New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-18

coun The forceOf Ia'ars coo warriors
Grd their lDss 10 battle IS mary hundreds.
As soJI as Major kcnO'5 division had entered the
plain where the VILLAGE was situated IL was attacked by
hundreds of Indians and forced back into grove OF
were drives the river With some loss aud
being Obliged to To;reat ~ steep MuI tney
danger OF being exrrmin1ted They saved by Capt
BCnte ms division WHICH falling Ia its attemp 10 scale
IN Wsstern ons hll returned, anu, oens }' hd f
lowed Major Ren2s trail Seeing Reng's division rus. rush
the command dashed to the right and drove PACK the IN
dians The savag"s were Kept ut bay uuilI nglIa anu
blu In this position they remained until the appear
ancs OF Gibbons Command when the Indians iorsooR
their village and hastily ned.
SUBSEQUENT oP sRArIoHs.
Cen Gibbons troops and tho remainder OF Gen. Gus
ter's command remained the field for two days and
buried their dea the body OF Con- Custer and those OF
the officers ana men OF the five companies with him being
found and recognized After destroying the utensils ana
ammunition folni in the deserted village tho troops re
treated 10 the mouth OF tho Big Horn and encamped
Twelve companies OF Infantry aud recruits to Ill the de
pleed ranks Of the cavalry acrward joined Gen. Terry
column. aud on July &C. Gen. Terry sent dispatch to
Gen. Sheridan saying that the following day he would
loavo his camp on the Big Horn and march TO
the Rosebud River intending to follow the valley OF tat
stream TO the south and IL necessary unite with Cen
Crook, with whom he had communication. a disnatch
had arrived the 2d with detachment OF tho oth In
fintry. numbering 300 men; an artillery detachnent
with two 3-inch guns and horses Tor the Un cavalry.
Also that Gen Terry had removed his command across
the Yellowstone at the mouth of tho Rosebud River and
intended TO proceed up the valley OF the Rosebud on
Aug Z. Gen. Crook In the mean time remained in camp
Goose Creek On July 2 he sent out small deaen-
ment the 2d Cavalry, under command or Lieut. SDey
make reconnaissance In his dispatch to Gen Sner-
idan hc stated that when the party came on sne Ln,
from the mountains, they encountered the sioux IN
strong force and saw enough to convince them that te
They succeeded in making their escape only after aDan
donng their animals and making across the rugged Tool
hills OF the Big HON mountains The men were nearly
exhausted when they reached camp. - Att.
which had been ordered 10 Ion Gen Crook at Goose
Creek Camp was detained by order OF Gen. sheil9an
cseyennes - supposed to be MOVING north to join Sitting
Bull. Gen.. Merritt in . dispatch from the agency
stated he had succeeded in driving several hundred
Indians back into the agency but only able TO gness
their number from their trail Gen. Merritt then
ion Gem mi' Crook He fnaiy arrived at Goose Greek
camp on the evening of Aug: In a dispatch, dated
Tongue River the following day. with force OF 1000
fighting and Is days provisions lie intended 10
hostile Indians II hc found the Indians In TOO strong
force he would swing around and unite with Gen. Terry
THE FORCES UNITED.
On Aug TO- white some OF Gen. Crooks men were fol-
lowing Indian trail in the direction of Powder River
union of tho forces OF Gems. Crook and Terry was
effected The former was encamped on Goose Creek,
and the latter had moved south from the mouth OF
the Rosebud River. The united commands then
moved Ia pursuit Of tho trail, and passed down
the Powder River TO its mouth. Gen. Miles, however,
was directed to proceed with the 9th Infantry to the
old camp on the Rosebud with instructions TO patrol
the Yellowstone and intercept any Indians attempting
10 cross 1t moving north and also to construct Winter
quarters for one regiment Of cavalry at the mouth o. the
Tongue River Gen Terry's supply camp was also
ordered tu the mouth OF the Tongue River rs q
base OF supplies during the campaign Tie command
then moved down thc Powder River to 8 mouth where
they went CAMP expecting 20 remain there tlnul
Aug 81 They found that the Indian trail dlyergcd rom
the east bank OF the riYOr about 20 miles IRON us
mouth when IL went south toward thu Little Missouri
Tie command expected to follow IL. The wagon trans
anI an tEc supplies however shipped % the mouth
of the Powder River. and it was expected they would
reach there on Aug fruiiless pursuit Of the
Indians uner sitting Bun, VIII broke up Into small par
ties and scattered various directions Gen Terry re-
paired 20 Fort Bnford. where ON sept bis command
nrOks M for the Winter Gen CTOUk decided 10 pursue
the campaign further, and made forced march Tor the
Black Hills In the course o. which the ngLt OF thc Sth
occurred aud a village was destroyed