Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-07-19
THE SEVENTH CAVALRY.

when barbarism was the rule and not
the exception on this Continent. The
missionary efforts and the large sums
of money spont by tho people and the
Government TO civilizc aud christianize
the "Red Man Of the Forest" during
the period indicated, has proven a waste
OF life, time and money, which the
Modoc movements three years ago,
and tho recent butchery on the part
of tho Souxs under the command Of
their Chief, Sitting Bull, amply prove
to the satisfaction, of all reasonable
being. 70 try to civilize and christian
izc the murdcrers of our grand fathers
is no longer a problem which should
annoy Christians, statesmen, or other
people, who can calmly contemplate
the recent butcheries, will remain "fools
in the midst of Colleges and Schools" F"
and we now demand that the Quaker
Indian policy of the Government be
reversed. Tho human being who can
sit and read the recent horrors perpe-
trated upon his race should be handed
over to Sitting Bull" for future use.
The last reports we have from the
Black Hills are Ms follows:
DETROIT, Mich, July l3.-Lieuten-
ant John Garland, Of company b, Sixth
infantry, with General Gibbons com
mand, writes az follows concerning the
slaughter OF the Seventh cavalry and
General Custer. The letter is dated
Mouth Of Little Horn river, June 90
and proceeds as follows
At the mouth of the Rosebud on the
22d of June we struck large Indian
trail leading up the Rosebud Valley,
General Custerirom there took five com.
panies of cavalry, and pushed on after
the Sioux. He followed them to the
foot OF the mountains, and found by
scouting the valley that they were en-.
camped on branch Of the Little Horn
This was ON the night Of the 2ith.--
On the 25th he took Eve companies
and followed the stream down one side
while Major Reno with seven com
panics went down on the other. Major
Reno was to attack the enemy in tn,
rear while Custer fought them in front
This would have worked all right, n:
Reno had got in their rear but Gen
eral Custer, marching down on the
other side, saw what he supposed wa
the front ofthe camp and made charg'
on them, the Indians giving way ant
letting him right in the gap,
THE FATAL MISTAKE.
The brave man rode in with his 800
men and would have killed the whole 2,
900 Sioux, believe, if thore had been n,
enemy behind him. But instead o
charging the front he was right in th
centre OF between 5000 and 400
Sioux. Those that were behind hin
kept concealed until he was right il
their midst, and then, when it was to-
late, he made bold DASH trying +
cut through them. But the enem'
were too many. He fell about the frs
one, and the horses becoming unman
ageable the poor soldiers were Gu
down in less time than il takes to Tel
liz.
The Sioux then turned with all thei
force upon Major Reno. He charge
them with one company and returne
with only eleven men He then re
treated short distance, placing hi
men on bluff. He kept them off ur
til the night Of the eth, his men goinI
without water forty.eight hours. IL
was relieved by Generals Terry an,
Gibbon who saw the smoke from wher
they were ON the Little Horn, and
thinking il a signal ofthe Sioux, march
cd that way Just in time 10 save tn
last handful of the Seventh cavalry
Out OF the whole regiment only AZ
men are left, and forty Of them ar
badly wounded. II makes one hear
sick TO look over the battle groun'
and see the poor fellows, some Of then
with their entrails cut out, others witt
their eyes dug out and hearts lai'
across their face. They even stoppol
TO cut their pockets to get their none,
and watches. The most fearful sigh
was Colonel Cook. He was a splendi'
looking man, with long dark whiskor:
They dug his face all out so as TO &C
his fine beard, it is supposed. The,
did not disfgure General Custer in an,
way but his brother Tom Custer wa
opened and his heart taken out.
We estimate the loss Of the enem,
at 500, though it is hard to tell hoy
many were killed, as they carried mos
of them away. Some of our men clair
that Sitting Bull was killed, as he j
known by some, and an Indian answer
ring his description was found dead
but no doubt this is false, as they woul
have tried to carry him along.
I General Terry and the remaining
officers are feeling very badly, wa
standing by General Custer when Ger
cral Terry came up and as he locke
down upon the noble general the tear
coursed down his face as he said
"The flower of the army is gone o
last"
Custer was supposed TO be the frs
one who died, but though he fell frs
we found seventeen cartridge shells b
his side, where he had kept them o
until the last moment. There can N
blame be attached to any one for thi
fearful slaughter, Ii Custer had ha
the whole regiment il would only hav
been worse, as the Sioux were to many
OF course there will bo some blame
by eastern papers, but as an eye wi
ness of the whole battle cannot cer
sure any one. There is one poor Gro,
Indian on the boat who has five shot
through him yet he is happy becaus
he has nine scalps at his side. This
q true statement of Gen. Clusters brav
charge. These Sioux were all iror
some agency as We found camp equiv
monts that had never been used ais
blankets that were new and brande
~. 5. Indian department"
There is very little more to say, an
as the scout starts for Lincoln wit
the mail in few moments, | will clos,
TnE NEW z. NJ. G.--Jamos n. ~
ner, is the name of the new Post MAJ
ter General. Hc was the successor /
Congress of that eminent "Christia
Statesman" Schuyler Colfax, Of Ind
ana, who happened to have some Cred
Mobilier bonds in his pocket, prcviou
TO the time that the "boss," 0akC
lAmes, stated that he always inyeste