The New York herald., 1869-01-04


take protection behind the trees where they could
nght to greater advantage. 1t is likely when all hope
to sacrirce their lives as dearly as possible. the
grass where they lay was trodden down and num-
Der Of cartridge shells testify to the % yaor o. s iner
the only alternative OF escape from the terrible tor
ture to which they would unquesiionably
Is not likely that the entire party was Killed
before TAKEN but whether any and who
menis which followed VIII always remain mystery.
| All the missing bodies were now found. Not one
had been LETT TO nairae the horrible story Ile ast
Offices OF humanity-a proper bural-was ah tnas
Generals sheridan and Custer now considered
turn. Moving towards the creek the party Ionowed
| down the banks OF the stream. The bodies Of
Ro and men After
1 miles the remains OF the villages OF the Arapan0es
waS t. was ns eRsnnt that
both these nations cleared out with tnefr families
as hastily as their means OF locomofIon would
| allow. Camp Kettles coffee pots, cups, Peace Com
| mission and Interior Departments powder kegs
tempty). several phllanthropic rines hundreds OF
variety AZ other things were left behind orders
were given to destroy everything found. 1t was not
could he described following the line Of the washita
| for distance OF SIX seven miles all the way to
SS tnan S es
1t was quite evident after the troops had left the
scene Of the battle that party Of warriors had re-
Il was noticeable tnat ali the bodies left were those
| which had been scaped. Az the Indians consider
privisge OF entering the happy hunting grounds,
these bodies were left the Indians merely wrapping
tree. tree the others were removed rel and probably taken
TO distance and there buried according to the rites
OF their nation.
sent out two wagons with an escort, commanded by
Lieutenant Owen Hale, to bring in all the bodies It
was determined that the men should be buried on
MAJOR Eots S win bear BE- taSen @ e Fort Cobb or inter-
ment. The wagons returned with all the bodies
shortly after dark this evening" which were conveyed
TO the grave prepared for them Previous to burial
pr Henry ppncor; ;, Assls.anI SuTGeon onea @
bodies and the extent Of their mutlati0n. The fol-
| lowing Is from his official statement
Major Joel H. ElliOtt-One bullet hole In left check,
| two bullets In head. throat out, right foot cut or
left foot almost cut OF. calves OF legs very much cut
walter Kennedy, Sergeant Major-Bullet hole IN
right temple head partly cut of, seventeen bullet
| holes In back and two in legs.
Harry Mercer, Corporal Company E-Bullet hole In
right axa, ono In region Of heart, three In back,
eight arrow wounds In back right ear cut on, head
Thomas Christie, Company E-Buliet hole in head,
right foot cut or bullet hole In abdomen and throat
william Carrick, Corporal Company H-Buet hole
in right paretal bone, both 1eet cut or throat cut,
| left arm broken and otherwise muJilated.
| Eugene Glover, Company H-Head cut on, arrow
N KI ran ne Son egs Sae % LETT
side Of head deep gases in right leg left arm deep
" gasned, head scalped throat cut and otherwise
James +. Williams. Corporal Company BULLET
hole in back head and both arms cut Off, many and
deep cuts in back and otherwise mutlated.
Thomas Downey Company @ neoI 6oie o ~ n r rs
right shoulder cut by tomahawk.
| Thomas Fitzpatrick, farrier, Company M-Scalped,
two and several bulleholes II back throat cut
Ferdinand Linebacn, Company M-Bullet hole IN
right parletal bone, head scalped one arm broken,
! throat cut and otherwise mutated.
John Myers, Company M-Several bullet holes In
head, scaiped, skull extensively fractured, several
arrow and bullet holes in back. deep gashes in face
Carson b. ]. Myers, Company M-severa bullet
holes in head, scaped nineteen bullet holes in body
| throat coat and otherwise mutlated
| Cal Sharp Company M-TwO bullet holes In
lett side throat cut bullet hole in left side OF
head, one arrow hole in left side, left arm broken
| and otherwise mutlated
Unknown-Head cut OF; body probably devoured
4 by wolves.
l. Unknown-Head and right hand cut on three
bullet and nine arrow holes in back, and otherwise
| Unknown-Scalped, skull fractured, six bullet ana
thirteen arrow holes In back and three bullet holes
! in chest.
during the journey to the battle field this morning
| detachment moving along the river found, near
the recent camp Of the Kiowas the body OF awhite
woman and ,nlld. The body was brought into camp
brain were found; also the back Of the sknIi
| was fearfully crushed II by hatchet The
body oil the child presented the appearance OF star
vaton, being reduced to perfect skeleton. There
were no marks on the body except bruise on the
was sezed By the feet ana dashed against tree tree
When brought IN the body Of the woman was recog
nzed as Mrs Blynn. Ihis woman was captured by
Satanta chief OF the kiOwas near Fort Lyon, while
on her way to her home In the East. At the time Of
her capture she was in wagon in the centre OF
Ned ike pack Of towards ana lett Mrs. pys BIynn
| and her Child to fall into savage hands.
Satanta kept her his squaw until the time OF the
flight OF the Kowas, when she was ruthlessly muir
dered. The body was dressed In the ordinary dress
OF white woman; on the feet were pair or leather
af vvo
found piece OF corn cake and the position Of the
| hands indicated that the woman was eating when
she UNEXPECTEDLY received fatal blow. The body
presented the appearance Of a woman OF more than
ordinary beauty, small in figure and not more than
twenty-@two two years OF age. the body viii be taken
| Among the articles picked up during the day in
/ the remains OF the Indian villages was 0 silver
| medal about the size OF a quarter OF o dollar ana
laid In O blue velvet case. The medal IS In DOS
session session OF Lieutenant H. ". smith, Seventh United
| on the lace-"Medal OF honor No. Z, awarded at
the sanitary Fair, IN Chicago. 1855 TO Elizabeth A.
Shepherd for patriotic servicesr Observe eagle on
Eaglc.n
The Indians Demand mn Investigation or the
Late Battle with Black Kettle.
:. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 1859.
Mr.. Nathaniel G. Taylor, Commissioner or Indian
Affairs, has just received the following address ron
the delegates OF the Cherokee, Choctaw and Creek
nations OF Indians, requesting examination into
the circumstances attending the late battle with
BLACK Kettles band. as piece Of the simplest jus
tce to the poor red man.
WASHINGTON. ID. O., Dec. 20, 1868.
To Hon. COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRs:-
The Undersigned delegates and representatives OF
the Cherokee, creek and Choctaw nations appear
10 tie government Of the United States. throu9h
you, for air and thorough investigation OF the re-
cent ''battle" between the United States regular
troops under command Of General Custer and black
Kettle - band OF Indians men, women and children.
We are Informed and believe that this "batllc.
which has been heraded through the press from one
end OF the land to the other, great victory over
hostile Indians, was In reality brutal massacre OF
friendly Indians and that OF the los officially re.
ported killed more than one.half were women and
children. Information has reached us also that
some OF the slain were Cherokees, who were in CON-
pany with Black Kettles band Tor the purposes OF
trade and tra1c; Cherokees too who had done
good service for the cause Of the Union in the late
war. Further than this, learn that Black Kettle
and these same Indians had just returned from Fort