Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-07
CON THE FIELD OF GLORY" ("
Custer, whom Grant Attempted TO Dis.
grace, Dies like a Brave Sol.
der, at the Head OF his
ColRmR.
And yet the Society Of the Army Of the
Cumberland Goes on with its Jun.
keting and Merry-Making,
Our Loss Over Three Hundred-That OF
the Indians Not KnOWn-the Quaker
Policy with the Red Man
Won't Do,


Policy with the Red Man
Won't Do,
SALT LAKE, July 5.-A specisI CORE
kRonu9-It Of the Helena (Montana) Her
oed1 writes from Saltwater, Montana,
un'1er date Of July I'd, as follows: Mug
| Ems Taylor, seout for General GibboU,
| got here last night direct from Little
Horn river. General Custar found the
Indian camp Of two thoHs and lodges on
Little Horn, and Immediately attacked
the camp. General Custer to3k five COM
panies and charged the thickest portion
\ Of the camp. Nothing is known OF the
operations OF this detachment only as
they trace 1t by the dead. Major Heno
commanded the other seven com paniss,
and attacked the lower portion OF the
camp. The Indians poured in a murder
GUS fire, besides the greater portion
| fought OF horseback. Custer, bis two
lr thers, nephew and brother-in-lsW,
were all killed, and not one Of his de-
tatchment escaped. Two hundred and
seven men were buried In one place, and
the killed is estimated at three hundred,
with only thirty-one wounded. The
Indians surrounded Reno's command
aud held them one day in the hills, cut
off from water until Gibbons command
came in sight, when they broke camp in
the night and left. The Seventh
fought like tigers, and were
overcome by mere brute force. The In
dian less cannot he estimated, az they
bore off most of their killed. The rem
nant OF the seventh cavalry and Glib
bons's command are returning to the
mouth ofthe Little Horn, where steam
boat lies. The Indians got all the arms
of the killed soldiers, There were sew
enteen commissioned officers killed.
All the Clusters died at the head Of
their column. The exact loss is not
known, as both the adjutants and the
sergeant-msjor were killed. The Indian
camp was from three to four miles long,
and was twenty miles up the Littlshorn
from its mouth. The Indians actually
pulled the men of their hors IS In some
Instances. give this as Taylor told it
to me, who was over the field after the
battle.
The above is confirmed by other let.
ters, which say that Custer met with a
fearful disaster.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The news Of
the death of General Custsr, and the
terrible dis aster reported from the west,
creates q profound sensation here, par
tirulsrly in army circles. Up to noon
there had been no official advices at the
war department. Secretary Cameron,
General Sherman and Lieutenant. Gen.
eral Sheridan are in Philsdelphis. A
number OF parsons, anxious about the
fate of friends In the Indian country,
have visited the war department to-day.
General Custer being a native of Mich
igap, the congressional delegation from
that state, as well as his brother army
officers and Others, were deeply panied
by the report OF his death. Hon. T. W.
Ferry, president Of the senate, who was
a warm personal friend of General Gus
ter, visited the war department early,
but was informed that no particulars
had been received.
WHAT SHERMAN AND SHERIDAN SAY.
PHILADELPHIA, July 6-Reg gardiDg
the reported killing of General Custer,
and the massacre of his forces, neither
General Sherman nor General Sheridan,
both Of whom are now in the city, have
received any confirmstory Information.
General Sherman says: I don't believe
it, and / don't want to believe it, if
can help It." General Sheridan says he
would like very much TO disbelieve 1t,
but his fears that it is true are stronger
than his hopes that it is not. He ssid
he last heard from the expedition from
General Terry, about the twentieth or
twenty first of June. Terry was then
north of Rosebud, and was then lining
campaign against the savages, frequent
signs of whose near presence were dis.
covered. 1t was his intention to have
Custer lead an expedition of about eight
hundred men up the stream, and to ef-
feet a junction with Gibbons comm and
on the south side of the Yellowstone,
at its junction with the Big Horn; this
Ia on the southern part Of Montana. 1t
was then Terry's purpose to be himself
at this junction, where Custer's and Glib
bon's were named. II Gibbons reached
the junction Of the Big Horn and Yell
iowstone first, he was to march up the
former and meet Custer, who was di-
rected to march down. General Sheri-
dan says that from what has been re-
ported, / infer that General Custer met
the savages in force on his way toward
the junction, and made daring eff Irt-
he was always brave aud daring-to cut
his way through the enemy, who filed
the stretch of country separating the
two forces. 1 do not like to believe that
the news is as terrible as it Is reported,
and yet there Is no reason why the dis,
patches should not come direct from
Fort Ellis, the nearest pest to the scene
Of conflict, rs the lines, understood,
were recently in good working order.
The society Of the Army Of the Cum
berlAnd is in session at the Academy of
Music, and ia very largely attended.
Very many distinguished military men,
including Generals Sherman and Sher-
idan, being in attendance. General
George Wundel presides, and Governor
Hsrtrsnft delivered an address of vel
come. General sherman and others
made brief addresses this evening. A
grand reunion is held at the Academy
Uf Music.
CONFIRMED.
CHICAGO, July GA dispatch confirm
ing the report sent last night of General
Custer's fight on Littleham river, has
Just been received at General Sheridan's
headquarters.
THE NEWS RECEIVED AT GENERAL Gus
TER's HOME.
TOLEDO, July ga special to the
Blade, from Monroe, Michigan, the
home Of General Custer, says the start
ling news of the massacre of General
Custer and his party by the Indisr
created the most intense feeling of sor-
row among sll classes. General Custer
passed several years Of his youth at
school in Monroe, and his parents have
resided there many years. His wife Is q
daughter Of Hon. Daniel L. Bacon, q
prominent citizen OF that place, and is
now at the post recently commanded by
General Custer, Fort Abraham Lincoln.
The town Is draped in mourning, and q
meeting Of the common council and CIT
jzsns was held this evening to take
measures for an appropriate tribute to
the gallant dead.
GENERAL sTUReIs's SON KILLED.
ST. LOUIS, July General s. D.
Sturgis, in command Of this post, re-
csived q telegram this evening from
Assistant Adjutant- General Ruggles, at
st. Paul, notifying him that his son was
killed in the fight between the Sioux and
| General CLster's command.