The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-22
WAS CUSTER SACRIFICED I?
a NEW VERSION or TINE LITTLE DIG
HORN UASSICRE.
She Gallant Caster Ncciiessiv Abandoned 10
his Terrible Futc-iiia surviving toni-
rides Refrain fr-m Doina him Justice FOR
Fear OF InOarrirr Grnnrs VENGEANCE.

~. vafan,, ,r.,, na,ng him Justice for
-, ,. .s.,. y.,.ennrc
rear OF ihNA'fi't ''""'
Frr,inf HIaM
r., ,,, "A ~ e.nt % ON tho
IoHr ihN'"I'' - 4" ~ -,
morning OF tbs 18Th Gen. Terry arf'Nei on podru
~ .,o.r,.r 1 ,i.n ~ CnAmbers, and. learning
n.y., -. - N 49, announced Officially
the exact stare ~ "n rs """' -.
that the camp. i.n was a: an cud. Next Horh
in,,,h, rc,,r, orch bc IAN. On Cen. lerry's
lux '"g 's -, g., Coz, shcri
arrival At Dut,rd lie rctelNcu iTph '''' '"'''
dan A. very c0maiIIuct'nrv despatch, approving
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MS co"iNV u"''"~ '''' - 49, ,t, .h,,,id
Now that the 'ani hlEh - over u" Ni"o '"
=. i.s, la ,lenrtn, nm the clusos which led to
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tnV H'e''' =" - -. -, lanai IL,
In our history 40 c"hh'eh'c ga" w ''".." W
~, ,,, - ,,.,,,,,,cisa and has been
june III Is i''' u ''"e' ~ ~ - 80
read with something approaching "stonishmeht
nv the men VINO took uart in the 1sht. II the
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pubic want /" Ano" 'ue ~ ,.na.,s
Custer massacre there must bea full AMI search
In, t,,..ttyatt,n yht re- the witnesses will lavc
,- ..''s -, ,,a.r,,h I, such ,nvas,igo,,,n
10 answer Vn t"'" ~ - ~"
Ihould be held, Startling revelations NAV be
looked for The story OF Clusters Aght and
~, 80, ......--,... W. ,,,...,o,, .,,,.,
neath u sun u""'"'s"' iVu' N''ie'''""'"'
has CLEANED some important iacts wh'ch mu't
eompclfurther Investigations but the omcers oi
The REGIMENT will give no Information unless
lhev are compelled to do SO. From the day the
Seventh cavalry ho scduiously sought such in.
formation would enable MIN 20 place this
grave question in iis true hlht and fix IN a man
ner that should have no room for cnvil or eva
zion the 7. sponsibihty ~ the disaster that bosct
Dur arms On the 70 q Of June
The task was not an easy one. II was heset
with difficulties 10 could not be net nj over
come In the ordinary way. Men there were who
gould tell the whole truth but they we're sol
niers " was their duiv to be silent; tney were
obliged to speak the ufl -ih nguiec; they were
loyai to their re..ntu,; here was secret, ana
khoy felt tn n selves tuun In honor to DO silent.
Tws MISC tnclr Interest. Was It not known
that the men who bad in NE been the enemies
of the dead Custer were now moro than ever hts
enemies now that h. was deadf How, then,
oouid n mere subaitern dare to express AN opin-
ionS IIc must speak ufllciai langu we or he must
prspar. to bc Jumped, that Is, bounced upon at
some unwary moment and treated with ths fun
rigor OF military law, driven from his profession,
aud made "a beggaT upon the world alter years Of
mertorious service. what wonder that men
VINO knew the whole truth refused to speak
their own thoughts. and merely echoed the ON
cial languagef Hat nttlc by little tho truth
came out words spoken at every unguarded
moment and Grorp, d IN tho heat OF arsument
simple questions answered BY officers and men.
and tue Whole joined together md connected,
has produced the CONVICTION thai there was
blunderln. W ant Of eoldierly syinpathy-a fail
ure on the p.r; Il men TO do their duty, or luke
warmness ia supporting Gen. CustSr-that
mIrnt he 9 He'd l., IN, ugly name
t~v,.-,o.r,,x c.rtrn rop
iN' hs4 '""4+s" NAL"-D iO"'
never be KNOWN, uhi - the American phtlc
demand "a iuli duG seq chln- lnNsstg itlon "hen
every man WHO wa. IA tLe LSbl on the @1lh OF
June AT the ldtllt bE l,Ih VIII DC conf cntu
- tell what ne knows. There Is buried with
the Gcad terflh.e secret nut the witness -
Btill live, anu IN Government can learn the
whole truth II me p.N t.hnent wants 10 KNOW
II; Then can be settled forever the que Ion
whether the massacre ~ the littie Big Horn
must De cnar-ed u raahhts' OF .Ae dead or pri-
oencs OF the llNin4' Inc sue Is "a tAlr one rhu
must not be tNadeu, Litttr custer or the men
who survived him mus ue made r. y Jn,iDle Tor
tue lives lost on the Little ~ Horn, ana now
while the witnesses are awe the tim0 TO set
inat luster Wss Jus!'neu IN Inaking me ATTACK
on me Village, VIII hardiS De qiestioned 10y any
omcer VINO mas mad any experience OF indian
nRnt,ne. " INA, POM tne opluioh o. onicers Oh
.he oeventn VARY - nn,n ~. Even to-aav
tney peIiaaNe qua. huu the Nv meh VINO ruuc uiter
custer 4. CONE INTO c3ntsct, as puuy' with
me ihu'ahs, success ",uiu not n ,Vo oeen uouot-
Iul LOT moment. inc question: therefore,
hlnR on IN. disposition on the uoop. III the
ac,u.l u. NJ alu t.ls n"'uriS lhNoNes IN" VYh,
a', M ~ ~ ny a." ~ p,Sn' wete
on. oy nls . aliu VII a'i oul'
o' q. opsl.s'on nt lvSei,Nu AZ tle'' nanus / neIe
u ,ne SOD "i ,mv ngn. ~ .nv uv',oI, aoo W.
mnien nail"''s ,e' s'O,'s a'e k'sn' "" ~ W
cation wouli tl.row ONE curious ngnt On Ia,
actions OF uro.ineut actors, and bring out Ia
Dold relief names lLat nave stdrcelN ueth mcN'
toned In come ctiQh win the neht OF the roui
a. ont may choose 20 view Il. According TO tut
oniciai rtp1it. iAe three companies IA tne Dot
tom under MAJ IT Keno wtro overwhelmed by
mass OF ludihn-, and comueilei u take to tnC
woods. a prominent ACTOR ~ the l-nt assured
me that when The sk.inish hue retired TO the
woods, there were not ltty ludi ms actu lily en-
doubtful whetatr moie than one man mad been
struck 10y hostile bullet when the skirmiah
line retired 10 the wOois. NearJ all tina met
were hIeu Mhile gellus lhelI hoIses' OF On tht
way 10 the FORA. mere was Ers al uei VI con-
fusion, anu ne roe 70 tho Ioru was sGmet .lnl
like stampede with Reno al the mead. Op'n-
Ions are divided also u TO Whether the position
at the point o. WOOD - the bottom was tonaole
OF not. One cool lie dcd inan assut ed me tudi
MY men coull nave htId II against JyO Indians.
The mass 81 Indians who moved into the bot
tom took no part IN the n-nt az iiust Reno
command. As iney moved Ouf from theil VII
lage they cnuzut sisnt Il custer On the bluns
and turned on 10 meet him and prevent HIM
fhlllng ON thelr women afu chIldren Tic story
thht they nrst oVefWhelned Keno and thee
turned u custer Is pronounced "a notion. some
OF Reno. command fought with great bravery
especially tabt. FRENCH VINO was tue last MAJ
TO cross tue ford IN the retreat. lie renaine1
behlnd hls company anu ~ times was com
pletely surrounded bi Indians. Major Reno led
the run 10 tue bluns, as he tells US III MS Official
report OUT there II Is called chdTge, though
there were no Indians between the bluffs auI
the teteatlnz cavalry 10 charge. When tho 10
Treat began from tue skirmlsh llne only one
Whu Is known 10 have peeh wounded.
THE TROOPS DENORALIZFD.
Tho r,,,,,ho, -, t,,i.. .,,,,,iI,. ,,,,.,ao, ,,t
$500 y, 80 ,',i,', ia 49,, v,,'.i 80 "
49,, -, 80, ~ ~ III r,,,,',I,y,,d o.,
Sv,,ie rs,f,ns their h,r.e. nnG yYhii. thaw a, AZ,
ratre. lin, ,cr',.s ina f,rd 49, ths hl1,gi 49,,
the ,youndeI man VINO Wa sn.nGun,., i,' n
retr.,t Ihr hatuni,.y 81 IN. tronn. an MI. ms
casion ma. harn v,r. s-vrreIv rritiri.ed a.
enterlnU the bottom they were nrst A. pinur1 b,