Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-07

VAR ON THE PLAINS !
U. s. TROOPS DEFEATED +!
General Custer and His Entire Com
mand Slaughtered
The Indian War Fairly Inaugu.
rated
Latest Intelligence from me Front !
Latest Intelligence from .he Front
From u Extra of Yesterday

From our Extra of Yesterday
SENTINEL OFFICE, July 81 p. NJ.
We have just received the following
dispatch. "Muggins" Taylor, the
scout referred to, was formerly a resi-
dent of Austin, and is we'll known in
Eastern Nevada as a reliable person:
SALT LAKE, July 5.
A special correspondent OF the Hele.
ma, Montana Herald, writes from Still
water, Montana, July Ind. Muggins
TAYLOR, a scout for General Gibbon,
arrived here last night direct from
Little Horn river. General Custer
found the Indian camps of about 1000
lodges on the Little Horn, and imme-
diately attacked the camp. Custer took
Eve companies and charged the thickest
portion of the camp. Nothing is known
of the operations of this detachment
only as they trace it by the dead. Ma
ior Reno commanded the other seven
companies and attacked the lower por-
ton of the camp. The Indians poured
i'm a mur,ierous fire from all direc-
tons. The greater portion of the In
dams fought on horseback. General
Custer, his two brothers nephews and
brother-in-law were all killed, and not
one of his detachment escaped. Two
hundred and seven men we're buried
in one place and the killed are esti-
mated at 200 with only 81 wounded. The
Indians surrounded Reno's command
and held them one day in the
hills cut off from water, until General
Gibbons command came in sight,
when they broke camp in the night
and left. The Seventh cavalry fought
like tigers and were overcome by mere
brute force. The Indian loss can not
be estimated, as they bore off and con-
cealed most of their killed. The REM
nant of the cavalry and Gibbons COM
mand are returning to the mouth OF
the Little Horn, where a steamer lies.
The Indians got ell the arms OF the
killed soldiers. The whole Custer
family died at the head of their col
umn. The exact loss is not known, as
both Adjutants and the Sergeant Major
were killed. The Indian camp was
from three to four miles long and was
two miles up the Little Horn from its
mouth. The Indians actually pulled
the men of their horses in some in
stances. There were II commissioned
officers killed.
1 give this as Taylor told me, rs he
was over the field after the battle.
The above is confirmed by other let
ters, which say Custer met with a fear,
full disaster.
A Times extra, issued at Bozeman,
Montana, July Sd, says:
Mr.. Taylor, bearer of the dispatches
from Little Horn to Fort Ellis, arrived
this evening and reports the follow
ing: "The battle was fought OH
the 18th of June, thirty or forty
miles below the Little Horn. Custer
attacked an Indian village of from 2,5OC
to 5000 warriors, on one side and Col.
Reno on the other. Three companies
we're placed on the hill as q reserve.
General Custer, fifteen officers, and
every mar belonging to the five COM
panies were killed. Colonel Reno re-
treated under the protection of the re-
serves. The whole number of killed
was 315. General Gibbons Joined Col.
onel Reno. When the Indians left the
battle ground looked like a slaugh'
ter. pen, as the battle was fought
in q narrow rayine. The dead were
very much mutilated. The situa'
alton now looks serious. Genera
Terry arrived at Gibbons camp on
steamboat, and crossed the command
over, and accompanied it to join Gus
ter, who knew it was coming beforetht
fight occurred. Lieutenant Crittenden
son of General Crittenden. was killed