, 1876-08-02
TIE LITTLE B1G-uORN.

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Those who have read the occounts OF the dis
astrous battla on tho Little Dig-Horn arc
familiar With the nutnc Of Lieut.. Dc Nulllo, who
was cut of from Ills command and lost for
thirty-stx hours. The particulars Of his adj
ventures while cndcnyorlng to get to the fellows
Of his command have not yet been giren to the
public, and but for the Kindness Of friend in
this city, to whom he hos written n letter con-
tanning iii nccount of his adventures, the inter-
csttnE story gircn below might never hare
reached beyond his own small circle Of army
companions. Through the kindness OF Lieut.,
Dc Rudso's friend, we spread before our readers
story Of thrilling adventure and MIRACULOUS
escape equal to anything ever conceived In the
mind of novelist,
LIEUT.. DE Ruplo's LETTER.
The letter Is s.a,cd Camp Oh the north sItlc
Of tho Yellowstone River, opposite the Biz
Horn, July s, 1876" and, referring to the dis
a..rous Battle of the Little Blg-1l orn, It says:
hnd narsew sssnpc at o.s te pattls OF ths 5ittls
6ehiins ii abont 10 u. n. u the 18th of june,
after having 1aatched a night. Gen. Cnsters
cred an ln.nn village about Il, niles distant, on
Tho Little Bis.loEn, an5 that, from what they Ind
efofo fti cur s' aisance We continued our mateh of
3 miles farther when Init WIS ordered: and Gen.
Custer began p.cparatlons ios attacking thu enemy.
s 81 co F. te fao M saf
Of our route. with orders. en hear, to swtcp
sTyn II II b. way q a sao% Il a. and a gs
temporarily, attached to Company 4. found my.
rei with th!s division. Gen: c,ator toos Gonpa::
s' ts iino Il Il attack fhc e reas!n'ns 1 caany nm o.
VIVA left 10 guard tho pack After marching
10 Il trot ai md koi tic gat nt We reached tic rscr
q Or mca distant, Having reached tho river,
forde,. snd on reaching The plaa beyond the opEo'
Everything holng Il. was ordered; We ttartcd an
Falor; INA for amis; pursued e1ste "9 The veg,
anst cloud was dense TINT wa conld dlstinguial
nothing: col. HEM hnltvd the battalion, and.
s%s ns%aed aie1 Geek %hs were 5sns sS Ia
shstf m IN the "oS %Ssh so was Hea, yan
rrondei to. the s's'r,nish continuing ri about
ha'f ~ hoH5: II %as now s,s d'sosssed se"s that:
The whole ling crossed the creek ia Gnd the lodges
1sns 1csns III The om * se
superior forcc neccssltatcd retrens WHICH was
almost iR.rotslh1c. AZ VIC were INV surrounded by
wnrTtors When VIC entered tho engagement NO
were only 100 strong and tho asc Of tho enemy had
malI Aavoc III our little band.
THE DESERTED 0uID0N.
When We were hall way over tho creek. !, being
VIC hn1 left, and returned to taEe Il. Nhrn com.
Ing through the wool, tho gutdnn cntanged itsclf
in the branches anh fi!rpcd out or my hand. 4
i!sno1nted to pick It m, and led my horse to the
fonth bank OF tho creok As waa about 70 mount,
frightened, he nm into The ln,itans: * Mieay!nc nc
dlamountea IN the company OF sb0nt 800 Sioux not
moro ilan 60 JaEds distant.
CUT OFF FROM nIs COMMAND.
They ponrcd tyhietllnE vo!tcy at me, hut I wns
not wonndcd and managed 10 cscare tn the tllckct
near by, whuTo would have an opportunity Of d..
Tending mYsr'f ana selling ny HE at Rond high
1gure. In the tAicket t9nna MF; eisTArd. the IN
terpEccr; half ,brtel indian; anl Private O Sctll
Of Company q. Seventh Cavalry. The nrst two Of
the quartet had their horses, while 0Sc!!l, ltkn
myself. was dlsnonnted ! told tho owners Of tho
horaes that thu presence Of the animal" would 10.
stun,pedea Thcy declined 20 acf o. sl's sagsstt'on,
derWout! inin tho deep. dry b4tto'n of the c!crk.
where Gould not easily Ia discovered: aua frnm
whence hoped TO by ahe, uiHtT caftr uf dprknctA,
to stca} out and Fej0ln lho caNstaanA. ! hAd nut
hten In this hiding. placn n'oEa tln ten minutes
when heard several pistnl.Shots lrel ln my tln'
mediate vicinity. and .hort!y thereafter canlc tho
aflEc1y, hut to uu ulnhnllcal. yOIcca Dt Frrctnl
sauaw1. ! rabcd MY head with great caHilnn ~
see what thu wuneN were ut 0Ad to discover thelr
exact location. .........
sQtyAws At sCAtrINd.
toun.l Inc women ct thy ruynltine work OF
Fsn1pIng soldier WIN was perhaps not yet dead
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