The New York herald., 1876-08-15
Detailed Particulars of the Expedition
Against the Indians.
THE MARCH OF THE COLUMN.
Condition and Strength Of the
Troops on the Field
1 MOVEMENT TOWARD THE BIG HORN MOUNTAIN
CANT on TIM ROSEBUD, Arsust7.


lis magnificent stream; here in reality, 1t has the
proportions of ditch, with mud puddlos of alkali
water here and there in depressons of It's bed;
10 II Is with many other things in tins region Dis
tance aud imagination lend them Importance. As We
begin our campaign tomorrow some account OF tho
men forces that compose the expedition will 10
doubt be of interest TO the readers of the HERALD
The aggregate OF General Terry's forces amount to
scventyfo officers and l. $50 men, including seventy
ave Crow and Rec Indians, VINO accompany the column
In the character of scouts. Tho composition Of the
column follows -
THE
General Terry, commanding Captain E. W. Smith,
Eighteenth infantry Acting Assistant Adjutan General;
Captain T. T. Hughes, Third infantry, Aide-dc-camp;
Lieutenant Gibbs, sixth infantry, Aide camp; DR..
Williams, Chief OF Medical Department; Captain o. T.
Nichaels, Ordnance corps, Chief Ordnance officer;
Captain H. }. Nowlan, Seventh cavalry, Quartcrmas-
ter; Lieutenant Edward Mcguire, Chief Engineer on
Ger; Lieutenant Walker, Seventeenth infantry Assist
ant Engineer; Lieutenant Il. T.. Thompson Sixth in
fantry, Assistant Commissary OF Subsistence form his
staG
THE FORCE.
srhs composition ofthe force is follows Battalion
Seventh infantry, 10 officers and 200 men; Second
airy, 10 officers and ls2 men; battalion OF Twcnty-sec
infantry, II officers and 2l2 men battalion
enteeuth infantry, officers and 81 men; battahon of
Sixth infantry officers and los mon; the Seventh
cavalry, mustcring l6 officers and 5+5 men; bat
terry OF three guns and IS Indian complete
tho column.
THE COMMAND.
All the Infantry will be under the command of Gen.
cral Gibbon and now supposed that General Brsbn
will take command OF the vavary the ranking cavalry
officer present, Colonel Moore OF tho Sixth takes
command of the companies Of the Seventeenth and
The sixth infantry, which will form the headquarters
guard. Colonel Moore is the officer who during tho
war told Morgan he could not entertain proposition
surrender on the Fourth OF July The artillery will
bc under tho command of Lieutenant Low, and the
ordnance guard will be commanded by H. o. Michaelis
GENERAL GiBBoN's
will consist Of the following oicers:-Leutenant I. 4.
Barnett Adjutant, Seventh infantry, Assistant Adju
taut Gencral Lieutenant J. W. Jacobs, Regimental
Quartermaster; Lieutenant A. 7. McCernand, Second
cavalry, Acting Engineer Officer.
CONDITION TROOPS
Reviews and inspections have been the order Of the
day since arrived. The infantry regiments under
General Miles and Colonel Otis have been out at target
practice with good results Yesterday evening Gen
cra Brisbin renewed Second cavalry belonging to
the Montana troops for General Terry. The appear
Of the troops decidedly wcathcrbeatcn. They
have been in the field March they look travel
stained. but are in good spirits and in condition The
horses in excellent trim. Owing to the want of
vegetables and fresh msat there has been good deal
Of sickness among the men and some tendency to
scurvy. No attempt was made by the Commssary
Department TO send the troops vegetables, although
The river affords every facility During the campaign
they have had 10 subsst chiefly pork and crackers
dict that would, in "A short time. make havoc with
the stomach of ostrich during the present
expedition promised ration OF
fresh every four days, for which
IN hs thapl ftl i'm
vsioned Tor thirty days, and at the expiration OF that
date must relt, but Crook cannot be than
seven eight days. march from where lie this
makes little difference, We shall either meet the In
dams by that time they will have euecd pursuit.
coSJgcrUgEs AS TO cRCoK.
From tho appearance CT the skies 1t is cor jectured
that the Indians fire 10 the prairie
stroying tho grass TO impede Crooks advance.
Smoky, ioglike clouds hang over the hills and the
whole sky is obscurcd by a dark-brown haze II the
conjcctures as to the OF this phenomenon are
corr oct cannot be far from the Indians and may
succeed striking them in their retreat though unless
ihey willing TO fight us 1t will be very difficult
matter to compel them 10 combat.
SEVENTH
This morning the gallant Seventh had muster and
was inspected by MAJOR Reno The regiment has been
reorganlzcd. As good many OF the vacant nes havc
been nlled up by recruits 1t presents fine sodicrly
appearance. Some OF the companies very strong
while those that suffered severely the Custer
fight merely The skeletons OF their former selves
and II was not considered advisable to I'LL them up I'M
mcdiately with recruits. ono company IN the
Seventh, tha, Of Colonel Benteen has officers Cap
tains Jackson Bell. who became captains by The
death OF their comrades In the Custer iigu who have
not Joined this command, though General ShcrdaIrs
order commanding them to immediately report to their
regiment was issued on the l2ih OF July Lieutenant
Larncd also gained tho position OF first lieutenant
has not 1t is rumorcd he has received
appointment as professor at West Point,
which years will give the rank OF lieutenant
eoons. while men who have been In active service Tor
Iwonty years snS lo captains with honorable
scars This Appointment caused good deal OF
sommcnt 1t thought here that IL due 10 honor
and dcccncy every officer who the UNIFORM
Of the Seventh to have Immediately reported Tor SER
vice the leld unless detained by what Is known in
Tho Legitimate detail" but the ialcre of
lhc three officers named IN General Sherdans order Of
She l2th to put in an appearance has gwen good
deal O. uniavorablc comment, and the ngLtng men o.
tho command speak OF them ''cohce coolers"
which Is frontier term OF contempt for stay at.
homo soldiers Young Darlington, who graduated at
West Point this year. threw up four months
absence aud reported promptly for duty. lie has IN
consequences become iavore, and voted one OF the
right sort
REORGANIZATION or TIA sEvgSrH.
Tho following is the present organization OF the
Seventh cavairy:-Maior NJ D. Reno, commanding;
AdjutaIt T. d. Wallace Quartermaster, W. ~ Eagerly;
Captain VI. Moylan. Company \; Captain I. NJ
keDougal. Company B; Lieutenant +. G.. Mathcy
Company q; Captain T. u. wor, Company d, Iieuten-
ant c. C. Dc Rudio. Company = Lieutenant Ecker.
ton. Company r; Lieutenant a. VI. Gibson, Company
8; Captain =. W. Bcnteen, Company IL Lieutenant r.
A. Gariington Company II Lieutenant {. \ varnum,
Company |; Lieutenant I. :. Godfrey, Company X
Lieutenant L. NJ Hare, Company l.; Captain /. H.
French, Company "
So far no Official report OF the battle has been seen In
the camp anxously looked Tor by the officers
There pretty general feeling that ihe surviving
officers who were in tho lgbt should receive