Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-07-07
The Indian VA. {!
BATTLE OF THE LITTLE
HORN!
TERRIBLE g.4R.T.1GE.
THE GALLANT CUSTER
KILLED
The Seventh. Cavalry Regi-
!, .naent Slaughtered
FIFE GD.wP.g.ryEs KIEEEE
SFIfEby OFFICERS KILLED.

!GibbGn to Fort Ellis, substantially as
appeared in the Times Of yesterday. N
). Taylor arrived here Monday evening:
!, A battle was tough, Is miles above /,
mouth and o., he Little Horn river, b
!. tween General Custer and tic Sioux.
the o5t.s day IT June. 1876.
Il The whole force Of tie command v
twelve companies CT the Seventh CAVIAR
At th" head Of five companies Gust
:, charged the center ct tie Sioux villa!
from the north SIDE Of the Little Hor
~< .5~>. .l..e.5c
the same time with three companies fro
q the east For companies were held {
Q the bill as a reserve and 10 protect Il
! pack train. The attack was made aho,
three O'Clock in the afternoon and Taste
: about three hours, in The judgment
Major Reno. who heard the first ard Ia
q Ivolieys OF tie rring. Custer snd i.
whole command, including sixteen officer
!. were killed. The attack OF Custer on Il
village seems to have been repuisrd. an
,ne fell back to the hill where the dea
hodiea Of the men We're found and burie.
Two hundred and three dead bodies w,
found, among them was the whole Custe
family, lying close toce:her-the Genera
ibis two brothers, brolher-in. law an
lEephcT-a smooth face boy. Many .
the men were horribly mutiafed Som
rad tnei- heads cat off. some bad ,hei
legs am putated at the hip Joint; SON
we're cut ID strips; some had their private
cut off, and some had their entrai,s take,
oat. aud for The benefit Of piliisnthro
ipis;a W.: will mention that those killed i,
the village were horribly mutilatei By iii
IsGuaTs. George Harrington. well know
in Rozenall, with on officer anu soldier q
Reno's command. were cut of and hid il
tthe brush near The village, and saw thl.
performance. TIE horses were ali killed
and TO the besr Of Mr.. Taylor's knowI
edge, there was dead horse near tho
corpse OF each soldier. Every officer and
soldier had been robbed. and much booty
- money was secured by the Sioux. the
soldiers having been paid off shortly Dr.
fore the battle.
As ordered, Major Reno marched to The
attack on horseback, and dismorn,inr.
fought On foot; but they were soon over
powered by vastly superior numbers.
when they re-moun;ed aid retreaied, the
lndiass pressing them closely and pulling
the men from their saddles, in several in
stances, and bu'chering them lie bru,es
F.ora >s-tIt,s st-oivC VI. the uiuIIa,
hey were soon surrounded and bese:gedI
~ every side. Here they remained en-
ireiy cut eff from wafer tor thirty hours
,ntll Gen. Gibbons common arrived
md relieved them. Many of this par. Of
he command we're killed and 81 men and
wo officers wounded. There YVES bat onei
way to go TO the water and the In,ians
commanded the point with port holes
trough the willows and grass, making i,
to approach the water. III: |,
indians set fire TO the grass and brush snr-i
ound;ng Major Reno's camp and under
eyer Of the smoke and fire approached
, within twenty or thirty steps. and sho:j,
rrows end rolled and threw rocks az the
and nothing saved the com
land from total destruction except the
|'portune arrival Of Gibbon..
Clusters end Gibbons commands se,4 !,
rated vt the mouth Of the Rosebud on ihel
ellowstche. Caster marching up The !
oeebud and Gibbon upthe YellowstoBe !,
} the mouth OF The Big Horn. GibboD !
Arched IS miles in three days, with in
'niry ard loaded train. arriving on the (
'ening OF the third day, losing one day
crossing the Yellowstone river on thei
Gamer Far West (Grant Marsh captain).
he day after crossing. Gibbons CON
and marched IS miles without water.
e I'd cavalry OF the same command gn- 4
Z l5mlles further. GOING into camp mi
Terrific rein storm. having marched over !
q Of the rnug!est countries EYER men
iveled. Gibbon had no guide and placed
e command under the diree too Of Mr..
lylor, WHO had an imperfect idea OF the
tile Horn. IN the night, over countrylo
egualed for roughness and difficulties. y
3 men of the companies jn the rear mad =
travel by sound, AS they could not see
ca the outlines Of any route. The men ~
re ordered TO stop twice during this, ~
rch by advice Of the surgeon, lher re Icy
. faint ard ready to fall from fa' cue =
] want Of water. Tn the third day."
nj the commencement u this march the -
resumed its march at daylight. -
e iDfantry overlook the cavalry at S30lp'
H., crossed tile Little Horn at IL m. the -
ne day and were ordered to camp and ~
ke coffee more Of the men having had ID
thing but hard tack for 81 hours. One ~
'tion lad had nothing to eat for 36 VI
,rs. TIE command was then ordered co
halt at the order OF the surgeon Gu
Il 4 O'clock p. n. the command was IN
in in motion, proceeded up the Little ret
rn. There bad been report in the res
rnlng of the defeat of Custer, but j, TN
J not credited. Gen. Gibbon moi q
wing the position Of Gen. Custer, Mr.. Wa
flor was given dispatch 10 carry to OF
J and report. The command proceed pr
up The Little Horn. and Mr.. z. taking III
oss the mountains came toa poir PR
ch afterwards proved 10 BE- within 81 Mr.
Is Of the village; saw line of cav I
; drawn up which he took 10 be 4OO1cst
100 strong. believing it to be Custer's up
'mand. on account of the flags flying Di'
he centre OF the column, A detail for
eight men left the column and started Dis
The direction occupied by BY T.. and q 3
ing within 1Op yards Of him, and the
ne they wers indians surprising Ito