Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-12-26

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NJ. Lofts, Dec. 2 The following
official report Of the recent Indian
battle has been received a, mililarl
headquarters herr;
- la tho Field, Department ~ the
North Of Canadian River, az tie
Junction of Beaver Greek, Indian
Territory, Nov, 80, lSGS,-'fo B'c-
vet Major General ", 4, Nichols,
Assistant Adjulanl General, Militia
nv Division OF Acknowledgement
Ihaye the honor 10 report Tor the
information Of the Lieutenant Con,
eral the! following operations OF
General Cuslar's command, On
November %, ordered hin, TO pro
coed with II companies Of his reg l
(,hs Seventh cavalry In a south
eraly direction, toward til Auto
lope Hills, in search of hostile In
dians. On the 10Th he struck the
trail Of y war party If Black kct'
ties band returning from tho North,
near where the Eastern line oI The
Panhandle 0f Texas crossed The
Main Canadian,
Ito at once corrallcd hiS wagons
and followed in pursuit over 10 the
head waters of tho Washiia, thence
down that stream, and on the morn
ing Of tho 9th surprised the camp
Of Black Kettle, aud after dcspcr'
nto fight, in which Black Kettle
was assisted by the Arapah0cs un'
der Little Raven, and tho kiowas,
Santana, captured the entire camp
killing tho chief, Black Kettle, and
ono hundred and ten warriors,
whose bodies were left on tho field
All their stock, ammunition. arms,
lodges, robes and iiily.thrco women
and their children fell into our
hands. Our loss was Maj. Elicit,
Capt. Hamilton, and 10 enlisted
mon killed; Brcvct Lieut.. Col,
Barnitz badly; Brcvet Lieut.. Col
J. W. Gustav, Second Lieutenant Of
tho I'D, and Ill enlisted men,
wounded.
Little Ravens band Of Arapahocs
and Santuna's band of Kiowas were
encamped six miles below Black
Kettles camp. About eight or nine
hundred Of the animals captured
wero shot, the balance kept for mil
itary purposes. Tho highest credit
is due to Gen. Custar and his com
mand. Thoy started in n furious
snow storm, and Travelled all the
while in snow about twelve inches
deep. Black Kettles and Little
Ravens families are among the
prisoners. 1t was Black Kettlos
band who committed tho first dep
relation on tho Saline and Solomon
rivers, in Kansas.
The Kansas regiment has just
como in. They missed the trail
and had to struggle in the snow
storm, the horses suffering much in
flesh and the men living on buffalo
meat aud other game for eight days.
We will soon have them in good
condition. If we can get one or
two more good blows there will be
no more Indian troubles in my do.
partment. Wo will DO pinched in
ability to supply, and nature will
present many difficulties in our win
ter operations, but we have stout
hearts and will do our best. Two
white children were rccaptured, and
one white woman and one boy, ten
years old, woro brutally murdered
by the Indian women when the at
tack was commenced.
.(Signed1 2. H. SHERIDAN,
Major General Commanding.