The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-07-14
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like iirrts, and wrr. overcome hs intre
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estimated, m tilry lHsfv s.ft and concealed
in,ss ~ tlnir killrsi. 'Ihr remnant III
thr seventh Cavalry and Gibbons rom.
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Little Hntn, where thr steamboat livs
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killed soldiers, lllnrr ~rre Hcs.nssen
commissioned officers killed The whulc
Custer family ,lird ai the hoal III their
column. Tho exact lu*s In nut known,
~ hoth adjntnnts AMI tlir sergeant
major wrr killed. Tho Inlian camp
wnS from three IL four m,lr hong, and
VIVA 30 milc. mp the Little Horn from its
mouth. Tho Indians actually pulled Tim
men of th. horses In some inssancea, ]
give Iris m Taylor tpll inr. M he WAX
over tlr II, III afer the battle. The above
IN conilrucd by other letters.
CONFIRMED.
n~1EMAS, Montana, July 4. via SALT
LAKE, July 5.--Mr. Taylor, 4 bearer III
dispatches from the Little Horn
10 Fort Ella. arrived this evening, md
reports tn following The battle was
Tough. on III. 10th, thirty or forty miles
below the Little Horn. Custer attacked
Tho Indian village of from =, 600 10 1000
warrior. On one silc, and Col. Homo was
IN attack II ON tho other. Three com
panies were placed on hill asa reserve.
then. Custer md fifteen officers anil
every man belonging 10 Tho Avc COM
panics were killed. Reno rctrcatssl
under tho protection u tho ~.
serve. Tho whole number killed was
3lb. Gcn. Glbbon joined Reno. The
Indians left tho battle-ground like n
slaughter pom, ns II really wins. hci,Ig In
4 narrow ravinc. Thu dead were much
mutilntad. Tho situation now look,
serious. ucn. Terry arrived at uib
bon's cainp OH steamboat, and crossed
tho command over, mud accompanied II
10 join Custer, who knew II was coming
before thu tight occurred. Liout. Grit
icnden, son Of arn. Crittcnden, wa,
among tho killed.