New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-08

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| with ono killed and seven wounded. The
| fighting then ceased for the night, during
| which Reno prepared to reeist further at
| tacks.
| They had now been forty. eight hours
fighting, with no word from Custer. There
and the fighting ended, when the Indians
abandoned their village in great haste.
General Terry with Gibbon, commanding
his own regiment, the Seventh, had arrived,
and as the commanders met the men wept
on each others necks.
Inquiries were then made for Custer, but
none could ten where he was. Soen an
efioer came rushing into camp and rela led
that he had found Custer dead and stripped
naked, but not mutifated, and near
him his two brothers, Colonel Tom
and Boston Custer, his brother -in law,
Colonel Calhoun and his nephew, Colonel
Yates, Colonel Keogh. Captain Smith,
Lieutenant Crittenden, Lieutenant Sturgis,
Colonel Cooke, Lieutenant Porter, Lieu
tenant Harrington, Dr. Lord, Mack Ke, logg,
the Bismarck Tribune correspondent, aud
l9O men and scouts. Custer went into
battle with Companies C, L, /, F anu E of
the Seventh Cavalry, and the staff and Il m
commissioned staff of his regiment. ar.i q
number of scouts; only one Crow scou1 re-
mains to tell the tale-all are dead.
Hew Custer was Kiled-ArrivaI of the
of tho Indians-Custer's Dfsebedie uce
of Orders the Causes Of the Catnss 70.
pho.
General Custer was surrounded on every
side by the Indians, and the horses fell as
they fought on the skirmish line or in line of
battle. General Custer was among the last
who fell, but when his cheering voice was
no longer heard, the Indians made easy
work of the remainder.
1~41{ rs al >I
respondents were stripped and most of
them were horribly mutilated. General
Custer was ehOt through tho body and
through the head. The troops cared for the
wounded, buried the dead and returned to
their base for supplies and instructions
from the General of the army.
Colonel Smith arrived at Bismarck last
night with thirty-fve of the wounded.
The Indians lost heavily in the battle. The
Crow scout survived by hiding in q ravine.
He believes the Indians lost more than the
whites. The village numbered 1900 loo ges,
and it is thought there were 1000 warriors.
General Custer was directed by General
Terry to find and feel of the Indians, but
not to fight unless Terry arrived with in
fantry and with Gibbons column.
The Pursuit of the Indians.
General Gibbons cavalry followed the
Indians for about ten miles, and ascertained
that they had moved to the south and west
by several trails. A good deal of property
had been thrown away by them to tighten
their march, and was found scattered for
many miles over the prairies. Many of
their dead were also discovered secreted in
ravines, . long distance from the battle
field. Among them were Arrapahoes and
Cheyennes, as well as Sioux.
Statement From General Sherman-Thes =
Object of the Movement Against the
Savages.-
PHILADELPHIA. July 7.-General Sher-
man, in an interview yesterday, in answer
to question by reporter as to the rea-
sons of the Indian campaign, said: 1--WE
are doing this at the special request of the
Indian Department.; it does not originate
with the War Department at all. You will
see on the map where the Indian reserva-
ton is. Our purpose is to drive these In
dians, who are Of the very widest and
most savage sort, down on the reservation.
Montana is the most promising of Que
Territories. 1t is settled by an intelligens
people, among whom are many old SOL
diers, and it is the richest and most promis-
ing Of our settlements. These Indians
have been annoying the settlers, and We
are to drive them down on the reservation.
You can say that we will do it now or extec.
inmate them.
General Sheridan said to the same re-
porter: 81 have sent every man I could
spare luGO tudG IoklOu, even IrUOp9
from Laramie and Salt Lake. The govern
ment in its wisdom directs the doing of cer-
tain things in these regions. 1t directs an
expedition like this of Terry's, an expedi-
ton necessary for the development Of that
country. We do the best we can with our
material, but we are in no condition to do
the work required of u.s."
A Herald Cerrespondent's Description of
the Scene After the Battle.
The nom dc plume of Mr.. Kellogg, the
Heralds correspondent was II Believe"
The following is an extract from report
of the Custer massacre:
A party was sent ON General Clusters
trail to look for traces of his command.
They found awaiting them q sight fit to
appal the stoutest heart.
At point about three miles down the
right bank OF the stream Custer had evi-
dently attempted to ford and attack the
villages. From the ford the trail was found
| to lead back up to the bluffs and to the
northward, as if the troops had been re-
pulsed and compelled to retreat, and at the
| same time had been cut off from regaining
the force under Reno. The bluffs along the
right bank come sharply down to the
merous ravines. All along the slopes and
ridges and in the ravines were
found the dead, lying as they had
| fought, line behind line sDowing
| where defensive positions had been sue
| cessively taken up and held till none were
| left to fight. There, huddled in a narrow
compass, horses and men were piled pro-
miscuously. At the highest point of the
| ridge lay General Custer, surrounded by
chosen band. Here we're his two brothers
and his nephew, Mr.. Reed, Colonies Yates
and Cook and Captain Smith, all lying in
circle of q few hundred yards, their horses
beside them. Here, behind Colonel Yates
| company, the last stand had been made, and
here, one after another, these last survivors
| of Clusters five companies had SUGGEST vely
thrown themselves across the path OF the
advancing enemy, and had been anihilated.
Not q man has escaped to tell the tale, but
it was inscribed in the surface of the barren
hills in language more eloquent than words.
Msurning Among tho Savages.
OMAHA, July 7.-Information from the
Red Cloud Agency, dated the fourth, q
| that q great deal Of mourning and uneasi-
ness is exhibited by the indians at the
agencies. This would seem to confirm the
reports of severe loss by the Indians in the
| recent engagements.
Offer of Volunteers.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 7.-Severa, par
ties made an offer to the Secretary of War
to raise regiment of volunteers in tea davs
for the Indian war.
At public meeting held here this eve
nlng it was resolved to offer the govern
ment q regiment of 1900 men from this Ter
ritory in ten days to svenge the death of
General Custer and for the determination
of the Sioux Indians.
WAR.