Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-18
The Indian War.

Since Gen. Crook coiumn turueu south "
wards the Black Hills, Oh the 9Th inst, there
has been considerable hardship through wet
weather and living Oh bacon and hare bread
and good deal of grumbling. On the It'll 1t
was decided to send portion OF the pack train
ahead, under the escort of Colonel Miles, with
fifteen men, 90 the best horses of each com-
napy of the Third Cavalry, making one hug
dred and fifty 10 ALL Lleutenauts Won Lieut.
wiz, Schwaka and Crawford composed the
subordnate officers, with Lieutenant Bubb, IT
the Fourth Infantry, Chief Commissary; Tom
Moore, chiet packer, aud Frank Gruard, Gen.
Crooks chief scout The latter Was TO serve
both as guide and scout, and ON yesterday even
ing he discovered through the rain aud log,
without being himsclf observed, hostile Sioux
village, consisting Of forty one large lodges,
and band OF several hundred ponies and lew
American horses. Miles concluded to attempt
the attack with bis $50 men, without waltl1g
to send word to Crook Tor reint0rcements. lie
fell back few miles, hid his command 10 =
ravine, and al O'clock this morning marched
for the village, which WAS situated 90 lttlc
creek, a tributary of Grand or Owl Greek.
He formed on the north side before daylight,
and ordered Lieutenant Schgatka, with Com,
pauy Nj, to charge through the village, while
the rest OF the force, dsmouuicd were TO form
skirlnish line on either side aud pick OFT the
Iud,ans as they came out The latter were
completely surprised, aud scattered out pel.
mcll, half naked, returning the fire 10 some cX.
cent Their ponies were ctfectually stamp .dcd.
Owing to Miles small force, he oply succeeded
iu securing the lodges and property therein,
and about l4O poDi"s There was al lmmcnse
quantity OF dried meat, berries, &C., all that
Crooks whole pack train could carry, and suth
Gent to postpone The proposed purchase OF
supplies. There were wagon loads OF robes and
savage spoils Of al kinds. the gudon OF the
Seventh Cavalry, which Custer used 10 the lit
file Horn massacre, and various articles OF Wear
| ing apparei also captured 90 that OCCASION. 4
quantity of corn stored gt the mouth ot Powder
river as late as August 5ih, where Terry was
| fired on, was among the spols.
The whole march aud showing since Terry
| and Crook met goes TO show the s0undncsS oil
| the atters views of the enemy's probable des
| tlnatiop and whereabouts sluce leaving then
camp 90 the Little Horu. Lieutenant Won
Leutwitz. OF Company Z, was seriously wound
eded in the knee; private Medbury and Charlie:
Foster, Company B, Augustus Dorn. Company
| D, and Sergeant Glass, Company h, were
wounded, and Private Weuzei, Company a
|
| About o'clock word had reached General
| Crook, fifteen mites back with the ualu body.
| He came forward with scctiJus from the cavai-
ry, reaching Miles at eleven o'clock. The
| latter had kept up good picket fight du'lpg
the forenoon. Crook was very much di<ap
pointed because Miles did not report the dis
covery last night, as there was plenty OF TINT
| 10 have got ~ the commaud, aud SO CHcctualIy
surround the village that nothing could have IS
caped, but the General is also pleased TOO, al
thiags considered.
| About Que buudrcd yards from the village |:
little ravine 10 which band of seven war
rlors aud fifteen women aud children were safe
| " lodged, in cavern of rocks, and it Was II
trying to disodge them that Miles lost HI:
| killed and most OF his wounded. Gen. Crook
desired to save the women aud children, anC
| by means of Gruard's Interpreting, parIey CO.
sued, and three warriors came out, one chief
American Horse being mortalIy wounded. Be
| fore this barley was effected, however, Frank
| White, citizen, was snot throgh the heart
Private Mckenn and Private KoDuedy, Of
Company e, Filth Cavalry, were wounded.
About twenty minutes past four o clock tins
morning there was sudden picket hrDg, which
begao on Colonel Miles front, winch resulted
in the wcunding OF Sergeant Ahosiber, 81
Company Nj, and Private DorD, of Company +,
Fifth Cavalry. Ii proved to be the result OF re
uforcements received from Crazy Horse band
and running attack was made all around the
| circle. but the troops were quickly throwr
out aud the enemy driven OFT 10 every dlfec
| ton, The latter got about dozen horses, toe
| poor to get into camp. The village Was thor
| oughly ransacked aud the spoils divided round.
Colonel Miles aud his meu got the ponies.
There we're found passes to good Indians, from
Iudian Agent Howard, of the Spotted Tai
| Agency, dated respectively January IA and
| February, 1876. Much ammunition and maDy
guns wcre found 10 the lodges. All evidence
| is to the effect that thes; Indians were pre-
pared for the winter. There we're probably one
| thousand warriors connected with it, aud their
chief is Roman Nose, formerly of the Chey
| enue Agency 1t is regretted that other Of the
| larger villages were not surprised aud destroy
| cd. But this affair demonstrates the good pol
| icy of stern chase after the indians, even with
foot soldiers.
September l0.--There was little picket
firing throughout last night aud this morning.
After the command was on the march u mum
Der of Iud!auS came down on the rear of the
column, but were met with warm reception
by Captain Summers battalion of the Fifth
Cavalry, who, covering the enemies in the
ravnes, killed several and disabled Others
Privates Foster, of Company +, Maddeu of
Company Nj, and Geo. Clautler of Company
D. were wounded The command marched
fifteen miles to. day toward the Hills, bringing
the entire number of sick and wounded 90
twelve lltters.
Medical Director Clements ampu'stcd the
right leg of Lieur"nau1 Won Leuwltz last even
ing. and private Kennedy died of his wounds.
No other amputatons or deaths are likely 10
occur The wounded Chief American Horse
died last night. Most of the captives were
brought along, but a few squaws were sent
back, with the Generals advice, to the hostile
bands, to 20 into the agencies, to behave them
selves and all would be well with them.
The Mountain Meadow Massacre.
The following special dispatches have been
received concerning the Lee trial now 10 pro-
gress at Beaver, Utah:
BEAVER, Sept. l5.-Seveu witnesses testi