, 1876-07-10

ANlA ~ NAV AAo4sO4AA
three l'rothc!s Ind fallen, and nn tho .kir'Mlsr
hand ol Custcr'a sister. Mrs. Calhoun lost
hure a husband, three brothers, and ncphcw.
KollocE, the fpccial correspondent, was iGanl @
IN the skirn,.li lnc, ncat tn Calhoun. Upon
this scene ot action, male nem9rnbc by s11Ss' @
eacrcc, cue column, commanded by Nc1l. Glib
bns,, came .
iusr IN r1MH 10 RESCUE COX. HENot -. /
ncnnccd with tho fate that lsntt morc rapidly
tronenucnts by ,oo0 Sioux, excited by tho blood
Of Custcr'a tncn, 1te,lo md Whit rena!net Ut
l,e gallant Seventh Cavalry 1nltst have fallelt az
their rolnratfee did, Ind not tho apFcnFanco OF
!len: d!hhon'a, column at The mouth q tls
1.lttlc Horn olar'ncd tho oncmy, anil ca'lse'l
their prcCIpttatc retreat.
Kcro's l,nttlcIelI was a dreadful place., =,
horses md ponies, white ncn md ind!a9s, ~
thcy hatl lIc, where thoy fought III alt tho Wild
confusion of the n.efk. RcMn ~a& i0unl on
high hl!l, and, when tho officers y a.,r COLUMN
n,.lo ther WY nr ths 9'se5s tS Of tho sevc''sh
e''''-N 'N y aiEp 7EANs. ...
Reno eantu forward, and, fos, tho cfrcuM-
stances, was wonderfully calm, md Mt case: Ito
said lie waNtcd doctors aud ,netlicincs, aud ean;
wished to hayo bis wounded men helped flown
into the valley. uc waul,l have moved thcIn soy
esal iouts before, MS llc fclk sttre that tho
Indians wsre gore ana aep wss w. .tslMt ncas w
OF having ~ n,uye them twice. They were all
got dunn before night, hut II was tlcn Too lato
tu noTe hls catnp, and hc passed a.loellcr night
tl,cru. hut, II, the cool air Of night, tho odoFs
IN IN tic n,o1,,lns, Col Rono with his command
marched doxn tllo ridge to CuStcr's hattlc'aold
about tx miles d[htant.
saS i e si9ty e ouF sFfsaI T. @ lsss1. 4; To-, IT. IT,
remnant Df life heroic regiment.
.rlA 1I.AN or ACTION.
- It was believed ~ lnasan. wsrG on w Little
Horn, adtvIdo or ridge only lS mile. wide. s'1p r.
Gen. Terry Tint Con. Cl,ster's column would
strike The BLOW, aud Geu. G!bbon aud hts lpen
received the lccision without murmur.
THERE WAS GREAT RIVALRY
Ie in al tic DEATH. Gen. hihIon'a cavalry had
been III tho fell since the 2sl Of last February,
l,crlIng mud watching thcse Indians. and tho
infantry had been III tho icld and ua tho nasrh
gald TIC YELLOWSTONE 1uaans as their peculiar
property, and have worked, and waited tlSe
! mouths until the indians could be concentrated
asn tSsp G9pk aa SGs ho p.Son ca9
fclt disappointed wlieu they learned that they
tic great Village, but .uea. Tcrry's reasons for
according tho l!onor Of the attack to tlen cuss,,
Tsr gsY ,os ons p c1;sor bsy s1a al
t",nntca 10 escnu,. whi1n Gibbons
| rolumt was half Infantry, and Ia rpplil
masching IN approaching tiie village, O. we'll 20
in ruraung iii 1ntiians after The light Gen.
senaTnac, aW tbs strcnrt sT of ths souun be-
wralrncs5. H.rf,n,i. Oen. Custcr's coIumn VS.,
nnnsmcrcajly strourer than Gibbons, at,il Gen.
fTaerr Enatrad ths atrnmvrst ,oinmn ri atrikc
10 1rdfans. an II VIA 9icriloi that Custnr'e
,meu ny .rr" "a ,1s,,nl In bnvo thn most of hpof.
mui tho otirets nIIIl men uf tic Montana colunl,,
"tecrcd % tle,n anu lid t!cln Uol7speed.
,romti. ~ thc ttsch,l III Tho snutil hank az tfe
rIrsr nnt i'm Gfbhnn IL onsn IruIc IN m
.nn,, M t,,n norti hank md 1nnrr},e1i m tlis
TSnTpsateoo ~ eoo "~'SA 'e"" 's'@' sf
Nn IN mnrt dav. June 2a nj u o,clock. Oua-
ter antlnnnccl hiinsoif rcaJy to etart aud drou
ont ~ 'noA''1$~1 -'''''''N'N 'eN' 'V''
was nn oo1uaa,
Esntns Tova1er. fwcive comnanias having fur
tsan n,f3cnrs. 1nt hiankets. VIII lis nacGsmule,
innici Viii aftecn days, rattona Of BACON
Viewed lis column ia the presence of Cons
albhon and Hrishln, sud H. Was pronounced, q
all " apleeuld e9no4uon' NO nsn Heto ~ -. n y
luz uesl ~ spTS1t pT uM nht T., ~. =! Hs9
Wmstnr '" dyrss.I IN n smit of Iu,ckakin M
mounted Of, 4 magnificent hloodod marc, rode
proudly At tho llcad Of his regiment, anil looket
every neh solaieF; Inc ast gaou-py wa ,Sa1 sS,d
,aa e GScts 5s.,,st ,e'm,n.n'or f"r ana
shntc of III hanti. and. in tho bsst OF spirits
iilled With high hopes, they galloped away t,
thsir death. Mcs.: Custer llpgerpd behind = Ut
ng aoI ,t ne tr,1 te5 alH M1nd .ss xn auu % Far,
En EnInne.l hacI To liz boat, ''1<'' 'TH' w. ~"'@
| 'ClstGr was nrouil Of Lis regiment, but III