The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-07-13
General Custer Among the Dead
Over Three Hundred KILLED
HISTORY OF THE DISASTER

SALT LAKE, July 6.-The special cor
respondent Of the Helena (Montana) "Her
ale" writes from Saltwater, Montana, July
2 2:-Muggins Taylor, scout for General
Glbbon, got here last night direct from Lit
tic Horn river.
General Custer found the Indian camp
and two thousand lodges on Little Horn,
and Immediately attacked the camp Gus
ter took five companies and charged the
thlckest portion Of the camp
Nothing is known of this detachment
only as they trace it by the dead Major
Reno commanded the other seven com
panies, and attacked the lower portion of
the camp.
A TERRIBLE MASSACRE.
The Indians poured in murderous fire
from all directions, besides the greater por
ton fought on horseback. Custer, his two
brothers, nephews, and brother in law were
all killed, and not one of the detachment
escaped
Two hundred and seven men were buried
in one place. The killed are estimated at
300, while only 81 are reported as wound
ed. The Indians surrounded Rena's COM
mand and held them one day in the hills,
cut off from water, until Gibbons command
came in sight. They broke camp and left
in the night.
The Seventh Cavalry
FOUGHT LIKE TIGERS
and were overcome by mere brute force,
The Indian loss cannot be estimated as they
bore off and cached most of their killed.
The remnant Of the Seventh Cavalry and
Gibbons command are returning to the
mouth Of the Little Horn, where q steam
boats lies.
Nhe Indians got all the arms OF the
killed soldiers. There were seventeen com
nlissioned officers killed The
WHOLE CUSTER FAMILY
died at the head of their column. The
exact loss Is not known, as both adjutants
and the sergeant major were killed
The Indian camp was from three to four
mile long, and WAS twenty miles up the
Little Horn from It's mouth
The Indians actually pulled the men Of
their horses in some instances. This Is
givcn as Taylor told it. The above is con-
tirmed by other letters, which say that Gus
ter met 4 fearful disaster.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
SALT LAKE, July 5.-The Times "
despatch from Boseman, Montana, July ,,
seven 2. NJ, says Mr. Taylor, bearer Of
dispatches from Little Horn to Port Ellis,
arrived this evening and reports the follow
ING -
The battle was fought on the 25th,
thirty or forty miles below the Little Horn.
Custer attacked the Indian village of from
2JG0 to 1000 warriors on one side, and
Colonel Reno was to attack on the other
Three companies were placed On hill as l
reserve.
OVER THREE HUNDRED MEN KILLED.
General Custer and fifteen officers and
oyery man belonging to the five companies
were killed. Reno rctreatcd under the pro
lection Of the reserves. The whole mum
Der killed was 315. General t'ibbon Joined
Reno
The Indians left the battle ground,
which looked like
= SLAUGHTER PEN,
As it really was, being in a narrow ravine.
The dead were much multilated. The
situation now looks serious.
General Terry arrived at Gibbons camp
On 4 steamboat and crossed the command
over, and accompanied it, to join Custer,
who knew it was coming, before the fight
occurred Lieutenant Crittenden, son Of
General Crittenden, was among the killed.
TGeneral George \. Custer was born at
New Rumlcy, December ), 1889, and edu-
Gated at West Point At the outbreak of
the Rebellion he entered the cavalry service
Of the Potomac army, becoming aide-camp|
to Mcclellan. lie was engaged in the bat
ties Of Yorktown, Antietam and Stoneman' s
raid In 1868 ne was made a brigadier
general of volunteers, and held the right of
the line at Gettysburg. At Falling Wa
ters he routed the rebel rear guard, and at
Winchester captured nine battle flags. All
through the war his record was very bril-
liant, and at Waynesboro, in February,
1865, he captured the remnant Of Early's
army, about 900 strong. He was singu-
larly fortunate in his career, never losing a
gun or color, and making more captures
than any other general not commander.
Towards the close of the war he was gazet-
ted major-general Of the United States
Army, in recognition Of his brilliant achiey-
ments.
It is stated that the burning of brush az
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