Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-22
h'i,e sioux.

So,nc Of the soldiers oi Gen. Tcrry's com
,,,.,t whose iyrius Of service have expired
,,avc reached New York for re-eulistmeut, auG
the i,.Iowluy Is an .ccouut If an Interview with
nm. o; thcm by reporter ot the N.w York
II !att:
I'VE tcund Gen Custer lying partly on hi
rirnt side, hates. aud b,oleSs; hIs uuIur.l
VA, ripped OF Its gaudy trle. m!ngs, his po.k'
q, ilr.ud aside cut aud their cuu,cuts LII ss'
i,r: his fac: wa injured, but upon his body
were several bullet " u d., aoy one sufhciau
10 cause Instant death. These wouuds must
have been III ii ctsti at CLOSE quarters, aud alter
hv II. Across Clusters breast laid, face down
ward. the seui.uudc corpse OF sergeant OF
the Seventh cavalry, whose name | caunot re-
cal lust Dow Tnls poor fellow was robbed OF
everything bGt hls unGcrshlst; the c;owo ot bis
Skii was kUock&G away, his ear, cut ct1, his
i, ii l,v chopped asundcr, aHd the rest of his
frame perforated with Iltie balls
"These atrocities were gcuuTa?' Interrupt.
Ell .i!e reporter.
"Yo-, sir, and even worse in many Instances.
Ton, i'ii>tcr's heart Was liter lily dug ou. !: h.
red Il. v,ts sppearcd u have Vented their say
a.cry up.n his remaiu<. We could barely lit
tiefn w iu: act. they were So hacked up win
suivts Tom used TO be very open IL his pre-
ia.!lcc against the Sioux. Because ci tins fact
his ,ody was, perhaps, the 'nost marl'atud. .
'Hon was it that his brother, the General,
e,naped similar trcatmen 2-thc Iuilans nay
aeq-t ha7g a more linpiacabie foe, the report
cr ~ -,rY d.
"Oh, they were afraid Of him dead IA well
a. awe His uody vas the OILY ore that III t
with u soldiers end, aud his uniform tho c.ly
Que hat vas, with the cze>pion stated lett
uu..iS;urJcd.
Was there much sea piog prsctisoi2 p
VERY f,w t the e.an had heir long enough
% ,,,sIp. We notice.! that those who had hair
au3rgu we're scaIpcd, while those whose hair
wa> TOO shcrt wrre either beheadcd OF else
branc.l The s.vag"s ;nusi have been exaspe-
raicG where scaillng WAS an smp2sslhli!ty Ihey
varied the luouotouy !,y cuatlug OF noses, ears,
nns aad pcrpc;ratlng utherlndienlies, and con.
;uctndthc butchcry witt me! nod at times, for we
suuio come across T. pile al Heals b re or stack
oi arms aud pgs there. and So un. As rule,
huwuttr, loses, ears, heads and limbs we're
scattered all over the battle graund. Soue OF
the h. ads W IL i'm palc on poles stuck lnto The
srouud for that purpose. lu three or four cas;s
The smputatlvns were performed With su'scal
ueatucss; 10 all others mere chopplag was The
manrcr.
But how could all this butchcry have been
81, c,0plcGe III the brl1l interval that elapsed
between the crmina! ion of the battle and the
ar,vai Of your force twelve hours after =
at uld only have bceu ccompilshed by
the squaws aud their yraus ones, Tor the War
rrs had their hand too !u!l harrassin; Keno,
WHO bad turned up just too late to succog Gus
ter
'Waat about the ar,u .ment of Clusters
mea?'
''Thc savages got away with every quo, pls-
.o and swori, aud every morsai of ammunition
that remained. tell you, sir, the Stripping
va. astoushingly Thorough. The only items
.hav discarded were uudcrclothes and >ho@.; ;
boots they were pa.tl.l TO, geucraily appfOpl!'
iting the tops aloue uy cutting Oft he b2ttolns.
?hev even M de off with the colors OF the lcgl-
:lcut.
"rhay must have captured macy of Clusters
horses ?' suggested the reporter
"rhcy managed 10 carry away over 10Y IN
good cond..icn, and tie dead and dying OF the
anim Is were stripped Of their brldlcs aud sad
dies
WAS Gcn. Custer's horse killed p
M, Sir; We succeeded 10 recovering the
poor brute, a handsome light Day, alive. We
found il limping aoug 10 u d'nsa brushwood,
*oue distaucc from the battle he!i; . section or
its Bride was still on It's head, but Us saddle
was missing. After tho Gcncrai tell III the
hr.s; must have plunged intc the thlck;t auI
haeu over Hooked by the enemy. ne DAY ) sdes
were rated By the blushwud which cX"l'in-
ed tie absuucs Of the saddle this may have
hccn picked up 10y S'ra:Eilrg Sioux U"n.
tu>rr !cl early IN the h;ht Tor his morse couId
nAt have escaped capture otherwise. -,
Were IA. Of Cutters d:.i accauntcd Tor
AM hu, Second III utrrant harrington OF
romplny e. l. is h"IlGv hat he was taken
r:!~ r:,rr auI hotuc away Tor tor urc. w ldel,
If i every ythcoc hut nm. The behcaieu
.,r,v.,,,, sc had ;oaSidara difficulty IN iden-
ttyl:..,, Their heads being n'x'd up an1 >cai,
.ar i :rouni; only pr'vAt"s were Dehcau'u.
IL d,s.rtiue thclr villages Il Is unders ood
mat he lndiaus abandoned u VAST qu'ntity o'
oras I property, 'remarkcd the re!orier
Tia, Is true, sir; hu what they did leave
hrhiu,! NOR. ihan companSate! for what they
ca,rle,. = # lom tie batlc ground. Thr abandon.
"A $ res ser: agency supp les, principally, ana
hc abanG one! pruper,y buffalo robes. Custer 5
horses, arms and cioihlDg they preterrel u
t:.c;c w.c mp4rstlvcly 7a'uelcss packs. iAcy
can uc rccoucicd to the loss OF the buffalo sh'os
/. aware hat they wuuli no. have an oppor-
tuniy for raciiug off the same at any OF the
~geln'eS THIS winter at least.
''D thsy uvacuate In hurry
''S,,uc.ia; 10 hurry, os II several OF ths
tepcc> or oircs picked up damaging cltcum
>'.u;i,i .viieuces OF their oump'lclty III ths
3 aek Hills ou,rag,s, for wnch We are eadeaV
oone t. pup;sn tnen. La one lodge | iound
Nctnois, hytuu book. with the name OF Mess
naau. iIscrloal on the fy-lesi; 10 another
g,iyc c.mc across i d'lapidated bauJo, m!nu
-trags. with - w rs wailtled on the barrel
nlnoy tools, tuanuSurlpt letters aud pros pect
lng ouif altes. ed further to their guilt. oWa'
low tai! coats aud other fashionable attire .
The tiacst material aad make we're included II
my mental noting.
"fhcrc is au impression, Mr. Harriuston,
he reporter hero interrogatcd, that Suun'
Bu Was killed in this battle: DO you know L
III ;.trary ?'
.il Ian, hot . 4 ah chief answering his de