The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-07

the least possible delay, and nothing was to be
gained by further attacks ON the Indians, now thor
oughly on the alert.
THE ONLY CASUALTY
among the troops was a slight wound received by
private Donahue. 1t will be well in n few days.
Among the arms captured is a carbne belonging to
the Seventh cavalry. correct list OF the officers
killed in the Custer fight was also found written
on slip. of white paper In n clear, bold hand.
Some Of the officers are of opinion that these In
dams were a part OF Sitting Bulls force and that
they are breaking up. There is trail that goes
from Powder River to Fort Peck, and 1t Is thought
that this band is on its way to be rationed at the
expense of the government during the winter at
some OF the agencies. The officers and men OF the
Twenty-second acted in very creditabe manner
and will no doubt give good account OF themselves
In any fight we may have with redskins.
CIVILIANS IN THE FIGHT.
Among the civilians who took part in the fight
was brother OF Colonel Cooke, who was killed
with Custer. Colonel Cooke was the last officer
killed In that disastrous fight, and defended himself
with heroic courage.
ARRIVAL AT TERRYs CAMP.
The arrival of Colonel Otis and his command
created considerable STIR The camps all in hustle
OF preparation for the forthcoming campaign, aud
we only await the arrival OF the Fifth in
fantry, under General Miles, and the three-inch
Calling guns, which also on their way, to begin
our march. Our camp lies on the extensive prairie,
on the north bank OF the river, having a narrow
strip OF timber down to the waters edge. 1t Is
healthy enough but very warm and dusty. On the
opposite side o: the river is the mouth OF the Rose
bud River, along which runs poor Clusters last trail.
The
PLAN OF THE NEW CAMPAIGN
is that we will move along the valley Of the Rose
bud rs far as the nature Of the ground will permit
then to the valley OF the Little Big Horn
and endeavor to form junction with General
Crook II that General will permit and Mr. Sitting
Bull throws no insurmounable obstacles in the way
The man reliance OF General Terrys command will
be the infantry, though the cavalry foots up
quite respectable force since the arrival of
cruits for the Seventh, but these men are wholly
inexperienced in Indian fighting and have not yet
got their horses. Some OF the infantry recruits
which have been sent on scarcely know the goose
step, but in their case it does make so much diff
ference.
TRIP TO THE FRoNT-sAvAGR LIFE ON THE
FRoNTIER-GoLD IN THE BLACK HILLS.
From the Chicago Tribune July 26l
Fort BUPoRp, Dakota, July %, 1875
The noble army OF regulars and recruits to reinforce
the becagucred Terry going forward the ratio OF
forty miles day AS there y OF some 400 miles to
be tcdiousy measured off by the dull and monotonous
chow chow OF Captain Burielghs stern wheel steamer
Carroll it Will be in the dog days before can raise
this modern siege OF Lucknow. However, l will try
and make up readable letter from incidents and remi
nisccnces gathered route to the front
Illustrating the
GENEROUS AND TRAITS CHARACTER
possessed by ye noble Sioux is this incidept:-John
Dillon fronticrsman anticipation Of rush of pill
grims to the Black Hills early this spring made
engagements for establishing line Of stages the
Missouri Rvor to Custer City, His first step was to
visit the Sioux warriors at Standing Rock Agency and
make treaty OF peace This he accomplished by Civ.
ing grand powwOw to 800 or 400 young bucks and at
which atted dogs ire water and sugar literally
supplied The Sioux promised Dillon protection, and
he put hs line The first trip however these same
Toasted braves wayaid his stages, killed five Of his
drivers, ran oil all his horses and would have killed
HIM only he got drunk just before the attack and
himself on the Mauva,s Terros
Ia corroboration OF what sent you to Sitting Bull
having been u convert to Father De Smet is this
INCIDENT OF THE CUSTER MAssAcRE:-
Lieutenant Colonel keogh upon his person u
Roman Catholic emblem. Alter being killed his body
stripped, but the sight OF the emblem restrained
hts murderers iron mutilating the corpse
Three years ago furnished the Tribune a readable
letter made up from "reminiscences gwen by Louie
Agard, French squaw-man, who has been mauy years
on the upper Missouri 10 day heard couple Of
good things in Louies experience. When Father Do
Louie Interpreter In translang prayer at vnc Of
the Mandan villages Father Dc Smet used the word
reverence There beng such word in Loue's lin
tied vocabulary he turned to the Father aud SAID,
''Rdvcrancey What the devil is thaty' The prayer
came toa sudden termination. On another occasion
Father De smet endeavored bapt!ze the Indian
drcn ut Grand River Agency, but could get the
sen, OF the parents. In his dilemma he appealed
Agard, who said;'l tell you what You do Tell 'ein
there's barrel OF on the island there, an
every dam one OF 'em git wet IN hall hour"
For several days have been travelling with
six companies-and have IN many ways renewed war
experiences and than ever firmly. convinced
that West Point must look to her laurcls or the
thirty live officers assigned To the regiment there
hui i've. including It's commander, General Stanley.
who graduates of West Point the remainder hay
ing been appointed from civil lfc, bringing the u
dorsement OF vaorous service in the volunteer army
during the rebellion.
s. OTIS,
tho Lieutenant Colonel was made Captain In the
lsOih New York in september. 1862, and brcveIed
brIgadier general in January, 1865. after three
hard years OF service AT the front Colonel Otis
is one OF the finest military saw-more like
the late lancnted Pap Thomas than any other man.
Colonel Gus is strict uscpInaran yet dolized
by his officers ana men, the OF every enlisted
being familiar him AS are those Of his Off
There is martinez about him. for II ncccs-
sary he will work side by side with private soldier
IN throwing upa brcastwork or shinging roof TO
shelter his sick. He carries honorable and u
modest, unassumins dcmeanor
CAPTAINS
arc Charles j. Dickey, who served major in the
Pennsylvania Volunteers Francis Clarke born in Ire
land-scrved fifteen years enlisted and non.
comhilsslonco oHlcer III the Icguiars-was conmis-
stoned second lieutenant IN the Thirteenth regulars
May 1861, made captain in 1858 and breveled major
III 1861 Charles W. Miner, Captain Of the Twenty
second OHIO; De Witt C. Poole, who was Lieutenant
Of the First Wisconsin Volunteers, and Licuien ant
Colonel IN Veteran Reserve Corps: Mat, Hooion,
Brevet Major in The Pennsy Reserve Corps and
Archibald II. Goodloe, appointed TO West Point from
Kentucky.
LrKurKyANrs
Lieutenant William Conway was a Captain in tho
Scvcnty-iourt New York; Lieutenant William Camp
bell came IRON Pennsy Lieutenant Ben C. Lock-
wood from Kentucky; Licutcnants q. NJ Smith and j.
f. Macklin, from Indiana; Lieutenant kc, from
ONO, and Lieutenants Casey ana Dyckman, IRON West
Point-thc former appointed from California and tho
latter from New York.