Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-08
The Indian War.

New YORK, July S.-A dispatch from the
battle field says: | write from the scene OF
Clusters magnificent but terribly fata. charge,
from a plat AL on which but q v ours since,
saw a. a glaucr, lis h,ro!c -o!d,crs OF the
Seventh United States cavalry lyiug where
they fell. AT tue hands vi Il say g. foe, cold and
dead. Near the top of a little knoll, 10 the
centre Of this plateau, lay Custer himself, AID
il touched my heart 10 S e that the sa7ages 10
a kind of human recognition OF heroic clay, had
respected the corpse OF The man they knew SO
we'll. her bodies were mutllgted, but Gus
.er's was untouched. A II, butte Of respect
from such az enemy is more real than a title Of
nobility. lie lay as it asleep, his face calm and
a smile on his face. Near hin we're eIeven dead
officers. Captain Miles Kenrh Wa on his right
AID his brother, Captain Tilomas Custer Oh
mis- left, almost a. Clusters feet lay a fair and
beautiful, by Of l9 This was young Reed,
Custer nephew. H WIS visiting the gene.
raj at the time he vas ordered on this expedl,
ton and Insisted upon coming with hin. ln
the fed a little way IF, lay B 5 % Custer
another of the g%eperaI's brothers. W,blo a few
feet of each other, the three brothers had tall
en-, and on the .kiruish line was the bydy of
Lieutenant CHlh IN. the husband OF Custer
sister. Mrs. Calhoun lost here, a husband,
three brothers and a nephew. * :!logg the
special correspondent Of the New tx Herald,
was found Oh the skirmish ilne Dear 10 C&!-
hun.
NEW YORK. July S-Chieago specials STATE
that six companies OF Infantry at u irgl: and
Oh the lakes were last uight ordered 10 the
front imm diately. O.1rrs were also sent 10
the Sta cavalry II coaceu rae a: R-d tiouI
and Spotted Tail a~gercies. Dispatches from
the tr otter and he ,l.ias show a desperate
| feeliog oil !uclruatlon against tie lndlaus'
Considerable anxiety has been manifested at
SheIi !an's hca.:qusr;er. coOc=rnlos CIcok :
comm nd. NO.li-g what"ver has been heard
ire HIM sIocc the engagement o. The Rosebud,
and il i. Dot kcown whether he has encounter
ed the sagagns or not. [; is t.ougnt that be
has again met the savageS rr he " u1 other
wise haze co operated With Ferry before this
time. 1t is the belief at headquarters that tie
rec ut defeats u The regular no jps |Il cause a
general chaorc 10 the character OF the cam
paigu aud ia the movements Of iii tr'5p>. The
troops vii! be more unit d IN crd"r to success
fully cape with the Lodi az.
OMAHA. NEB ,Juy S,-CaDtain Nix is o,
aide d. GU Oh General Crock :. Il. WHO
wen, out with tn" expedition, r@turn"d II
Omaha yesterday. He ict' G"aera. Cook on
one Of the small forks Of The Tongua river. 3.
the Big Horn mountains, lo6 nils irnal
the railroad. The cowm.ni vas awaiting the
arrivals Of supplies and reiu!orc4meuts. The
latter consisting of five companies left tort
Fsttermso Oh July 4, aoi c~xpected to reach
Gen. Crock abcu; the 18th. He viii ASA
be joined at9ur Monday by $50 Soak: La.
JiaDs. These with the troops vi! ~!.creaae
the plumber IF men 10 the expedition to
abou: 400. Capt Mcherson does not appre
heud any danger 10 ,he exhibition, Dcither
does Gen. Crock. Capt. McKersGr dos not
look upon the 1t ack Of a few weeks ago as a
dcfea, and is coh6d=nt tha: Crook can All will
whip the Sioux as soon as reiutor:emepts ar
rive. Gen. Crooks location is DOT more than
$50 miles from the scene Of the Custer dis,
asrer.
LEAvESwoRTH, KAN. July S.-c1eo. Pope
has issued orders directing Gen. Miles With
six companies Of III Filth 1%tfsutry, TO reporta at
orce to the scene OF the Sioux war. TIE com
pauies so ordered are statIo1cd as follows:
Oae a. For, Gibson, one at T TT Hayes, on at
Fo. RilAy and three companies at fo!' l. 'aVen-
worth. Gen. Miles has the reputation OF being
one Of the best lndiau fighters in the army.