The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-12-08
TINE EN'DE.E.y' u.IR.
Your obedient servant,
u. s GRAET, General.

NASAINGToN, Dec. The following
was received this afternoon by telegram
from St Louis, dated Dec 2,
70 Gen T.. d. Townsend, A. A. q.
The following dispatch is just receiy-
ed and is sent for the information of
the department This gives Gen Sher-
idan good initiation. / understand
his supply depot to 30 on rabbit Ear
Greek, il little west of south from Fort
Dodge, whence he can direct the ope-
ratlous and his very presence there will
give assurance that the troops will act
with energy and that nothing will be
done but what is right The bands of
Black Kettle, Little Raven and Santan-
"a are well known TO us and are the
same that have been along the Smoky
Hill for the past five years aud Gen
Sheridnus reports embraces the very
same men who first began this war on
the Saline and Solomon rivers.
Signed w I. SHERMAN, It. Gen.
ST.. LouIs, Dec. 2.
The following official report Of the
recent Indian battle has been received
Mt the military headquarters:
III THE FuLD. DEPARTMENT or THE
NORM CANADIAN RIVER, Ar THE JUNc-
TIoS VI BEAVER CREEE, INDnS TERRI (
ToRY, NOVEMBER 90
To Maj Gen w. A. Nichols, A. A. G.,
military department Of Missouri.
GxERsL: / have the honor to report
for the information Of the Lieutenant
General the following operations of
Gen Custars command. On the 23rd
Of November, ordered him to proceed
with eleven companies Of the 18th cav
airy in n southernly direction towards
the Antelope Hills, in search Of hostile
Indians On the 26th, he struck the
trail Of party of Black Kettles band
returning from the north, near where
the eastern line Of the Garhandlo of
Texas crosses the main Canadian He
at once corralled his wagons and follow
cd in pursuit over 10 the head waters
Of the Washita, thence down that stream
and on the morning Of the 9th, surpris-
cd the camp of Black Kettle and after
a desperate fight in which Black Kettle
was assisted by the Arapahoes u1der
Little Raven and the kiowas under
Santanta, we captured the entire camp,
killing the chief of the Black Kettle
aud one hundred and two OF tho war
riors. whose bodies were left on the
field. All their stock, ammunition,
arms, lodge, robes, and 53 women and
children we're captured. Our loss was
Major Elliott Captain Hamilton, and
nineteen enlisted men killed; Brevet
Lieut. Col BARNETT. Breyet Lieut.. Col
j A. Custar, End Lieut. Il. Marsh and
eleven enlisted meu wounded LATHE
Ravens band Of Arapahoes and Santan-
ta's band Of kiowas were encamped six
miles below Black Kettles camp and
about eight OF nine hundred OF the an
imals captured were shot, the balance
being kept for military purposes. The
highest credit is due 10 Gen Custer and
his command. They started in tun-
ons snow storm and travelled sli the
while IN SNOW about twelve inches deep.
Black Kettle aud Little Raven families
are among the prisoners TWAS Black
Kettles band that committed the first
depredatious on the Saline and Solo
mon rivers in Kansas. The Kansas
regiment has iust come in They miss
cd the tral aud bad TO struggle in the
snow storm. The horses suffered much
ID flesh aud the men we're living %
bafaio meat aud other game ior eigh,
DAYS We shall BE ptnehed ia ability
t0 obtain supplies and nature will pre-
sent many difficulties IN our winter OF
eraiions, bat We have ston; hearts and
d our best Two white children we're
recaptured One wbite woman and s
boy II ten wears old were bruially muir.
dored BY tho Indian women when tie
attack c1m nleHeed
tSigued. p II sHADkS,
Major Gen. Commanding