, 1876-08-10

and. when had satisfied mysef that |. VIA useless
70 70 farther In thst direction, to ra1oin the main
ira!f. After proceeding through rongl md DIM.
oa ns q ave ~ IL i cf,c. a
,asy fatgue.. decided 70 return to the main Trail
i!efore ! had proccc'cd mile IN tne d!,eclon q
and il,c Sergeant Najns With Instructions fran
Gsn: C1.teI 70 ura my ox discretion. and, n e;.o
.hona @ 'ny nsc Of HnsS .ty
ihc 'ine u hiuas On ~ tic west bank 81 branci,
of, tic Little sig Horn lsrcr, which made
@ .Ssss HS Hshe s' fera e!e..sa rY y col: 1!sas:: @
sa1ne direction. Tho who'e time occupied tn th!a
.n1ioua 70 rtgain ihe main. command, ~ there
ncrc mo signs Of Indians, then decided to rejo.n
n s s !: s sG9ny a. fS.s sesy s
Hl,ssins no 1scementi for TIC lndans No ri.
1fh. iook rass, nnti i ny ny com.nans ON sirsck iSe
river: About 9 miles fron,, tho point where Reno
srg'"ea m &c The for nc. Sergeant bringing orders ds
ttsin:: mls tar'hsr "a. n.ei i ~ .r",spsts,.
jutant Of The regiment to thl* ctfcrt: "jienircn,
Ssi. es;t.s?e! :: SS'sxi st @i!e
valley md Little Dir 'iorn, About Twelve "
hiteen di.monntsd mca wetc fighting on the
the sh rhs Sca, 'axSs S:rcs sno aos psiA1rS 1
were setlrns ee.o,s Tie river 70 tts SiuiTs. iii
G .tsr .S1 pohb Fl ahs
thsn s nj ma1ehsa ~ so@m.na Z tasi! .ussot on
feesshng ~ bl.m rso,,sd d ~ Co. Ksno nl
an thst anttsr @ wns M noi IN tGut nsst ~ In XIII
and 70 one of Ieno's command va able e niofm
eolnmand coz " md va. awn!tns thr arrival Of liz p4sk
mules, company wa fcnt forward In The 1irre-
ill., s II, hy ess9 s19
ng. sna tnste was ~ ho'n4 e ,nofaae t !onaa IT.
nss rn,n,anh H., e" ~ anni ~
hJ'atcda a1 Sa''s' ~'"1"'' A~' 's'A '''"''
~ ~. ~ , ie ] II. ~ iS'z H.. n ,so ~ ~.
nr ~ y" rs. e 'ooA ~" LIE"
@"1 A. s9s CO.. l,entccp would mt 90 on, vour cor
him to finish the narrative, Which he consented
u uo' ursos STATEMENT.
On the return :i 81 tle company AMI the closing ny
IN .bnnt @ Il: 1nsje. T,nr;nr this time Iro,,niur
sheis s Uefs heard So f nansToas were lhe nasses
q Indian. eneounteted .hst the , command va.
hgsa = d!ton%t ut ~ ~ ns, .n 1o to
cre.t 0f hiijs whicb forr"e, dcpfess,on In whieh
,scrr mt IN tcss crsst.. fhslts,nr thSmsei,cs y,
tsr q, I theF could behind 0sowth Of sare brush
This wa4 abont haf.paas q p. ul:, and We haA just
taken 10 position when tho Indians came on ua tn
thousands. The dgLt waa maintained In This posi-
tIon until night. About . y. m. the. In'llans
withdrew, and Immediately tho command Was put
10 work making aucn rlnc.pits As the scHniy
implements at our eorn'nnd enabled
uz 10 do,-mosty hunting knives, plates,
md cantecu'. a few axes. and thIee spa1er. We
were left undlstnrbcd untll hnlf.jnst = on the
morning Of the 2Gtl- when two sharp rihe.cracks
opened one OF the hcnrtcst ares luve tvrr Wit.
nessed, and which continued until Aalf-past 0 a.
H.. when the fury Of the attack Ftshsfded. In the
meantime they hred Into the herd through the
opcninE Of the valley from bill whlc!, was beyond
the range of my cnFhlncH- About y a, IA. the In.
Glana made charge on the front, defended ty
Col. Dcntcen, unc Of the 1nlans reaching nc1r
enough 10 ILLS lines to tonUh dead soldier with his
coup.atlck. lie will never touch smother. The
question Of obtaining water waE then becoming vital
81 company IT, mIe Wy ga.us af e a