The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-20
A Remarkable Indian Fisht---A Thrill
io- and Hitherto Unpublished Re-

Remarkable Indian EfSht---iA ahFh
in and Hitherto Unpublished Re-
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A member of Troop ID, Seventh United
States Cavalry, writing to the cdit"r OF MS
bono newspaper, gives the following anus
in,, ,rro,,,,t of the manner in which General
Custer entertained some Chicago vr1TnrS who
vent ont TO his domains for Il little buffalo
shooting:
One almost eIlalnS 1t We
Witnessed when the festive ChlclgorSc were
with lis seeking that little relaxation from
IN, .;ucsI carc,. which they found. Alter Il
days successful chase the party found liSrll
about thirty miles from Hayes, urea ana
hungry. Selecting camping-groundlo Tor the
njolt, fires were soon blazing chcerfllliy, but
falo and vcni>on steaks roasting ana Trying
nicely. and oh. what arpctitcS to DO Them
iusticc Next came wine and cigars, WITH
which the Chiclcocsc were we'll supplied
Injuries for the trooper on tho plains gene
rally ont of reach, but thi. one time we had
them plenty, and enjoyed them accordingly.
Tbe General, wishing to afford his visitors Ill
flc amuscmcnt during the evening, entertained
Them with stories OF surprise ana atrocities
committed Lv Io until he had them excited
I, the proper pitch for pleasant dreams,
which he kindly permitted them to ENJOY
until midnight, when hc gave the innocent
drea,ncrS u finishing touch. The night prov
in" favorable, the troopers were dlFldcu,
allowing about forty aS an attacking party
and to represent Indians, the remainder 10
defend tie camp. Everything i'll readiness.
fb. ,arty on post loudly challenged. g" no
comes th rc:' \ regular war-whooptr"m the
attacking party was the answer received,
then vollcy from the clrhines, u rafting
fire from rcyolvcrs, shouting, yelling, ana
scr .aming-thc attacking party making use
of all the Indian imaginable, ana great uc'li
more. The slccpcrs were by thus time Ger
t ,inly wide-awake and made to understand
what was the matter-that they were
expected to fight if they expected ever
again TO see Chicago. The brave dclcnuers
fought nobly, shooting high IN the an, en-
treating the thicagocse TO stand iirln, nSh'
for their homes and tiresideS, and TO tight,
bleed. and die, for their country-ncvcr let
the Stus and Stripes be dis"raccd by allow
ing II few hundred bloody indians to whip
Us: not more than ten to one at most, proba-
blv less; what's the country good for II mol
worth fighting for! Some of them did night,
and from them the most danger WAS apttrc-
hended, as they fired at instead Of over their
ANTAGONISTS. OF course they were quickly
placed under the wagons [" keep them from
shooting somebody. During the lull one
festive old chap was heard REVEALING his fate
bitterly: ooh, why did leave my home and
family, friends and business, every comfort
in the world. to come ont here and be scalpcd
nv the l,londy Indians! oh, dear! oh, dear.
WIN shall do to be savcd!" At this, some
one told him to grab root; but he said he
couldn't find the root. "Fiity dollars to any
one that will ta';rnc ont oftlis," but there was
no iakcr. The fight lasted near one hour.
Occasionally some one would drop, and
either crawl away or he carried hv few
comrades, when he would, of course, be all
right and again pitch in. Finally, victory
was declared for the defenders; and then il
was the few remaining on the list of
wounded received all the care possible,
which meant plenty OF wine. Quite 4
number wished they had remined wounded,
but 1t was TOO late for that. In the morning
the wounded were reported semi to camp,
but some OF The inIuiSiliyc wished to know
what became of the killed and wounded In
dians. "Oh, they are always carried OIL
the field rs socn az they fall" That settled
the matter. Whether the visitors were i'll
formed of the true state OF affairs Gef0re
their return home l never learned. One OF
them said he would have an account Of the
fight published. l never had the pleasure OF
reading the account.