, 1869-04-06
: Il: E @E1KbfkK WAR.
General Custar's Cam
\ paign
Full Omcfas Report OF His Oper.
RtiOns, - &.

HEADQuARrrss 1zctrs OPERATING soumoy1
-SuEAhLAlBAs-E n The F1np,
4EAaWA1@s 81 w-4sH1rs RITE, Tsts e
xs5sr- se,.1a, r. X Restaaa, a,1sss5ndisg II D.
1usMenz ef The HSx.ce.i-
coNrosed Il eleven apops Of tho s.Venta Uotai
stsdes C1.atEy. and fturuoops Of thE N1neteeta
Kansss caralty, LEFT r. oatap on Asdicine g'H5
Greek. shout thirty n1le8 due South frum Fptt
mouth q IN Greek, 70 . point On the Antth FORK
c1sex I Be- Hae divided NJ oossaand an nd mo O. NO NO
colnmna. Selecting abouf elght hundred Of the
most effective men from hosn'rea1ments, Attcted
to proceed n command Of tsrremalnder and sar-
Plus ua!n up the North Fcrk, and across to sPoint
on the Waehtsa, near tho late bastae ground snd
win rass px1lon Of tno eonmatd selected for
the purpose !eft cur camp on ne North FoEs.on
WeM, BEilln8 INC salt Fork Aftar few hoIra'
march About noon we struck q f1rsh trait OF /
s ns ssf' 81 aF Fo 1eesa Tanas m ssadnS psiss e
Ne followed TIC trail three .etJs and oEs
night and. on TIE Afternoon Of tho sntri day, sur=
snelter from m approaching storsh capturing:
their lodge, cooking utenss, provs'ens and eleven
q their pon!eat iae pesM wasea consed @ Of niue
small parties whleh tho theyennes had sent to tie
obstzre and rrpor: our movements, and!xas then
on Its way to tie ualu F1llaXe to report that We
were again On the move The po!nt n Whieh tae
wster uibuss.3 OF SAT- FORK
On the morning o. the 9th we moTed IN west
c,l! direction; nsrenca al az. S1t Sese unable ..
cnmp On tho prutrte- Eeiose daylight next morn-
tnc We resumed tnv march, changing cur course
to the aouth and By noon reached camp On Middle
Fort, stream which, On seme maps, Il designated
On tae following morning we moved tovsaisthe
southwest; crossing Mulberry Creek tne n1krch
was continued untinwe came In sight Of the banks
OF the tnatn Red River. Here re discovered the
e, az leqSo o Sns Ma tas oee a
It Hpnld lead II othefA We took II up, and Before
pursuing it many mi1as had the sstSfaeton Of
ting the Ean increased By that Of eleven lodges AL
about thu same time
That night ws enczmped on the head watess OF
:; The a. ees dss
trail leo norln~ard Notwithstanding the nail WIS
EclJ old, felt conndent With due precautions,
move when not pursued. We could oyerhsul them,
ny wal discovered Th.n1s % ther superior geo
graphical KnoWtedRe l wns not tSuubled. BY
routes, raier nor camping eroundA The traH led
Us bJ eaaJ marches to good xater, plenty Of. ttn-
heE, and the best camping grounds that coRH' b
o. tho morning Of toe 18th the pursuit was re-
sumeds Easir In The dsy the sr.H was fonnd To be
enlarged BY the addition Of T0tty-&wo tedgea and
befoIr night about Al many moro joined, making
the tail one Of over hundred lodges and 80 plz.n
that We could follow It At galop, could our horses
On Middle TorE. e.,
The morning .. The 18th We ooserred 1resaer
lnat they lAd left the Middle Fo1k NOT more than
aTeer previous This will Ike understood when 1t
is known that In the ordinary manner Of moving
eaeh csmp and s5en moves pu, o5out len 1ni,es
before making smother camp. --.. y
We moved without delay andsoue Of cor marches
equnlled two or thrEe made By the Indiana As
the tzau EreK warmer II became necessary to
adopt additional precautions TO insure saccess No
mttted Era ~ Ee1s i;CH,ed after da,t md rovsrnl
Vim earth heiore da1tcht, TENS Hern hurnnd'
einthfnC snare5 fhe SANE fa.e ~ ,--> -1. '~-'
Da,it the n,1rsait was continued until the mo.n-
lpC Of Tie ia;b. when Wc reached camp ground on
| Two days befots- Encouraged b. The prospect wo
| nressed forEani sud bJ aeon the hiyAuce hati
made twenty niles
Iaru Role the war Chief OF the Osaces And
who 1t tflIs u,oment Was ruunInu the tra dIscoY-
cred nbout one nile In sdyanre heri of forty or
f5 attef aaeopefsd az us :, tne :sms G s aad
drove he herd rapidly Ia tho direction 1t TIM
| bercd stream, which could be eeeu some sro "
Ia once sent or1fe,a hack 10 the oosnmu, which
| VIA sttIi constlershI1 dtsfnnce Ia the rear to
! closu up At rapld gall
| the nof1es md men, prevented his being eono
| promptly l vas uncertain ss to whether Tho
1n ID xas eI On tne moTe II se IL
| ter desiring To effect Ita capture, I aiyauced
| with the few men then in front In tho
| ccedtnx about two nlcs, Indians caald
be seen in irunt partially conccaled
behind ne sand h!lla and vatch!ng our move
menih Taxing ny osdefiy With me, adsaaced 10
learn tneir character and lntentlonA- A1te1 COL
1detnh!e signalling And paT,eJl1g eishf iaalaas
came forward % meet me From them learned
hundred and sixty lodges. was encamped ut differ
ens points within ten Or ntseen miles from Mhess
or fo.tJ Indiana rnln un IN t1s Including Medicine
Arrow, the head Chief Of the Cheyenues, and sey-
ersl other noted chiefs OF tho same tribe. From
were cncanpeI on the stream tatreciiy In our
front, The remainder, under 1ttlc Nobs, being
incEuded In TIC t1o hundred lodges were nes.9y
Mi thr lo.}ora beIonetnu 10 The Dop Soldiers the
most m,sehiesous, blood thirsty aad barbazous
fa mns Inc panshneu neSn
to the worst Of ali Indiana Ny. attentions were
ArrnE in The IirrCtion Of tbc y1llaae, male mr.
mans lor surrounding The village and attacking Is
- 1ue tnxver for M fooWua Teasons On
nv Way 70 tnc vtttase learne. that the Two white
women capturc,i in Kansas last sa,nme1-ons. Mrs.
IL ~ t Werr then held san;ye In he
on tae ps,sta Il thtn ont n he anes,ton
to assume nos!ne @ .aG o. ~ NH sS-r .'G
.h,a mcans for thcir recoyen hal been exhausted
s 49e nnen3na - a. mr. astact would have nsen tno
iAe GlNh.ns ~ ~ .,.- - .hr .snte-s .Hs
AgnG iot sner " LEN ssp, -
very ~eh knca !, 49,, ~ e. e..
village In the means,e. - -. sslis
ARROW 70 big lodge ID tns Esn'S y, IT,, aS Maxe,
where all shG principal eaels o''a Ut neu'cane
man Of The Hile soon asSeMnle4 .,. ~,
| Before entering tne sl4AGr otscsse1 @ tas
gEeaieat efc1tenens p!esalea: tas 9nttIe ne nas
| collected: the squaHs aa1 cseI1 LuE eAeep. tne
Iodgea packed, ana tneir po9!9 sste ss.l!eu -
ready for preclptGe nSak ~ tuH, ~ 1o.Sy,fif ~ III
tentton TO eitacS oeen Iat o4s ~. - hS -
whether, with tne ume5 HasninS lne} hsa te.
ceived and considering nc Haea eonu.,oa o. .nJ
animals, wo could ~ tnAt une na,e ~ ~!
se1 serious 1nloIy oeyenn ~ sapsIso -. - ssen f.
lodges. The frco1ef1 81 Ine snte nu9!ea
WA now my n111 oh)ecS me sqaaMs ~ any - enAusea
rrtnninr seated upou k1Ef ponies Untl tHd &fc6P4