The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-02

80 Shoshones, reported, bringing
of these Indians from the Wind river
country. Then Of course we had %
have a regular evening performance.
The Shoshones We're decorated in
their
WAR PAINT AND WAR GEAR.
and rode into camp like a cavalry
troop. The Crows had less of the
pomp and circumstance of war
about them. They were numerously
attended, however, and seemed to
"mean business, and they had a
chance to show their stamina the
second day later. We were ready for
the field in earnest on June l6.
Every available man with the COM
mand was mounted, and only a suf-
ficient number left behind with Ma
jor Furey, the Quartermaster, to
guard the train. The infantry under
Major Chambers, were equipped in
mule brigade style and the long
guns given a cavalry ride with the
Eleventh u. s. Dragons. The bat
.allions were preserved as you already
know. General Crook commanded
the whole, Col. Royal the cavalry
and the foot, soldiers as l have in
Dictated. Major Evans commanded
the Third Cavalry, and Captain
Noyes the Second. We had a curious
addition in the persons of the In
dams, who we're under Major Ran
dali, chief of scouts. Chief Packer
Moore had some twenty of his s'boys''
with him as a sort of body guard to
the commanding officer Then there
was the noble army of correspondents,
who went not specially because they
was brave or enduel with thirst for
martial glory, but because to stay be-
hind with the supply-train was con-
sidered more dangerous than to ac-
company the advance.
We took four days rat.ons, with US,
tied up ~variously in saddle pockets,
pocket handkerchiefs, blankets, gum
coats, and what not. Each man was
his own commissary department and
acting quartermaster, and each mar
rejoiced in one blanket to keep off
the dews ofthe Tongue and the Rose
bud. No inc grumbled, although we
had 'sThe Grnmblers Club" and any
quantity of applications for member
ship before the scout. On the first
day out we marched about 40 miles,
camping ON Rosebud creek. The
next morning, which was June II,
the anniversary of the battle of Bun
ker Hill, one hundred years ago, we
moved down the Rosebud several
miles and come to a halt just above
where the creek enters The Narrows,
a long narrow valley through which
the stream flows and at the Liver end
of whichour sc ,uss reported the Sioux
villages were located. At about $50
o'clock the Grow and Shoshone
scouts came hurrying back to the
command from the front and flank
with the startling report that a large
party of Sioux were near by and
charging wei the hills on the left
bank of the Rosebud for the troops.
A band or two of the attacking force
had been checked by the allies until
intelligence could be conveyed to
General Crook.
At.the same time shots were fired rapid
ly beyond the low hills bordering on
the stream. Other friendly Indians
who had been out, on espying the
enemy, dashed down into the valley,
gesticulating and calling to their lit
tie bands to arm and mount. The ia
ded ponies were exchanged for fresh
ones. The Crows formed in rank,
and stood singing their war song,
and welcoming their scouts, who
came flying back to the accompani-
ment of shots fired beyond the hills,
as if hotly pursued. In a moment,
all the Snakes and Grows rushed in
the direction, and war-yells arose. as
they caught a glimpse of their ancient
foes.
The Snakes and Crows charged
the Sioux, and on the first onset
made them rapidly recede. Then en-
sued a desultory fight for half an
hour, the troops in the valley being
delayed from rendering support by
the necessity of saddling their ami
mails. Capt. Kane's infantry COM
pany was the first to advance to the
crest of the ridge north of the valley,
and there opened fire. The infantry
charged directly up the narrow back
bone, stopping at every crest to level
a volley at them, but saw them retire
only to hold against them still high
err points beyond. They had taken
A MAGNIFICENT POSITION
up the stream, commanding the ra-
vines through which the troops would
probably have passed, and where
they might have been slaughtered
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