, 1876-08-10
THE INDIANS.
Interviews with Mai. Reno
and Capt. Benteen.
Their Operations in the Battle Of
the Little Big Horn.
Correction of Misstatements Relative
TO That Engagement.
RENO AND DENTEEN.
STATEMENTS III THEM AA7o THE BATTLE OF TUE
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STATEMENTS 1T THEM Aa7o rnR BATTLE OF Tna
LITTLE MO noun.
Mo,rr,, NJ T1,s unspnt,n. inr. n.cons,t1cr.
a =. .'n r.. ~. r.. ~ fe1s, .Son'
az. ao,c annosanee 10 ~. " sne "ucs's WV" pa''
tfcspated In custer's fight. on account oi tho In
papcre, Tier claim that d rood tnany officers
,.roto ,ans, sna1 ,tn,t Z. erh. ,''i,, ,.-n,s
..stn,. uoSA o~". ~ ~" W. ~'s"
t;nrir nna arh .ho. lucy nass
.nse ~, =" ~, snoq p w." IT,, ~
by general consent, were The persons who could
pro The f,lirxt ,rro,,,, ~ ,ho ,vbol, ofTst+
' 1nrsuy,rS , y, WITH 17u' nrTo shy's AD"'''
Col. Reno u Of middle stature, yery stronrl7
bn,t. h,< a .warthv conntor,a, 49, .,,s,, ",..:
combined with certain rapll action md frank-
ness Of manner which make favorable i,nnrcs-
bc the last man 10 lcare a cDnra,Ic in = ,tc1,t
place without making an effort to save him. lie
,a a""ysu a. t%n er Et!fsn
enth BY the people who kncv nothing Of the
battle. Gen Kos.cr's letter he thinks wholly
unWarrantel. Col. Rcno said:
written about me: but In hi, catc fclt rom.
t1n,1 n1,n1f
pgnsa u fGp.y; t 81 cn On pcsal. Of the otuef
Your corresnont'ent &c M Inonre nc II II XII cpo ,,,a
any oDjection 70 ii Tic Herald eorrcspondent @ o lent
see his letter to lioBscr and Offering, fiji be.laf
Of the Ilt7,ald, to publish any statement he
ar niay Ths co"ne lne sa has M d.
irnft o} Ills letter to The corrcsponijent fnr nnI,
lisation in u'c ittaia. i II reais A. follows: '
RENO Io NossEK.
hEApquAaTEns sErESTn RECIPIENT T. GAyAt' 1.
~: r 4: Ros.eNs,n: z; When = rssa The ilGst part
o. your M .etter, published u the l1onetr ana irsm
~ ~ 1s s9psa osxh S a Ill., Isst
tlfe !hd only tEe oo}ces o. aeIenec Of pcf*onal
frsnd1s eallant .a.n aoas' sEaitnst WHEN you
longer look upon II es tho tihnte Of 2 generous
enSms, ,a ssnSe' through @ me-; ] yoa naa sssaeksl AZ
SIaS1 & e ssme G!sf H. %
npon dc hostile Indiana. Botl, eharget-.he one
| us-afe equally untrue. iou say: '.!feel Custer
Mon'a q aaye aaeceGasa naa Ksne wl.h al ho r.;
aef e IT. an oe1
contesslag that you arc firing Ut long range. say
further IL thns gnts se,ain 81 sa costsr aa
pssi
5anes!on, & p toon A. r. lc s steaTnsersd heavy re;
kistance he took fciagc III thc hills hnd abandoned
A. shall ahSw, both the premises arc falsc. and
soi!ss4 s4nsMtJ ~. tuo - tuAA GtIe' A!
70 tne Fs0und lhc!aans your tniaiallh lax abont
thc last ttumpat Caetste osEanl1 1alnh ul NV reg:
inGnt into oistinet cenihiands was nut made uhtt!
halt.patM - a: NJ o. .ne aas ne was Ei'ist an
battalion. commanded by me; eonlnaniet Il. y,
nnd another. sommandca by Gc seMor CAPTAIN,
Benteen; Company U, Cant Mel)onXal. % 10 req.
guaeu 20 tske enarge o. ~ paek tfs!h commands
q. +, I, 7, and to 10 h's own immediate com.
hattalion con,.aandeIs IL. made III. own .slce.
was .en. n e @ ny tef. BY custer's order. When
Ion W0A to the left and reor when No approached
the village bus wa brought 10 the front by Custer.
miles f'oni ts yil'axs. Wien CO.. Cooke, the
words: .custcr says io move Ut ~ rapla ga!t u
you will be supported by lhc whole oulnt."
No mention q ny rlans no thought Of junction,
tack BY the charge. When tile enemy, was reached
halted ten minutes or lcas 10 gnther tile battalon
sent word TO Custer TINT Ind the enumy In my
fs0nt very sttony, and then charged, driving the
rela before inc abont . miles u less, to Within
short Distance Of tlIe!r village, prppp.iuE nv
nd s,f nntYro u,sJ