The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21

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the bodies OF nine chiefs. The groun
was strewn everywhere with carcasses q
horses, cavalry equipments, besides bui
falo robes, packages of dried meat, an,
weapons and utensils belonging to In
dians. On this part of the feldwa
found the clothing of Lieuts. Sturgis anC
Porter, pierced with bullets, and a blood
stained gauntlet belonging to Col. Yates
Further on we found the bodies of men
among whom were recognized Lieut..
Mcintosh, the interpreter from Fort
Rice, and Reynolds, the guide. Just
then breathIeSs scout arrived with the
intelligence that Colonel Reno, with
remnant of the Seventh cavalry.
was entrenched on a bluff near by
waiting for relief The command pushed
rapidly on, and soon came in sight of n
g.oup surrounding cavalry guard up
on lofty eminence on the right bank Of.
the river. Gs9ss.STerry forded the
stream, accompa .,...s'; y small party.
ane .,ssssss..z ! s . sss ''ss1s-' ssis
Slopes were doed with the bodies of
men and horse. The general APP
preached, and themen swarmed out of
the works and geted him with hearty
and repeated cheers. Within was found
Reno, with the rmns of seven com
panies of the regimnt, with the follow
ing named Officers, Ill of whom are un-
hurt; Colonels Enteen and Wier
Captains Felix, Ma-lan and McDougal
Lieutenants Godhg, Mathey, Gibson,
DeRudid, Edgerly, Wallace, Varnum,
and Hare. In the eenter of the in |
closure was deprsssin in the surface,
in which the woundd were sheltered, |
covered with canvas. Reno's command
had been fighting firm Sunday noon
(the 25th, until the light of the 26th,
when Terry's arrival aused the Indians
to retire. Up to tbs time Reno and
those with him were complete igno-
rance of the fate of tie other five COM
Danies, which had ben separated from
hem early on the 9TH, to make an
Ittack under Custerpn the village at
mother point. Whiltpreparations were
,eing made for the removal of the
wounded, a party wassent on Clusters
rail to look for traces)f his command
they found awaiting thm a sight fit to
ppal the stoutest hest. At a point
bout three miles down the right bank
+ the stream, Custer hd evidently at ;
empted to ford, and attack the village {
rom the ford. The trail was found to
sad back up to the bl,ffs and to the t
as if the troOR had been re-
ulsed and compelled to retreat, and at {
ne same time had been CIT off from re- !
aiming the forces under Reno The !
lufis along the right bank come sharply :
own to the water, and ar. interspersed {
Y numerous ravines all abng the slopes q
nd ridges, and in the ragines lay the
cad, arranged in order of battle, lying {
, they had fought, line behind line, {
lowing where defensive positions had
zen successfully taken up and held, till '
me we're left to fight. Then, huddled |
q narrow comnass.s horsas a,,1 -
ere plIed pTOmiscup ". At the /
CHEST point of the ritge lay Custer, v
rrounded by a chosen band Here a
ere his two brothers anl his nephew, O
r. Reed, Coils. Yates ind Cooke, all $
ing in a circle of fw yards, their G
rises beside them. Here behind Yates e
mpany, the last stand lad been made,
ID here, one after anoher. these last
rvivors of Clusters five companies had
ct their death. The companies had I
ccessively thrown th,mselves across .
e path of the advancing enemy and h
d been annihilated. Not a man has :,
capped to tell the tale but it was in !,
ribed on the surface Of those barren f
lis in language more eloquent than Il
,rds. Two hundred and sixty-one y
dies have been buried from Clusters .
d Reno's command :