The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-09

RENO'S TROOPS LASTED THREE DAYS.
Clusters last fight is thus described by
the Sioux: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
j. s. Poland, captain of the Sixth Infan-
try, commanding the military station ct
Standing r )ck agency. under date of the
"A b of July, reports to Adjutant G sneTs
Buggles as follows: Sir, l respectfully
report the following as having
been derived from seven Sioux Indians
inst returned from the hostile camp, july
81, some OF whom were engaged
in the battle of June %, with
ne seventh cavalry. Their account is as
follows: The hosti'es were celebratip 2
their gre test OF religious festivals, the
Sun Dance, when runners brought news OF
the approach OF cavalry. the dance Was
suspended, and a general rush followed,
mistaken by Custer perhsp s,for retreat, for
TIE horses, equipments and arms. Mai 7
Reno first att cked the village al the south
end and across the Little Big Horn. Their
narrative OF
RENo's OPERATIONS
comedies with the published account:
How he was qnickly confronted and sur
rounded; how he dismouDted, rallied in
Lhe timber, rsmounted, and cut his way
osck over the ford and up the bluffs with
considerable ], 81, an d the continuation OF
the fight for some little Jlma, when run
ners arrived from the north end OF the viii
age or camp with the news that the cav
airy had attacked the north end some three
or four miles distant. The indians about
RsnO had not before the slightest intima-
TIon OF lighting at any other point. A
force large enough TO prevent Reno from
assuming the offensive was LETT, and the
surplus available force followed TO the
other end of the camr, where finding the
Indians succe ssfu l.
DRIVING CUSTER BEFORE THEM,
instead of uniting with them, they seps-
rated into two parties aud moved around
the TANKS of his cavalry. They report
hat Custer crossed the river, but only
succeeded in r. aching the edge OF the In
dian camp. After he was driven to the
bluffs the fight lasted perhaps an hour.
Toe Indians have no hours of the day, and
the time can only be given approximately.
They report that q small number OF cav
airy broke through the line of Indiars in
their rear, and escaped, but we're over
taken within q distance of FIVE OF
six miles, and all killed. in
Ter froU this that this boy OF
cavalry was probably led ty
the missing fiji ,ers, and that they r edto
81 cape only ait, r Custer fell. The last ma
that was killed WAS killed by two sons OF
a Santee I1dian, Red Top, who was a cad
or In the Minnesota mass acres of '62 and
So After the battle the squaws entered
he field TO plumber and mulIlste the dead.
General rejoicing was INDUCED in, and
OF arms and ammunition bur
riedly made. Then this attack on Reno
Was vigorously renewed. 10 to the al
tack the Indians had lost compare lively
few mep, but now they say their
MOST SERIOUS LOS TOOK PLACE,
They give no idea of numbers, but say
shers were great many. Sitting Bull
was neither killed Nor personally engaged
in the fight. He remained in the council
ZEN! directing operations. CIszy Horse,
with a large band, and BLACK Moon, were
he principal leaders on the 25:h of June.
Kill Z gle, chief oftbe Blsckfeet, was at
the head ofsome twenty lodges of this
agency. He was prominently engaged in
the battle o. June 20. and afterwards up
braided Sitting Bull tor not taking an &C
tive personal part in the engage ment.
Kill Eagle has sent me word that he was
orced into the fight; that be desires to re-
turn TO the agency; and that he will return
% the agency If be is killed for it. He is
report d to be actually On the way back
MAKE CONFESSION AND RECEIVE ABsoLU-
for his dt 6snt crime against the hand that
rad g-stuitously fed him for three years.
He is truly a shrewd chief, who must have
discovered that
"He who fights and runs away
May live 10 tight another day"
The IndiaI were not all engaged at any
one time. Heavy reserves were held to
repair losses and renew attacks succt SIS
lively. The fight continued until the third
day, when runners, kept purposely on the
lookout. hurried IL to camp and reported q
great body of troops (GeD. rerry's COM
mandy advancing up the river. Tue lodges
having been previously prepared for a
move, a retreat In q soutberly direction fol-
lowed, towards and along sebud noun
tain. They marched about so miles. went
INTO camp, aud held consultation, when
t was determined to send iLtJ all the
sgencies reports of their success, and to call
upon them to
COME OUT AND SHARE THE eLoRIBs.
that there vera expected to be In the
future. We may expect an influx OF over
bearing and impudent Indians, to urge by,
force, perhaps, an accession to Sitting
Bulls demands. There is general gather
ing In the hostile camp from each of the
agencies on the NJ ssouri river, Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail as also the Northern
and Arrspahoes. They report
Tor the especial benefit of their relatives
here that In the tbrae fights they had vii b
the whites they have captured over 400
stand of arms, csrbiues and rifles, revolv-
BIS net counted; ammunition without end.
and some sugar, ceff=e, bacon and nsrd
bread. They claim to have captured from
The whites this summer over 800 horses ana
mules. / suppose this includes
OPERATIONS AGAINST SOLDIERS,
Crow Indians and Black Hills miners. The
general outline of this Indian report con-
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