The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-16

Chryer, W1tn N. III tne line LleuUen-
ants Pope and Rosseau, with II; Forbes,
with G. In reserve, Captain Snyders.
with F, in charge Of the Rodman gun,
and Mcdonald, with ID, in rear
Of the train. As the line approached
the summit of the height the Sioux be-
gan their wild war.dance in our front.
This was the first hostile demonstration.
Many might have been killed nov by
the Rodman gun, but that the disliketo
be first to break the armistice prevailed
with General Miles. The Rodman gun
was pushed forward on the right, and
all was moving forward in good order,
when a shot from the real passed
through Lieut.. Pope's company, and
was at once returned by the eager men,
who were tired of waiting. This CON-
pany was at once ordered to clear the
r~avines and knobs whencethe shot came
from. Lieut.. Rosseau, with Company
X, was ordered to take the left and Car
ter the right ravine. At the same time
the line advanced rapidly, the main
front when the Sioux dashed in circles
along the front delivering a rapid fire
and then disappearing behind the swells.
Their riding vas magnificent, but the
fire was quite ineffective. While this
was taking place the flank movements
advanced apace. Company + soon
cleared the ravines, Carter and Lyman
} doing the same on the right, where they
/ encountered heavy firing in passing
| through what had been the
CAMP OF sITTISG-BULL's BAND.
Meanwhile gallant Rosseau, worthy OF
his brothers reputation, moved straight
up the lofty height under a rapid fire
until he reached and secured the key OF
the field. 1t was handsomely done, and
without loss of life, aided by the boom
; ing of the Rodman. The Sioux, now
driven from every important point,
!. lanked and foiled, now made wide cir.
Giles, and many came around TO the
rear or flank and rear of Company +,
. which had been ordered to remain with
: the train until IL was out of danger
: These Indians in the real took posses,
sion Of each height, and, ~dismounting
did some close firing. Here Sergean'
McPhelan, Company Z, wa woundce
severely from n shot. The Indian.
, now fired the prairies in front, ant
A amid the lurid flames the fight contin
O ued until no Sioux remained to oppos,
the advance. Company L was thei
directed TO clear the ravines on the lief
II rear, where water was to he found
A of the few indians collected there, Will,
the command moved back and campet
A on the high ridge.
II LOSS.
In this action only two men wer,
4 wounded, this being due to the fact tina
the fire OF the Indians was SO well KEEP
5 down by the new arms and good marks
o men. Sergeant McPhelan, shot by
sharpshooter in the rear, and one pri
vate of Company l was the total loss 0
the Fifth Regiment. OF the humble
actually engaged or the loss incurred
), on the side of the Indians it is impossi
r BILE to speak with any certainty. Tn,
II Fifth had 398 all told, and the Indian
l. certainly greatly ~outnumbered these
Sitting-Bull's forces are estimated a
/. COO on the field, but did not take par
G in the fight.
e FRUIT OF VICTORY.
1t has since been heard that Their,
y were three bands, in all 1900 warriors
of which only Il few took part. 81,
dead Indians were seen lying on tn
field; but rs they had full o%pportunit.
J to carry Off their dead before the,
could be reached By the troops it is rea
sonable to believe a great number wer
killed. Whatever their loss in killc,
II may have been, more Sc
we're was the loss Of several tons q
q dried buffalo meat, and alarSe amour
y of camp e~4uipage. For this they has
fought, and by the loss Of the fight tn,
t, prestige of Sitting-Bull was diminished
o His punishment for the destruction O
a gallant band of cavalry was accom-
a plished by infantry alone, not a c%avalr
l. soldier or officer being or the field il
this engagement. General Miles dis
o play ed that superb handling OF troop
l. that so distinguished him during til
War, and on the Southern plains. Tn
Indians were so completely bafied b.
= the rapidity of his movements as to b
unable to make any formidable opposi
n ton. The next morning the sur ap
IS peared early, and a fight occurred witt
g the pickets of Company +, arising from
: the chasing and nearly capturing of on,
d man who was Struggling; but the In
l. dams were speedily driven of. Tn
main trail was then resumed and press
ed rapidly to the Yellowstone
n Skirmishing continued most of the day
The prairie is being fired all alon.
n the line Of march, and ponie
y and lodge poles picked up all the way
The Importance of the above engage
d ment and pursuit will finally appear il
h the fact that this day the whole of tn
Minneconjous and Sans Arcs have sur
rendered and given five of their chief
Red Skirt, Black Eagle, Sunrise, Sit
y ting-Eagle, White Bull and Foolish Bul
to General Miles as hostages tina
they will go at once on to Cheyenn'
Agency. They give the number o
h their lodges as 1900, but this is consid
erably overestimated. These chief
leave tonight, under guard, for Chey
IL enne Agency, via Fort Buford. Thes
70 tribes broke from Sitting-Bull immedi
ately after the fight, he going with
d few lodges toward Fort Peck. To,
If much credit can not be given Genera