, 1869-12-07

ts,rs., they hid ned in tho greatsst has,e, Aosa.
oontrc proraiooA, robes. cookln4 uEent,lk AID
eves3 ep. cles Q: property; acd It appeared 10 me
On Tho lcxt tay NC started dosn the Nsaa1ta,
following The lnctSn tfAi', but finding 50 nxuy
S.1en nss SSsSSs ~ vs9
coming on, and .ess1ng to get loss with sarge
command and isstss Of wagon. on : treeless psA-
~: nsaoGt y a. Tste, We Esse fo!csd h.eS 70 tns
20 the r,yer, following she trail Of the Indians.
b;ids1ns % viii nioresr pat,es. TnlS vas % eoa1;aaed
uhtIl the evening Of The 1Gkb, when VIC came TO
the Vicinity Of the lndians-pr!ncspa!ly klo"AA
a'e n such cold and fnciemeut weather, and wc
matchtd do @n Gn them before they kne1 OF our
presence IN the county; alts1 nght ,neJ aaw ons
t;el e1ai Ilazep, ard ohiaircn letter from bin,
eatleg that the KsoHss were friendly. THIS WAS
% sis'y s s1d ea esa aa1
Ion Of ;hts band had Just come from TexsS, waere
they bad murdered aud plan ietea IN tns most
iatir ootraa. On loe Texas border are ton aorrl-
lle to lase orc i.en OF which Is that 10 rctnsn-
Ing 70 .ns.s village oa5te1n q 1 .ne rDos Sc, ,e
1p.d ately after my Interview witt them Al L7faed
en- September y, VA party stsIted o. y the a..
cf st1tcet1 WaEone-thIo. .iag the Murdered team
steIs inc II. 1aue.. st,,l, did nj sit.ke these
Indians, oh fceo2nt Of General Hszenh lsstsE.
ttn. Of their Etut Al scoa a. they tound Vas
uoi eorR 10 attack them. thu old sissen 81 Ling
aIo al tie ns ws,1ers .n sposG ion my ny calaan. md
march witt, It 10 Fort Eoau. white their villages
nored to tue san potns, Oh the opposite bAnk Of
The Wathltn; DIT lhls VA = decay, a. 'oTards
light Al. lite warriors slipped a, NJ theT Sail, to
help the women along w1rh ths Vi ls.es, leaving
oLl! alH.st lwehty ch!els aLd pTsrt4pal msu,
n hn "a a<s4tt r fnff
SsutaLts and Lone Wolf, the He'd Caief6,
Wbom urccred C1ster to arrest. AMI o. re1Sang
Fort cot1 shAt c1t nico, .oond tint tae sila2e:,
instead oE moving 10 Fort Cobb, al they proposed,
were k1iE1 down t0Ea111x the main Red Itver.
west ii the Wichita Meubtalns, In az opposite d.
recop, as fast ~ possible, and that soae OF taeoc
uert nearly ore hpCdrtsl miles distant: and That
the proportion CT Lone Wolf and 94ntao.u was q
ceco1 to gtt their villages ont OF the way. In
Wo aDo ans.s s vess. eae 6sss
IN two dAsf, aud delivered themselves Up 81 Fort
Cobb They ali cane back cventaa1ty under tais
afd q .nd "a Laae " Il we're u @
thau aIwsts rrer-', hoRever; tba, did no: hAug
there lLdlaus; tneJ bad deserved II many times.
tpd Et.atE a!.o regIet that did rot pun.sh tad
wao'e tI1ho when ] INIT net then. Tne gra:es
along tue Santa Fe mad, ana aloog the northern
sala 81 piyc o. q Is a,sise ot susa
csurre: but where there sre so many authorities,
person sometimes gets conlonuded as to nhas
/ GonMcses y , and N Apaenes. Teey nsd nss:enes IN
ta lie r,te,va,ton .fter tae, ngat vita Gan
| eral Gutter: While thess 80. operations q
Z ara owed, as herttotor nent!o1e'1. tom llaa-
| com up .he main Canadian, to Aonunent Greek,
lse1e established hta aspos, apd Win ~ ne @ most
to the hes,l Eaters Of He'd river. and o.scoEeEet
| uali OF bo4tLe eUIlaucheA who had refused 10
IL Il sas pafsy killed
ntarlJ aB could oa asce1ta!aet, tEentJ-hEe;
NouIdcd q large nput'tr, AZ cap'ured and nam:
itcpes1!, Att ,Lea mo!ei IL toa r:.ht uooa'
| 1Gtlvc Ei:cA weat Of Fort Coob, where c5nuo-
Mcanuhl,t, Gcre-al Can va. scouting along the
mEta CsLa1xo, west u tho Anteiopt Htl'. aut
| ihe ceunttT wsa h coming 10 uLheallny 1c1 lauI
nns. mai the Arsrasoes and tae fsmaoSsr o! ~
l lie Reservation dezig1ate1 lot thetn- INC opera
| tloEh Of the troops had forced these bands osc
i1to the eastern tdye o. the S!a1ea r1ans Wasl
tuppltes Which thrI mad been able TO pat up fn
| tie wiEter, bad heeu moN1J lost ID tae roKa9e
| n cpt un tie wasnra, and Ia thctr suh.equeo
The surrender was made hy Little Robe 70. th
| Ctc} with othcr representative c3lcis, IN
| by Yellow teAt Tor the AErnpaho+s; theT agree
u LgIitts lat.r tenpe Up n Fort Cobb as speed!s
a. possible, c:aiuiug that 1t would take some tim
; 10 get ID, on account OF the e1hausted cond'tio
The Af.pshocs wcIe fAlsttulta shels psoms.,
: | aid delivered thcm.eIres up ultcf tnetf ut 1
; n;:e @ aaa did % nss cone IN. e otdefrd cner
| Cater 10 nI0re against tntm; this he did, az
| ran OF the Chts clnes Al the heai~ase:s OF lie
ssetn''I we n ''e9 ~, 10 5ea Camp 5 sops 0a
tnn c OF tne cnnseE4 aiols lad with Little R7p.
. | itt d d, c'a,ed inst II They d'u Lot get into y
> Turt Cubb rt.ersluoE Within certain s,na., til,
= VIII Il III tie received there. bat would be {
+ tsg.o 1t,2up supp 5: this NHs ,ecsuse =
= rsc'ed u'.iy 10 ttas f.r limit: : time 10 70
= | CL6Ier lsrU-H lhem IL veTJ iurforn cO9aiflo
!. nj ccsld nave drtttoyel thnk. most OF 4
uatef xn ''en 9.saK ios
n n .s'sit.a ion ,l,m i.o sh1e woash who
= tilt Ills ia:ttf trou4Ise 60 lar coming ,1,o
t yrt,y o. Camp supply. and co 5nnn;raiins I'll vi
!. lie Commanding unlesr. tat TAI Esult'. b.
z s:cty, wEo, on ths lsth Of Maj. 1863. we're
= 1acaed a1h defeat. With heayJ ioet, wheSEup
;; ! the wEoE tribe nored INTO Camp Supply.
Meantime, sh!Ie tic ArapAhoed aua CheJcnn
II were ntGotiattrR with me 10 suF!eodsE.
! tluah1ada OF Staked Pains Comancnes sen,
:. | delegation over 10 Yascom-oneting 10 surreni
themselves, 1T der the earectattnc. perbaes, tt
ttcy could get tetset terms there than Wstn r
!. but General Gcty arrested the delegation, viii
:, We. or.ItIed TO Fort Leavcnworth, nnd 1nalty
!, tuttto 70 sheI pfop.c, on condition that II
If soua aei'Ess M Themselves IP on tae RESERVATION
N ~ wnh, ard aU nuw able TO report 1ha. there
\. been tnlulimcnt Of Ill The conditions which
Y; eanpai4n @ vi nj la. November, namely: puni.nmt
y. y. | Was lLtictri; property destroyed; the lnult
=. s1,tabueeA of the Nita that winter would bring
~ -. Guilty; and AL the tltbcA soulh OF the r.a
y y rcrced oL to the reservations set Bra1s for ID
!" ~ by the sovtru0en., whe1e They are II Tang,
a ns shspe Mr the good WORK OF c!slIlz alton, cdu
ae s ttnr, ard reltSt0ns Instruction
u Casuot kocnk too highly Of the patient 6
y, | cheerful coInuct OF tho troops ut.aer Ms cO
- - ncs5d; thcl were cazy 111es p1Dche1 by hule
- - AID nunttA ty coil; sometimes ltrirE III hu
81 81 below tie e1rrscc Of the nratr1e-dcg 10 X
u u them :Ttln s,tezinE; 4: Other u1:es pursuing
, nc tayse*s, aCI lIrtnx on Lie f1esh OF maisa IN
~ 1tet+ 'r,:ne conot:ioust iht troops we're alw
chez rful AID wllltrr and the officers fail of esr
e1 en cxnu-t taEc tic many who are tlessfF!uK
~ ~ special ltcLEpu, hut Will expZess nv thantt
81 all, ihraG.h tE-tr Rallant commanocgs-Bte
~ ~ / M~jor GfErral Custef. OF the Seventh EaSxl
~ ~ ! Bleyst Msjer general Eugene A. Cafr. FHtn
u Alry; Coo: RI C1aHfprt, Sinctecutn kensas
,'s nl,y: aph Colonel Eyans, Third CAvalf1. VII
", detailed rtJhrt7 l herewith reapcet fUllJ suhn
~ | loeeklFt with q tabo.ar report ot cnRa2tulelA
a.s tween I! c i7oopa nnt tne lnaiata In 1n1s dep
e1' EtL.. +iurlcG The campaign OF 1865 aud tSi9:
=. | lAbuNr st1tctEcilt OF murders sid dArrt 1At
~ coE H,,trd by Irjiana In the Department OF
w toMfi auh Northern TeIxs, Ia 1875 and ls63.
y, e!E, vty respectfully. your oheatc1t sersAnf,
70 (SlcEt.) p II. SHERIDAN,
mp LIcutauant GencH
Inc On.c.a':
- JAMES ". fupsr1n, Ltentenant Colonel,
ee,,s C., E1evtt M'Saaltr General U. =, 4.
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