The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-24
Indian Fight.

OMAHA, Jnne 23.-The following has
just been received at department head.
quarters from Capt. Nicheson to
Gen. Crook, dated at camp on South
Fork Tongue river, June 10Th, via. Fet.
terman, June 23d: We had sharp
fight on Rosebud Creek on the mornip g
OF the 18th inst, lasting several hours,
Our loss is nine men killed and twenty.
one wounded. Capt. Henry of the Third
Cavalry, is the only officer hurt; he is
severely wounded in the face. We won
the fight, and csmped on the field. The
Indians made the attack, and had force
they no doubt believed sufficient to whip
this command.
CHEYEvNE, June 23.-As intimsted in
the last dispatch Crooks command left
the camp the morning Of the 10th inst.
with few days rstions. Struck across
to Rosebud, branch Of Yellowstone in
Montana, following down this creek.
Next morning at about five miles down,
the Snake and Crow scouts brought word
from the front that the Sioux were in
force in the hills and by hall past eight
the command was in position and
An extensive FIRE was inaugursted
along the bluffs to the north OF the creek,
the enemy, who had began the attack,
and showing thereby their confidence in
their ability to whip the command, re-
firing as the soldiers and their allies ad
ysnced. The Sioux are all we'll mounted
and well armed The fight lasted four
hours, when the enemy retired out OF the
fght at every point The casualties are
a. follows: Third Cslvalry, Company F,
sergeant Marshall and Private
Qoe, killed, and privstes Brodesson ana
Festlerby, wounded. Company T.,
privstes Allmer and FLYNN killed, and
Sergeant Enoch, Corporal Carte, privste>
smith, Stewart O'Brien and Losser
Boskey wounded. Company l. Sergeant
Nswkirken, privates Be: he't, Potts.
Couners and Mitchell killed and Sergeant
Cook, Edwards, Snow and Crsnme ,
wounded. second cavalry, Captain,
Henry of Company d and Sergeant
UDonnell, wounded Company Cr pri-
Yates Sterner, wounded. TIE latter are
ali likely to recover. One Snake scout
was killed and 8 wounded and 4 C:owt
were wounded, The dead bodies OF
IL Sieur were found on the
teld and Its certain number more were
killed with the usual proportion wounded
several Sioux ponies were killed, and
G. neral Crooks horse was shot under
n,.n. The fight occurred fifty miles from
w,Yrn and hack trails, and owing TO the
want Of rations, and that the wounded
might be cared for, it was necessary 70
return thi,her. The officers and soldiers
all di,plsyed marked gsllsntry, the ma
ture Of the grount making iniantry I'D,
v.ntspeous. General Crook has ordered
five companies to join him at once, the
cavalry meantime continuing operation;
on the plains and in the hiIh
The Crows have returned 70 their homes
and the Snakes will remain. The rich
game country of the Big Horn afford:
an ample commissary department tor the
SiouI.
CHICAGO, June pa dispatch Wa
received by General Sheridan, TO day
from General Crook, dated Camp on the
South of Tongue, Wyoming, June 18th
officially confirming the press dispatch
concerning the fight with the Indians
General Crook reports nine whites killed
and fifteen wounded. Captain Henry,
of the Third cavalry, was very severely
wounded 10 the lace. The loss OF the
Indians canno. be estimated, but thirteen
dead bodies we're left on the field, and
many were wounded.