. Our 81 whites repulsed 1000
Indians In three successive charges; but
the fourth was too much for them. Owing
to the overwhelming numbers and dsad>
vantaseous ground, our men could sus-
tain themselves no longer. They were
killed and scalped to man. Not one was
left to tell the tale of blood. The post
was too weak to send assistance to those
poor fellows. They were horribly mutt,
lated. There was but one eyewitness to
the fight, DIR. Hines, he being at dis
tance from those men engaged. He states
that our men fought desperately. The
Indians kept a hundred men busy bury>
ing their dead and wounded. 1t is sup
position that the loss of the Indians
amounted to four hundred killed and
wounded. This fact, however, is not ea>
silly asccrtained, as they carry off their
dead and wounded on purpose to keep them
from being seen or the number known.
| have made up correct list Of the
names Of officers, enlisted men and citizens
Killed IN this sanguinary action
EIGHTEENTH L. $. INFANTRY, SECOND
BATTALION.
Capt. VIM. J. Fettcrman, 18th 1nGant-
~, Breyet Lieutenant colonel l.. S. A. ::
Capt. Frederic H. Brown, 18th L. s. In
fantry; Second lieutenant Geo. ". Drums
mond, 18th L. s. Infantry: Augustus
Lang. lst Sergeant, Go. \; Hugh Mur,
phy, Sergeant Co. A; Robert Sennon
Corporal Co \; VIM Dute, Corporal. Co.
y; Frederic Ackerm, Co. A; VIM Betzler,
Goa; Thomas Burk, Co. A; Henry Bu>
chanan, Co. \; Chas ~ Taylor. Co. A;
Joseph d. Thomas, Co. \; David Thorncy
Co. \; John Timson, Co. 4; Albert II.
Waters, Co. y; John VI. Weaver, Co. A.
Naxlnilian Dehring, Co. \; Francis Cor
don. Co y; John Woodruff, Co. \; Fran
els Raymond, Sergeant. Co. C; Grystave H.
Bauer Corporal, Co. c; Patrick Rooney:
Sergeant, Co. c; Patrick Gallagher, Co. G;
Henry +. Arons, Co. C; Michael O'Gara.
Go. {; Jacob Rosenburg, Co. c.; Frank
7. Sullivan, Co. c; Patrick Smith, Co. C;
Nm. Morgan. Sergeant, Co. T.; John
Quinn, Corporal, Co +; Geo. w. Bureall.
Go. +; Timothy Cullivance, Co. Z; John
Maher, Co. f; Geo. n Waterbury, c.. f;
Alexander Smith, lst Sergeant, Co. II;
hphriam c. Bisscll, Sergeant, Co. II; Geo
Phillips. Corporal, Co. IL; Michael Stark
ey,Corporal. Co. Ii, Frank Raiston. Cor
poral, Co. II; George Davis, Co. a; Piere
+. Deland. Co II; Asa s. Griffins. Co. II;
Herman Kull. Co. III. James Kcan. Co.
II; Michael Kinney, Co. III; Delos Reed,
Go. II.
SECOND L. S. CAVALRY.
James Blake, Sergeant, Co. c; James
Kelley, Corporal, Go. c; Thos L. Korri-
gan. Corporal, Co. c; Adolph Metzler,
Co. {; John ". Carter (artifcer). Co. G; /
William Bugbee, Co. C; Thomas Broglin.
Go. {; Thomas Anderson, Go. G.; VIM.
Cornog, Co. c; Charles Coddy, Co. G; p.
Clandy, Co. G; H. S. Denning Co. G; II
B. Brown, Co.. c; Robert DANES, Go c; |
Nathan Freeman. Co G.; Andrew Fitzger
aid, Go. G; Daniel Grecn, Co. G.; Charles
Gamiord Co. G; John Glitter, Co. C; f. !
Houser, Co. {; Frank Jones. Co. G. James
McG uire. TO. c; John McColly, Co. C; |
George Nugeut, Go. c; Franklin Payne,
Co. c; James Ryan, Co. G; Oliver Will
Jams, Co. G.