The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-24
General sheridan, with 1000 Men, Moves to
Fort Cobb-Probnbiiity Of n Surrender of
the Hostile Indians-Troops Remain.

General sheridan, with 1000 Men, Moves to
Fort Cobb-Probnbiiity of Surrender of
the Hostile Indians-Troops Remain.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI
FORKS OF BEAVER AND WOLF RIVERS, !
Indian Territory, Dec. 7, 1861
Major General Sheridan and STAFF will leave hero
for Fort Cobb southwest OF this point 100 miles dis
tant and deeper into the heart OF the Indian Terri
tory The General takes with him eleven companies
OF the Seventh United States cavalry, Brevet Major
General George A. Custer commanding; the Nine
tcenth Kansas volunteer cavalry, Colonel 8. J. Craw
ford commanding; the scouts, Indians and a train
OF wagons with thirty days. supplies for the entire
command Fort Cobb was abandoned some time
since, but within the past few months II has been
occupied by General Hazen and q small force
General Hazen is there acting In the interests OF the
defunct Peace Commission. Recently party OF the
hostile savages visited chat point and received sup
plies, which proved valuable assistance TO them In
lighting the military arm OF the service.
There IL bare possibility that the savages VIII
come into Cobb TO make peace II such IL thelrwisn
the proper person to cOnsummate the transaction Is
the person who will have brought them TO their
knees. That person Is General sheridan. II the
savages have not had enough Fort Cobb Is az good
point as centre OF operations this, though rather
far from the base place TO use for that purpose
permanently The troops VIII operate from tnas
five days. probably more. The weather
II very cold and the drifting snow may
u
hours we have been passing through norther OF
unusual severity, and the snow which has fallen
lies drited in the valleys the hills being perfectly
master OF the District OF the Upper Arkansas, Will re-
turn with q train OF several hundred wagons to Fort
MES Of The Nineteenth Kansas Volunteer cavalry
and Lieutenant George p. Berden's company OF the
hanse. VIA be ase X the w infantry ant y here
Company G, Tenth United states cavalry, COM
handed by Lieutenants Thomas O. Lebo and George
Taylor, will also remain here.
Letter from General sheridan TO General
sherman-Thc Attack Black Kettles
Band Justined-The Country Full OF Game
Letter from a White Captive. .-a-.,s
From the st. Louis Democratf
The following letters from Major General sheridan,
with the accompanying letter from white female
captive In an Indian lodge, were received yesterday
at General Shermans headquarters. It Will be seen
by General Custer justified the ground that the
Cheyennes had killed and scalped several whites and
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT Of THs MISSOURI
In THE FIELD, DEPOT ON THE NORTH CANA
DIAN, AT rHE JUNCTION OF BEAVER re CRsE ,sse
Brevet Major General w. A. NICHOLS, Assistant Ad-
jutant General Division Of the Missouri, st. LOUIS
GENEaAI,-I had an interview to-day through the
interpreter, Mr.. Curtis with the sister Of Black Ket
tie, from whom learn - follows, and which seems
the indians who were located in the vicinity OF
where Custer had his tight on the 27th ult, on the
washta river, about seventy-1ve or eighty miles
southwest OF Fort Cobb ana Immediately south Of
the Antelope Mills. The Incians there were encamped
on the Washita az f0llows:-
First, Black Kettle and other chiefs OF the Chey.
ennes and small party Of sioux, In all numbering
ffty-0ne lodges. Eight miles down the stream were
all the Arapahoes and seventy additional lodges OF
Cheyennes; also the kiowas then the Apaches and
Comanches. While thus encamped three war parties
were sent out north: one composed OF Cheyennes
Kiowas and Arapahoes, went north in the direc-
ton OF LarDed, and the trail or which we crossed In
coming down; 1t was still out. Another party, COM
posed OF Cheyennes aud Arapah0es, which party
returned, and the trail OF which led General Custer
into Black Kettles village. This party brought back
three scaps, one OF which was the eXpressman
Killed anu horribly mutilated just before lett Fort
Dodge. The mail on his person was found in Black
Kettles camp. The other party was mixed party.