The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-22
How IL Feels 10 BIO Bcaiped--Svhat {.
-Vtctiua says About Il.

ASyictim OF Indiah vengeance arrived
in this city Saturday night, departing
yesterday for, his home in Monroe Coun.
ty, New York Hissname is Delos Ii.
Sanbertson. and he lost his scalp at the
battle of Washita. Perhaps the sensa-
tions experienced by Mr. Sanbertson
will interest and cnlighten. Says he:
81 was in the infantry Cnstar had
command of the troops. There was
quite force of cavalry with us, but they
were about q mile in the rear when we
first discovered the reds. Some of the
troops had been lsept aroupd so us to
attack from the other side. The reds
were camped in u sort of valley, and we
were within eighty rods Of them for half
an hour before dnybfeak Just in the
gray of morning, the firing commenced
on both sides, and we.had it all our own
way for few minutes the cursed snakes
being much confused, and not knowing
what WAS up. At length they rallied,
and we could hear Black Kettle shouting
and ordering. The vermin got into holes
and rocks-anywhere they could fud n
place-and bea IN to fight back with n
will. We fired whenever we could see a
lots of them-just MS quick as Indians.
We just went in for wping out the Whole
gang. When it was fully daylight, We
all gave big yell, and charged. right
down into camp. The lodges were ali q
standing yet, 1and lots, Of Indians in
them. AS we run through the alleys, n
big red jumped ont 'at:me from behind
o tent, and before I could shorten mp
enough to run dim through with my
bayonet, q sqpaw grabbed me around
the legs and twisted me down The
camp wos' then full of men fighting, and
everybody seemed yelling as loud us he
could. When / fell, went over back.
ward. dropping my gun, and [ had just
got part way up again, the sqnaw yanking
me by tho hair, when the. Indian dubbed
my gun and struck me across the neck.
He might Just as we'll have run me
through; but he wasn't used to the bayo-
net, or didn't think. The blow stunned
me; it didn't hurt i'll the least, but gave
me numb feeling all over. [ couldn't
have got to my feet then if nll alone,
while the sqnaw kept screeching, and
pulling my hair out by hands-ful. 1
heard some of our boys shouting close
by, and the sqnaw started and ran-onc
of tho boys killing her not three yards
of. The Indian stepped one foot on my
chest, and with his hand gathered mp the
hair near tho crown of my head He
wasn't very tender about it, but jerked
my head this way and that, and pinchcd
like Satan. My eyes were partially open,
and could see the bead-worl and trim
ming on his leggings. Suddenly 1 felt
the awfulest biting, cutting flash go
round my head, and then it seemed to
me rs if my whole head had been jerlied
clean off. 1 never felt such pain in all
my life; why, it was like pulling your
brains right out. L didn't know any
more for two or three days, and then 1
came to find that I had the sorest head
of any human that ever lived. If the
boys killed the viper, they didn't get
back my scalp; perhaps it got lost III the
snow. was shipped down to Laramie
after bit, and all the nursing 1 got
hain't made the hair grow out on this
spot yet. t."-Den'on Free Press, June Is.