The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-13
General Terry'S Arrangements for the
March Up the Rosebud.
THANKS TO VOLUNTEER SCOUTS
Mule Ambulances-A Want That
Should be Supplied.
OUR BRAVES LEFT TO DIE.
Ute Indians to Join CroOk-TroOps from the
Pacific on the way.
CAMP on THE YELLowsroxE, August o,
Via BISMARCK August r. 1870

CAMP on THE YELLowsroxE, August o.
Via BISMARCK, August H. 1870
Some surprise has been expressed by officers Of this
command that orders have been thanking tho
men, like Porter, wier Hare the soldier Madden
for their distinguished gallantry In tho ncld Those
who saw these men IN action say they fairly won tho
commentators of their General, and that they ought
not only to DO mentioned in the papers, but to re-
ccve breve rank marks of appreciation and as an
encouragement to others.
In the OF the three soldiers OF the Seventeenth
infantry. who accomplished the perous feat of COM
muncang with General Crook after the professional
scouts had been foicd, General Terry has issued
general order heartily thanking them for their gal
them. Tbs General under present laws, has power
to reward them adequately and he asks government
and Congress to bestow the reward these havo
richly merited. II Congress would pass law appoint
ing thcsc theee soldiers second licutenants in the
army 1t would havc very good effect raising tho
morale OF the soldiers who have hitherto had in
ducemcn,s to voluntarily undertake dangerous ven.
ture. Tho following is General Terry's order:-
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT DAKOTA,
liz rnR FIELp, CAMP AT MOUTH OF BIG HORN RIVER
July 20, 1875
GENERAL FIELD ORDER NO. s.
The department commander has recently had urgent
occasion 10 communicate from the camp with Br,gadcr
General Crook, commanding iorcc encamped on the
dispatches between these points, through country
cup.cd by large force OF hostile SAux OF the
most arduous and perous nature as scout inspired
by the promise Of largo reward, made the attempt
but soon amer abandoned It as hopeless As last
resort call was made on tho troops Of this command
for volunteers ia response to which not less than
twelve of these bravo men promptly offered their
services From among these the following named
soldiers were selected :-Privatcs William Evans, Ben
jamin F. Stewart and Joseph Bell, OF company f,
Seventeenth infantry. On the 9th day of July they
out Tor General Crooks camp which they reached on
dali dac achc nd
arriving In camp on the 25th. In making this public
acknow Judgment OF important services, voluntarily
rendered by these soldiers At imminent risk OF their
lives, the department commander desires TO express
his deep regret that at present is not 10 his power TO
bcstow the substantial reward which well
earned but he confident that achievement under
taken 10 SO soldcrly spirit and carried so CALAMITY to
successful issue viii not DO permitted to pass un.
noticed wish to establish in the public mind higher
aud just estimate Of the character Of the United
States soldiers The department. commander IN his own
behalf and In behalf OF the officers OF this command,
desires thas to publicly thank privates William Evans
BENJAMIN r. Stewart and James Bell, of Company 4,
Seventeenth infantry, Tor decd which reflects much
credit on the service.
BY command Of Brieadicr General Terry.
f. W. SMITH, Captain, Eighteenth infantry.
THE COMMAND NOT TO DIVIDED.
Tho continued presence OF Indians at Powder River
has Colonel Reno and General Miles to request
permission to 60 down with their commands to SEQ
what force OF Indians may be hercabou and cndeavor
to ipfict some punishment them The detachment
would then by tho old trail from Powder
River to tho Rosebud TO rcjoin the main command
General Terry, however. has had enough Of this kind
OF experiment. and refused 10 divide up his command
MOVEMENT NECESSITY
Our movements will probably bc very slow, but this
is the fault of tho ADMINISTRATION not OF the COM
manding general
PROVISION yoR WOUNDED xEx.
It will scarcely be believed that In this whole CON-
m,nd there is not muo litter to carry the wounded
probability OF finding tho Indians absolutely re-
quircs somc other method of conveying wounded men
than by wheel anbuances. When tell you that Gus
tcr's force went into battle without a single ambu.
lance to convey tho wounded, some idea may be
formed OF the horrors Of an Indian campaign under q
military administration. Tho wounded Of Custer's
fight conveyed In ltcrs improviscd by Licutcn-
ant Doane, OF tho Second cavalry, for which he de-
all praise 1t is horrfyng to learn that our
troops are In tho habit OF abandoning their wounded
when hard pressed, because tho government Of this
great Republic, with It's military President does no,
know enough or caro- enough to supply troops on
campaign with mulc ambulanccs which could keep mp
with the columns and travel ovcr any ground which
cavalry could pnss.
"what becomes OF your wounded II you have no
ambuianccss" asked of several cavalry officers
Tho reply in each was almost identical. They
are Of luck have not been killed Am 10 sacr.
fee bali a dozen men TO OF my men who Is
wounded Ho is out Of luck, that is all" The coun-
try is boend to supply the army with ambulanccs and
although the government at Washington have plenty Of
them 1t ncgccts to send them whcro they may save
the lives Of brave soldiers Here, then an item
for the Humanitarian. Tho poor soldier, abandoned to
the mercless fury Of tho savage Indians tho
terrible fate OF death in tho desert with near
offer to his rarched lips drop of wateri There Is
Of iino writing in like this. Let the
try know that here Ia an army without single ambu
lance yet mule ambulance Ia tho only Indian
fighting which possibly DO Of any use. Ambu-
lanccs have; but the probability is they will
have to be left behind II are TO ovcr,akc
Indians. The scouting columns which run the most
danger Of coming in contact with the enemy will have to
march without any ambu!snccs and depend on throw
ing wounded man over pack mule and carrying him
MS he sack of sonsccss NATTER or TO abandon
him TO his fate
LUCK.
Here is a subject for tho poet and painter The
wounded soldier lying in the sapo brush with his CON-
radcs disappearing in the distance and thc shadows Of
the Indian foo coming fast into the foreground
Let the humanitarans who howl the sorrows OF
stricken mule do something tho poor fellows who
are daily risking their lives that their fellow citizens
may dwell in peace and security Lot tho army have
muo ambulanccs and orders never 10 abandon a
wounded comradc.
is to General Terrys credit that for
the wounded was one OF tho that induced him
to change his base of operations TO the Rosebud II
impossible tc use tho wheel ambulancrs IN the
Big Horn country, and tho General did not feel him.
self justified in engaging in operations in country.
where no aid could be given the wounded men. lie
has not yet learned to practise that savage socsm
which merely looks on disabled comrade as a person
out OF luck.
PROBABILITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN
There liz some probability that tho Indians may cudc
and the Yellowstone, the facilities for ford
ing very great Just now, but in that case wo vii,
double back after them. Our force prov STONED for
eighty dnYs and there Ii no nosshiiix of aeftina