Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-30

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and determination to his men, ut
tering some such sentiments as
those already quoted, not that they re-
quired such expressions to stimulate the
men to deeds of bravery, when every
man would willingly follow either Off
Ger wherever the chase lead, yet they
show mutual confidence existing be-
tween them. Since they were TO fall,
it is pity that it had not been when op-
posed to a worthier foe. Yetitis NOUN
| fuI consolation that each, Captain
Thomas, Lieutenant Howe, Lieutenant
Wright and the son Of a soldier, met a
soldiers death in the defense Of the
government and laws of the country.
Ofthe men killed or wounded tits, per-
haps, sufficient to say they showed their
bravery with their blood, the former
with their lives, the latter in total or par
tial disability.
April q, $50 p. m.-The REIN
forcements sent out, under Colonel
Green, together with the killed and
wounded, are expected momentaIily.
A heavy rain is falling now. 1t viii be
| beneficial TO the poor wounded men, al
leviating their sufferings by giving re-
| lief to their fevered limbs. Their arri-
val is anxiousiy looked for by their
more fortunate comrades in camp, and
every preparation is made for their
proper reception. When news of the
massacre reached camp, the soldiers who
have grown old and gray in the service,
wept like babies at the fate of their Off
GERS and comrades.
April IS, p.m.-The troops with
the killed and wounded are returning.
In addition to the death list given were
| first-sergeant Robert S. Roman, battery
| A, and private James Rose, battery K,
fourth artilley. Sergeant Buck, battery
| A, came in wounded. In many in
stances it were difficult to recognize the
dead but for some article of dress knewn
| to have belonged to them. The Indian
barbarity has defaced the lineaments of
those killed. The Indian policy has ef-
fected indirectly the death Of
General Candy, and the noble
christian, Dr.. Thomas, yet in this city,
beginning the fifteenth, sixteenth
| and seventeeth instant, were a cOntinua-
ton of the same policy, but it required
| the massacre of the twenty-siXth to add
the erOwning feature Of glory due the
| Indian bureau supporters.
| The following is complete list of the
| killed and wounded now in camp:
Killed--Captain Evan Thomas, Lieu
| tenant Albion Howe, and privates r. S.
Romer and Parker, Of the fourth artil-
| lery, battery a; privates John Lynch,
James Rose, and Joseph w. Ward, of
the fourth artillery, battery K; private
Michael Wallace, fourth infantry, COM
pany E; private Greed, twelfth infantry,
company E; citizen Levi E. Swebber,
of Siskijon county; and privates VIII
liam Boyle, Howard and Newsbury,
company E, twelfth infantry.
In addition to the foregoing eight men
were buried en- the field whose names
could not be aseertained. Lieutenant
Arthur CranstOn and four men are still
missing.
Wounded-Private Joseph Roderick,
battery a, fourth artillery, left thigh I;
private Matt Murphy, company E,
twelfth infantry, ring finger; private
James Mcmillan, battery A, fourth
artillery, palm; private Alex. Fright,
hand; private John Fl. GefoFd, battery
X, fourth artillery, back and thigh; cor
pOral James Noble, company K, fourth
artillery, neck; private CharlNs Cuff,
company +, twelfth infantry, hand; ser
geant NJ. Kennedy, company E, twelfth
infantry, right elbow and breast; pri-
vate James S. Butler, company E,
twelfth infantry, both temples; private
John Rigging, battery K, fourth artil-
lery, through the hand and shoulder;
private Frank S. Rolla, battery x, fourth
artillery, left leg; private George Van
Dewater, company L twelfth infantry,
right hip; private William Mccoy, bat
terry K, fourth artillery, right shoulder
and right hand; private j. b. MeLa1gh-
lin, battery X, fourth artillery, both feet
and right shoulder; sergeant August
Beck, battery X, fourth artillery, right
arm; first sergeant Clayton, company
E, twelfth infantry, left leg; private NJ.
Brennan, company E, Twelfth infantry,
both arms fractured; Lieutenant G.. w.
Harris, fourth artillery, back; surgeon
B. Fleming, United States army, right
leg.
SAN FRANCISCO, April ga dis
patch from. Yrekas tonight states that
the people of that place and SCOTS Val
ley are arming, apprehending a general
war. The ladies are taking measures to
send the sick and wounded lint and
bandages and other Ileeessaries. Cap
tain Mendenhul's troops, one hun
dred and thirty strong, were ex-
pected to join General Gillem last night.
in Settlers Valley, Oregon, above Lake
Lavabed, getting out with all the cat
tie and property, being afraid to remain
longer. No further news from the front
NEW YORK, April pa Herald
special from Layabeds, dated the
twenty sixth, says the force under Cap
tain Thomas which started to reconnoi-
ire the position supposed to be held by
the Modocs, numbered sixty-nine men
The object was mainly to find out how
the Modocs are situated, and whether
mortars could be brought up and used
effectively against them. AS the troops
approached the cave OF the Lavabeds,
about half past ten O'Clock In
the morning, our command was brought
to a halt, and the men allowed to take
rest. The story of the first firing is diff
ferently reported, some saying that five
or six shots were fired and others only
four, but Ticknor states positively that
it came from party of Indians who Oc-
cupied the bluff to the eastward of
where the troops were stationed. Major
Thomas Immediately threw his men
into skirmishing order, with Lieutenant
Wright's company on the right. The
latter, however, had not got into posi-
ton before they were fianked on the
right by party Of fourteen other Indians
that had come up to the advance of
those who fred first. The crossfire on
Wright's men proved very demoralzing
and they broke in confusion, leaving
their gallant leader in an exposed con-
dition, and supported by a few of his
non-c0mmissioned officers. In the
meantime another small party of Indi-
- a e. 11f%
opening raking fire On the two batteries
of artillery. 1t was fearful. 1t transpired
that the first four shots were only fired
to draw the troops more directly be-
tween the fire of the Indians ON the
right and left. The rout was complete,
and with the exception of the officers
and non-commissioned officers, ma
iority of whom lay stretched on the
rocks, with the life-blood ebbing fast
away. The Watch-word was ".SluVe
5uipent." Confused and demoralized as
they were, the men became an easy prey
to the Modocs, who, confident in
the protection of their native
rocks, shot them down like so
many frightened deer. Occasionally
news was brought in by the scared
stragglers, exaggerated in the extreme,
but significant of some dire disaster.
Many Of these men, who had deserted
their officers in time of peril, had seen
an hundred Indians all around them,
and fear had distorted their vision
and made them 50 helpless that
one of their number was afterwar
found dead on the field, without shot.
He had been butchered by their knives,
aid must have been 50 panic-struck
that he could not fire a shot in
his own defense. There was a mystery
about the attack that nobody appeared
able to solve, as to how the troops were
90 completely surprised. If in