The New York herald., 1876-07-07

the nave which Custer made. and wouii show alsae
that the dispatches further vssidcston;-
CAMP ox THE NORM RosEBUD, June ~ ls!d
Lieutenapt General r. H. SHxRIDAs, commanding Ant-
tary Division OF the Missouri, Chicago
No Indians have been with yet, but traces OF
large and recent camp have been discoveIeu ,we, III
thirty miles up the Rosebud Gibbons' column VIII
move this morning ON the north side of the
Yellowstone Tor the mouth OF ne ,x nx
steamer and whence It will proceed 70 inc mou'" -
the Little Horn and SO on. Custer VIII go up .ns
Rosebud tomorrow wnh his whole regiment; Hnu
thence 10 the headquarters OF the Little Horn 'nenoe
down the Little Horn.
A. H. TERRY, Brigadier General Commanding
raE NEWS coxriRxEn
Custer broke camp the 22d uit on the No1'~
Rosebud, and moved AS indicated. above Al eleven
O'Clock this forenoon despatch was received sheri-
dams headquarters confirming the first reports rs
ceved The despatch states that the forces were lan
ing back, that the wounded had been sent TO Fort
Lincoln. No details given IN this despatch, 0us
the officers headquarters regard It as full conarma-
ton Of the engagement reported. ufit 't
A confidential despatch received from General
Terry beyond the fact that 10 embraced facts D.
fore the engagement inf formation was obtained.
stl later despatch from Lieutenant KInzis, OF the
Seventh cavalry, received, asking that he BE- trans
lcrred from the department where he is now on duty
the OF action This Is also regarded % another
confirmation Of the bloody massacre reported.
OPINION oYyIcERs. NNH
1t is the opinion at headquarters here. among those
who most familiar with the situation that Custer
struck Sitting Bulls main camp. General Drum
thinks that General Crook fell upon but part OF in
his encounter After the battle Of the Rosebud sitting
Bull is known to have retreated in northsrIy drsc.
tion with the force that encountered Crook.
Tho astute Indian must have known that he was bo>
gradually surrounded, and hence II was but natural
that he should moro and more Concentrate his forcsa
M tonht Gust med elv nj b0 m
less than TO- 900 rod devils and literally torn %
pieces
An inquiry was madc at headquarters a. to whsthsf
Custer probably made the attack OF bis own accord,
and officer who has authority to answers
such question replied that it was ems
tircy Of his voiton 1t was furthsI
stated that Terry ordered two columns, one
Of infantry aud the other OF cavalry, under Custer TO
form junction at certain point the Little Big
Horn Custer was ordered twenty thirty
miles day. Instead of doing this he pushed through
and arrived at the point where tho junction hav
been made a day two in advance OF the infantry
Then meeting tho Indians, aud probably dcsrous q
punishing Them no made dash upon their lines
ARMY CRITICISMS
Caters movement is somewhat censurcd at Military
Headquarters city. The older officers say It
brought about by that foolish pride which 40 often 70
sults IN the defeat OF l: seems that few days
before General Terry nau 0uefcu IOur anutona CONE
paniss Custer but that officer refused them. Tho
information at Headquarters further is TO the
effect that General Gbbon, with his force, was
known TO be moving up Custer for tho purpose Of
reinforcing him. and the he Custer) knew Of this, and
knew Gibbon would arrive by tho following day
after the engagement and yet in the face of shia
knowledge Custer, with cesre to eclipse Terry and
wrcst from that officer OF tho spols Of victory,
rushed and bindly led into the dcfes and
gorges OF tho Big Horn. where the Indians were con-
centrated
Up to tho closing Of Headquarters no further nsv.s
had been received than gwen above The officers are
completely nonpiussed the tardness, and are vanly
puzzng their heads for solution Is believed thai
serious mistake made at Bismarck. What shouA
have beea by mail sent BY telegraph,
and rice versd. The report that has como to
Headquarters Ia the sort OF stun usually transmitted
by mail and is worded that General Terry took Il
for granted that when 1t reached the Lieutenant Cen
era he would be in possession Of all the leading facts.
Merely incidentally is the death of Custer touched
upon and then only in the way OF regret a. the loss Of
| brave al officer