, 1876-07-05

for mflen, being accompanied by 1.tc,,t Dourkc,
mid to tho General a1i,l .Frank Honarl, tho
guide, Mills xns osortakcn BY m ur1or from Gen:
Z, chango dirict!on to the left, and tnnkng
tteinur, return 10 the main body. In tho ntat,-
while, Q nn.l q Of tho Third, nnlcr Van Vllct
anu Crawford. who hal driven tho enemy from
fsrn s ,a ae Safa ai, 4 1--WE MeInlais 5 Gaa Il tho rG
taken from laoyall's line anil concentrated un
thc hlll now occnplca BY tho Infantry and t!lo
tel1 hospital, with Col. Royall, with u, L. mud :,
OF Hcnry's tlattnfont and Company IF tho
1ntrl, Of Mills Battalion, now held tho ridge
.esong which d. F. ami N Ind charged earlier In
III catinated TINT from
PlVA 70 hByHN nuNDRRr rNnrANy.,
wcro pressing tl,is battalion from the frnnt and
loft nank, - nu1nbcrnf shots coming frp,n their
loft md rcar 1hts fire was especially a.l1loying
to the left of tho lite, whclI-heing held by 4
pnrt Of Anlrcws' troop and few incu who liad
become separated frutn their proper commands
induced a smnli number Of men to break away,
saying that they could stand fire from the
can,e from Tho rcar, It wns rather rough. The
oi1cor IN clmrgc appealed To them % 90 back,
sayIng, Men. We must hold tho hill "All
right, sir" REPLIED ohu Of them doEgct1ly; III
ovcr;" anl they vent back ahd stayed until
the order gnine to abandon tho position. As
soUli rs abandoned, the crest waa al once Dcc,,-
Piled by thu enemy, who poured In a terribly
VII ~ SibVJ AEIUSb
tho Intervening valley. This linr was hold for
teu minutes, anti agnin tho order crrnp fruln
GrD. Crock to fall bnck, aS he wished these four
companies To join him III QUO grnntl r1ll for tho
village.
The Indtans, seeing the soldiers rctrcatiug,
Imagined they were beaten, all, being encour-
aged by the. thought, displayed .dash and
cGurago not bcforu seen OH that day, ana seldom
seen III 1ndlAn warfarc. Occupying u postum
further to the rear, on crest that waa destined
TO bG tho scpnc OF
THE HOTTEST ENCOUNTER
that Ind over taken place botwcen Indians and
dMccl by wounded, details necessary to carry
them bnck to tllo hospital, and llursc-oldcrs to
.ot more than 70 men, ill told, firmly awaEtc1
tho onslaught, Of tho ,euemy, who were now
fnvlnea, and cover q nll descriptions. The COIN
pany ofllcers,--lIcnry, Vroum, Andrews,
Reynolds, und Foster ,-remnining still Inuint.
cd, rs they Ind been all , day, aMl hein,g ably
Henry, Of / T1oor, Of The Tl.lrl, rodo up anl
down tho line, encouraging tho incn, AMI cau-
ttontng them to w'ste no Ammunition, but wait
for tho charge. Aud soon II rumc. With
"rlPl Ylpl H1-YAN1 lll-YAMl
they dashed at the llho Mt u callop. Tho skir-
mlsllers gave back few PAGES, but, instantly
returning poured withering vollcy into the
rascals, fcpulsing them with considerable loss.
In irvine, and tho e1lcn,y getting on tho right
flank, poured entllating ire into tic troops,
= Fat t1xn
.. ~ ti'!,s ss'I ~ s.1cty ~ toI a.as, ~
Tiiu5 Ea,a,. s,.n ,s ~. III r. KY,
toth men o wc1o d4opptnp. I'M and aad Il
being necessary u send them buck out Of Tho
wny, the gallant llttlo line already too small,
tbat p e4ef hanag; o a s Syaspsg Ss ax. xnSTM ~
tlash of the enemy, who would charge the Mo-
lncnt they saw Tic skirmish-lino give way, aud
ins, col. d. RoyaiI, Who gallanty stayed viii p tic
@"n HrnoE fnr ssun 10 ask
oen. arajn I'n tIo II anr oi'vancr prce.,,o -,
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h ttht ar. ~ .uo r,vS , thon @ ~ iae' 10
'a' '' 1T uA',>' a wtTakaINa VIII 1,iS;tj yo1tEr,
~ WIFE, tns ,n uasH ~ - ,nr u,,s W ssq5 many
~ ,t,,x st'I that ~ III - ,d fInn,r 9ns ynpws
mcnts iii tat can,c mt. tho rnfiani 1T ,;iitn ll ns
fort on viii % csocruso @ t eornao hariy t Gn ha
o a Il nos scrs fGe 3c WI
f. Ss liz Ssss ssS tsf sp at %
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,sss ,,a - o,c ,oS nSttce cpH e.
usss Tse w. u"e ha LYLE, @ u!o agaa her
~, an NV wt innr % n H. hac f,rt.r W ns aa ~
Tcar" An otraajonal rrsm toEa nInt III ctconn~ ~ 1ur
viii viii nnppci, ] cyen in tic faco Of death itself
W." e's1tp sitraeur teU pt srSnnT y; T;r, ny,
Masslug nder coycr, Co tie sioux 10 ri rasci @ on with
our % li1;c br.oke md sayo ways WV md @ for moncut
1 aGSe s @sr Is Tue end Nh, had e s IT.
pluck: spu9,r!nE: their horses forward, the o1t-
ssentGrlan @ voice 70 was s ear aboyo tIe rata1e Of
tho gn1alI-ar1us, CRYING Il Facc them, mcnt DIN
tllutut 11lce tncml' some 6l1lear called ont to