New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-08
The Casualties of tho Recent Fight.

| 1uo CaSu0ltleS OF tho Recent FA8HCs
Considering the absorbing interest felt
in the report Of the recent fight of Clusters
regiment with the Sioux, details have come
in very slowly and unsatisfactorilY. Tie
Western papers of Thursday morning CON
tanned details which have not yet reached
Us by the Associated Press. Enough has
been received, however. to make sure
the worst features of the terrible news
and the names of the gallant dead have
come with the rest. Of the survivors
much is yet to be told. Our dispatches
dwell particularly on the heroism of Ben
teen, news of whose safety will be welcome
to his numerous friends in this city. OF the
dead. under the immortal Custer, few
words may be said:
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Myles w.
keogh, captain of Company ], Seventh
Cavalry. was born In Ireland. He served
during the war, first as captain and aid
de-camp Of volunteers on the stats of Cen
eral Shields and General Buford, and after.
ward of General Mcclellan, taking part in
many hard-fought battles. He was pro-
noted to major, and served with General
Stoneman in the Atlanta campaign and the
battles incident thereto. He was appointed
second lieutenant, Fourth Cavalry, in 1866.
and soon after promoted to his present
rank.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George w.
Yates. captain of Company F, was a native
New York. He served in the war as lied
tenant, Fourth Michigan Volunteers, held
the same rank subsequently in the Forty
fifth Missouri, and in 1864 was appointed
captain in the Thirteenth Missouri Cavalry.
His late commission bore date Of June i2,
1867.
Brevet Major Thomas D. Custer, captain
Company c, served during the war in the
Sixth Michigan Cavalry. He entered the
regular army as second lieutenant, First
Infantry, February %, 1866; was made first
lieutenant, Seventh Cavalry, July %, 1866,
and promoted to captain December 9, 1875.
He was born IN Ohio.
Lieutenant Donald Mcintosh was native
of Cansda, and appointed to the army from
Oregon in 1867. He was of mixed blood
partly Indisn-was one of the best Indian
fighters in the army, and was, withal, an
elegant and accomplished gentleman. He
was recently on duty with battalion of
his regiment at Shreveport, in this State.
Lieutenant James Calhoun, a native of
Ohio, was promoted from the ranks to Sec
ond lieuten ant of infantry, in 1867, and pro-
NOTED and assigned to his recent grade in
1871.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William w.
Cooke, adjutant of the Seventh Cavalry,
was born in Canada. He was, during the
war, lieutenant in the Twenty fourth
New York Cavalry, and joined the regular
army in 1866.
Brevet Major Algernon E. Smith was q
native of New York; served in the One
Hundred and Seventeenth New York Vol
unteers, in the war, as lieutenant and cap
tain; was acting aid to General Terry, at
the assault of Fort Fisher, where he was
dangerously wounded. He was appointed
second lieutenant in the Seventh Cavalry
in 1867, and promoted to first lieutenant in
1868.
Lieutenant James T.. Porter, native OF
Name, graduated from West Point and was
assigned to this regiment in 1869.
Lieutenant B. II. Hodgson, of Pennsyl-
vania, graduated in the class of 1870. He
was also on duty in this State year ago.
Lieutenant H. M. Harrington. of New
York, was graduate of the year 1872.
Lieutenant James G. Sturgis graduated
in 1875.
Lieutenant John j. Crittenden. of the
Twentieth Infantry, was appointed from
Kentucky in 1875, and belonged to an illus
trious family.
Assistant Surgeon George Z. Lord was
appointed from Massachusetts, in 1875.
The above are the dead officers Of the
battle, 80 far as known.