, 1870-03-10
THE INDIANS.
O6lcial Report OF tho Late Attaek
On the Plega1s.
Reports Of Colonel Baker, General
De Trobriand, and Inspector
General Hardie. !.
Peace and Security Rcst0rod in
80 Montana.

E68G6 ana security Hc1tOF6d IN |
- Montana. 4,
Threatened Outbreak Of Hostilities
in Kansas.
Lettars from Lieutenant Grusra1
Sheridan and General sharn.u-
uxMxaAL su1R1DAHB 1xrofr.
RxApquAkT1Es MILITARY Duuo1)
OF TIN M1Xssu81,
CHICAGO, H., Msrca q, 1s7a
Gsntraf F. r. SAerman, Corssand.s3 Astkv Of tAs
United S1aeks, EAshinqton, D. C.:
GEhHzAL: h1Te tho honor 70 forward tho II. |
port Of DreTes Colonel E. II Batter, Hecoud Cav
ally, giving an account ot hla nent wlsa Plegan
Indians, On the Marin River, January q, 1s7u.
1alo torNatd tna report Of General Jauss a.
HAtdle, my 1otpectnf General, who vas eent 10
Montana, 10 thai might be fully x&usaeA ot the
guilt Of the 1ndlAos, whom 1ou authorized ne 70
punish, tn you1 Instructions Of Noveuott I, 1869.
I AM General very respectfully, your ooedent
tezyane ts.aned] P. 4. sH1z1DAx,
Lieutenant General
GENERAL pR TEuEn1AKnS axaox1. \
HKADQUAkTKna DISTRICT OF MoxfARAt |
Fok1 SHA1, Feb. 1s, 1870. {
Gr<sss Brsztitr General O. D. Grtsnt, Assi.tans |
Adjutant Gxseras Dtp1ytuAtzt af Dakota:
9R: I have tho nonor 70 forward herein the
report OF Brevat Colonel Bsket, Second C1vAlrJ,
Gu lte expedition azaiIat the hostile Pitgans IN
der hi COMMAND.
To this report n1vc little to ADD. a. tho Major
GeLefsl commanding the Department h1s already
oeen Informed By ne Of all tho dlapoaltonA made
to prepare and otKsol1s The expedition At these
headquarters, and to aecu.1 the aaocess ~ fAr II
poss,ble with tho ueaua 1t my command
It IL moss gratifying that rr provisions
were fnlly realized aud eouslets suo.
ees1 N11 attained. not only IN thu
severn punt1tntns of sne PieRans. but Ii
tho telling effect OF that mAnllestA.ion Of o1E
power on tho whole, Of tho Blscuect Nation,
BlcodR-h nd Blacxfees proper, who nencelorth
will carefully avoid bringing upon themselves
= s1rntlar Eosz1nutio1 hy uurde1 Of Nhlto men
and depreciation on TIC settlement Thi. has
gwen tho Chiefs fuendly disposed the power Of
contIDlpR their Wild young Warriors much better.
ard Inspired ihoss nldfposed with = &Alutary
fsa1 which will coetca tnsu into food behavtsr IN
tho future TIE pesos and security Of the Tefn.
to.y lrAY, thefsfore ba considered restored, 1t
!eses for pretty long time, and may bo for oTes,
II tudIclous meAsuIes sre taken TO prevent occa.
~"s~ -~ s~" - "eHA AASAAA ~ "NAsS
Enen - from Wild 1ndlAn1-
THIS most desirable reGun hk8 been Acoom-
pll1ned chiefly By tue activity, eaargy acd fudE.
uent With which Colonel Baker has conducted the
opezsstors, conforming hlEselr IN every respect
10 hls Instructions, and making the moas OF what
| WA ltfs 10 hts discretion ! would, therefore,
! recommend that experienced And ahls ot1ccf to
| the approving couneudAt!on Of superior hesd-
Quar.ers, fer promotion b. brovet, us ju2t ao-
knovledg1uent OF his exceeat con duct In this cir.
stanca.
Tue presence Of Frnall pox among tbs Pitgan1
| md Bloods, which induced Colonel Baker to tarn
loose the women aud Children captured In tha hos
| tls camp, was alAo the canss Of hia ordering
| everything there to be des.rored. NAV
| add mat tho exped1tlonaly column
| had not turp,us radoua enough to
1 feed that crowd On their way back to Fort
shaw, and mat 1t would hare been extremely Ia.
convenient ia saYe1nl vays to seep them at this
poat, "a there ras no psnytsion rpf them at the
Iudtsn AReIcy On the Te,an River.
The number OF horses captured, which was or.-
slpaly over 800, va reduced 70 sss when tho herd
arrived At this poss: the balance were either loss
on tho Nay, hsyttR gone sstray IN tn bushes, Or
| perhaps stolea duf1pS the night: eighteen weys
taken By Colonel B,ker, as pack animals With hts
commald; thIyty-fouf no1ues and ono m1!o were
claimed, aimee that time, aud returned to known
| res.deus c.Nzena Eho psnyed property. tWo died
which leaves $50 horses In nv keepIur Tpey ara
| mainly indian ponies, Ia poor coudi,ton. and OF
| ~ ,,.t,. vs,cs r~anid es.nac,to,t. -a.raar ~
be Instructed what ultimate dispos1sion u TO ba
rade OF them.
Ian, General, ycrJ respectfully, your ohadtent
kazTsnt {stRued) T. DKrRog1IAHp,
Cal 1s,n Jvt pvt Rr,1 Esr coo,n..
| oo1mv1 n.r1r,s rrror~
Fnkr suAW M r. Fsn. IA. 1s7o.
! B,<y., Ho,,, y = N.y7inn<a, artjn, s.1,tant
| Ad;..tnnf fse1srot Ds.rte, ~ Hansrua.
sH: Inaye Ina honor To snbuls tho following
report Of ecout made by me sea,uss tna nostljs
Pesan and Blood Icdians:
T'nreuaot "a sn+rt,l 0,feu Nh ~ ue.donprtsr,
pis.,tcs OF Montana ,at Fort Ellts On tae 9Th ol
! January win rvo enu Rms or ens aacond cav
airr. eoustsr1nx of q COMPANY. Capt Edward Bull;
+. connsnv H,rvat M,,nr far1s 1nnmnaon. Z;
comn.nx T.nt,tn ro-tnn srd cam.
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soe Ootoln3 y. eae so.a. Nnea ~e w. , eAup
ano maoe 0.Ene natca 70 Iao upoth Y. Aaaa5
Creek nsanca Oh tao 1etan- teuAneo
c3up aeto unhu Aoa etealox u tae s'sI Aao s1el
matensa aor sne 1 z, -. 1.e, T., espse ~ =.
! ha1tnK understood ron the Euide that Kas whers
| tn6 Indians Hero ercenpod.
Wa VEN oha1ed 10 camp in taytre on the
, D.y Fork OF the Ns.tas, tli tho night Of the "a
| when we hrots caup and MARCHED "a the Msr1aI
River. arriving tnare on the mprnIoa OF the asd
We succeeded. about O'Clock, In 1urpflatuR tni
camp nf near Chief and BIZ Horn: va kll,ea II
! ! Ind!aus, captured oyey 100 women and children
1 AID 800 horses.