Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-19
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Dispatch from SehofieId.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Gen. Sherman
has received the following dispatch from
Gen. Schofield, dated the 18Th.
No news from Gen. Gillem since the
18th, but hope to hear of decisive action
this evening. All available troops are ready
to move if the next report makes it neces-
sary. l will go to the front if my presence
there seems desirable.
The Peace Policy Abandoned,
The following telegram was sent to-day:
Department of the Interior, Office In
dian Affairs, Washington, april is, 1873.
To l.. S. Dyer, United States Indian
Agent, Camp Lava Beds, Headquarters
Modoc Commission: The Commission is
discontinued. Advise Commissioners
Meacham and Rosenborough.
Tuesdays Fight.
| HEADQUARTERS OF NoDoC EXPEDI-
TON, April 10, Camp South of Tule Lake.
The day opened warm and still, but was
ushered in with q roar of musketry and the
occasional booming of q howitzer. Col.
Mason's camp hospital is rock on the
north side of Capt. Jacks position, directly
under that famous stronghold. Gen.
Gilem who had been waiting for the arrival
Of his stores and the Warm Spring Indians,
issued orders yesterday for tents to be
| struck and drawn in a compact place near
the hospital; for the troops to be supplied
with three days rations and hundred
pounds Of ammunition; next for the cavalry
| 10 be ready to move at A. NJ. to-day, and
| for Col. Mason on opposite side of the Lava
Bed to move at the same hour on the enc
my. Col. Perry and Lieut.. Cresson's cav
airy were to move at a point beyond the main
cayalary and conceal themselves until Joined
| in the morning by the infantry and artillery.
| Il was hoped when the latter companies left
camp, the Modocs would observe them and
| in an attemrt to cut them off fall into the
| hands of the cavalry. These movements
were faithfully executed, probably hurried
a little on our side by the
Escape of Long Jim,
a Modoc who was under guard as priso-
ner of war. At midnight he leaped the
post guard and escaped, though many shots
were fred at him. At daylight we heard
an irregular fusilade on the opposite side OF
the Lava Bed and knew that Col. Mason's
| force or his skirmishers were engaged. At
| we heard the boom of howitZers and saw
shells bursting over Capt. Jacks camp. AT
this time the rocks were swarmlng with In
dams and the firing was rapid.
| The Plan of the Rattle,
was from the north side. Col. Mason was
| to advance his command on the right, the
Warm Spring Indians on his left, circlin-
up along the ledge, unite with the right oil
the troops from this side, leaving only the
| lake for the Modocs to escape by. Lieut..
Greery was in camp in charge Of the arms
and ammunition. Capt. Trimble, of the I'd
artillery with twenty men, were left with
charge OF the camp this side. Col. Green
at Z A. NJ. united with Col. Perr's COM
mand in about an hour and half after
leaving camp, aud soon the
Bali Opened,
Capt. Miller of the 18th Infantry COM
nauding the battalion, his company being
commanded by Lieut.. Leary. Miller had
the extreme right. Next was Capt. Throck.
mortan's battery NJ, 4th. artillery; Lieut..
Harris battery r, 4th artillery; Capt. Egg
ans company G, Capt. Wright's company
G, both of the 18th infantry in the centre
and the cavalry on the extreme left. While
marching along the lake shore just at the
head of LONG cove about mile aud hall
from Jacks camp they encountered the first
opposition, struggling shots from bluff e.
long range. The men deplOyed in opeI
skirmish order and advanced slowly under
such cover as the rocks afforded. On oul
right gorge opened on bluff from the
rigat bank of which came struggling shots
while a few fell around us from the lef
point. Our skirmishers crept up, supported
by reserves until we arrived within short
range, when a severe yolley was fired from
the bluffs, there being evidently $500 o.
5000 Indians posted there. The tire Wa:
heavy. After standing about fifteen minu
tes the order
Charge
was given and the men spraDg forward amiC
the most deafening yells from the Modocs
Such was the rapidity of the onslaught AMI
so unexpected that the troops were on then
before they kne y it, and in few'minute:
were masters of the situation, aud on
brave boys behind the rocks resting at thei
leisure Gen. Gillem had sent an order t
Col. Mason TO
Stir Them Up
on his side, and he let into them with ven
geance, distr1cting their attention. materi
ally assisting our troops. The charge wa
a gallant one. Meanwhile we extricateC
cur wounded, 4; none killed. Capt. Egar
and his men fought CALAMITY. So did al
engaged. Capt. Egan was wounded in thu
arm, but would not leave the fed. Z
O'Conner, private of battery N, 4th srtil
lery, was shot in the leg, flesh wound
Private j. Danley, Of battery K
4th artillery, was shot in the fore
arm. Corporal Z Kelleish, of battery K
4sh artillery, received scalp wound. Pri
vate McManus, of Company E, 12h 10
fantry, had his thigh crushed. p. McMa
nus, of McConnels, and - McManus, mer-
chants of Yreka, ventured within the ad-
vance line held by Capt. Millers men, who
carried the bluff under orders in such gal
ant style, and the reserve line, was shot
from the high bluffs and lett Oh the ground
The lines are five hundred yards apart, anC
the ound uncovered. When the mortar!
arrive the bluffs will be shelled and he re
covered. 1t is supposed he is =
shot Through the Heel,
By the way his mule was wounded
Three shots were fred at them. At p NJ
the order was given to advance the mortars
with Maj. Thomls in command with 1t
Cranston Howe of the fourth artillery and
Seargents Ramer. The men compose /;
party as gallant as ever haudled guns. a
half past the line depoyed down the lax
opposite Jacks camp and crossed the in
tervening open space at double quick with
out receiving a shot. They are now il
readiness to charge on the bluffs when tn,
Mortsrs have done their work. The Nor
tars arrived on the ground and took posi-
ton. All was quiet until $50 when a sud
den and heavy volley ratified along Mason
line, which continued several minutes
Just previous be had signaled that nom
was Killed or wounded. The pack train
of the Warm Spring Indians has just arrived
with Is mules and $50 horses. At SIC
p. NJ. the first shot was fred from
The MOrtars,
planting the shell fair in the bluffs. 1
few shells were thrown going well into a
part of the lava bed, apparently doing goo'
work. Our line now extends from unde
the bluffs where Jacks cave is up the ledgc
to the south for nearly mile. The bluff
carried by Miller, who holds two lodges, in
tervene between the men and the mail
, PLATEAU. Now at 6 p. m. the mortars ar
being moved forward, as cur men are read
to scale the heights. Col. Mason's line ma
not been broken. By tomorrow we shal
be with the Warm Spring Indians and hav
The Red FIends Encircled.
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