The New York herald., 1876-11-30

Custer drove to Sheridan's headquartcrs and found
that officer as friendly as ever and in ignorance
order He had no objection to Custcr's teepraphing
Sherman so the following despatch Was scnt on:-
CHICAGO, III.
have your despatch General sheridan, directing
TO await orders here. and am ~ loss 10 snde, stsnd
wthon' seeing You OF ihe resden as called A. ihe White
President and. with The exception Of few mnutes ae.
ssnee at The War Department rs%ausd =, the White
p, when he cent word that he would not see me-
% formed by colonsi ascook you had not returned
from New fors Ias we're expected in ,ss sysns n
r. NJ but informed BY the clerk that had not
to inform you OF the Of the above despatch
also that 20 leave at that evening report to
While War Department that day. also reported
aud 70 the npecior Genera" Of tho Army and Obtained
from ,lem written and verbal aa.hory TO proceed 70 ny
do ny last interview .,h JON, Informed yoa that
mand YOU IL % Sa. %s ihe
ses n%g T. could o se.aes ,oa dan my ny
my my sayas Is so9a hs as pss you
q. A. CUSTER, Brcvst Major General.
Later in the day he sen, this further ,clcgrsm:-
~ L.; cS!eAso nc.sy May isze-asof.M.
desire further call your attention statement
to in your office tnat should 20 In command o. my
dent Or ohsr parties had any shsrses 70 MAKE me
acting in strict aceoraanee with yonr sugscstons and
wishes ass General Of tho Army 70 do me iaee
NSf+'
No answer received to these kilograms, and at
last Custer sent third, as folows:-
General W. r. SHERMAN Washington. ID. c. -
my detention could authorized Fort Lincoln. whore
my '""''s - G. A. crsrrs Brevet Major General
Alter long waiting the following received by
General Terry
Brigader General 4. IL TERRY. St. raui. Minn.
s snd rns yo n e o
day
President. who orders that General Custer he al
lowed rrjon his post remain there dnty.
accompany the expedition supposed TO be on the point Of
starting against the hostile nSiap' under Gener Terry
Please aekno Wedge receipt.-R {. Daua. T. x i.
HEADQUARTERS DtrAnrMlsr OF DAkorA.,
copy respectfully furnished Tor the information Of
Assistant Adjutant General.
1T appears clearly from the next message that
Sherman no, inmcai to Custer for he telegraphod
TO him kindly enough. Immediately following Sher-
mans telegram will be found one from Custer Illus
raling the rankncss aud completeness with which ho
always ackno wledgcd his IL Is The bavo
before referred connected with the OF the
grain frauds. shcrman's telegram Is as follows"
WASHINGTON ID. c.
General G. a. CUSTER Chicago. III. -
,ors rcc,p, @ o. o,s ~ nv ,n a' % 20 =" pnc'a hi Hn. h
the expedition ". i. sisEMAN, General. :
The other telegram is as ollows:-
70 Hon. HESTER cr,snu wn,nn st. .pa ra'I 5 NAY l7c
General Terry commanding ire Departmcn; Of Dakota.
regarding delivered hatpost Tor the
the in Indian sacks received ~ his hoadlnarers
finally by his authority ana that was he and not the late
instructions intended the
the corn in question should be received The
time derived the impression that the order emanated from
to any individual iris telegram may be appended
to and part '' my sSur 6GsrEs
General Tcrry's letter OF transmittal Appended:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT DAKOTA,
ns1;sia ST. rauI, l.. Mimi. M,n.:ray May 81 8; as7o
u. / forward the iolowing:- ,. -.
Il have seen your order transmitted through the General
the expedition about against hostile indians As
a as am the senior oeer Of the regiment on duty in
this respectfully but most earnestly request
ma" BE- permitted ute to srxs wn =, my segnen ,s IL the field
Of seeing regiment march to meet the enemy and not
70 10 Breyet Major General United states Army
In forwarding the above, wish expressly tha.
have desire whatever the orders Of the Pres
Colonel Custer shall be TO accompany column
do Know The upon which the orders already
given but those DO not forbid Lieutenant
command. TERRY, commanding department..
Captain Whitaker very dcc,ded in his opinion OF
Grant, aud alterng one, for he thinks
the Presidents conduct toward Custer altogether
sptcfuL In at the end OF tho chapter Custer
and Grant Captain Whitaker says
author has received information from the publishers of
the aiary that cnds further to disprovc the
ion that Custer willing 10 go TO Washington before
the committee. In conversation with members Of the
firm, wnilo his way 10 Washington Custer dis
tiIctly stated that he knew nothing OF his own
knowledge as TO the Bciknap or other that could
be OF the slightest value 10 the committee. He dis
played the greatest anxiety TO be back his post and
lIe pcremptory summons Of the committee was a
great dsa appointment him. As he expressed it. ho
had begged OF the committee to allow aim TO remain
at Fort Lincoln, where he was SO busy preparing the
XnaHtfi nf hlehh IN had mr. nni igAh fhA
mand'
.Mrs. Custcr. who OF ali persons is most capable of
judging of her husbands wishes, has also
vey assured The author that was with the greatest
unwilugness that Custer departed from Fort Lincoln
and with the lear before his eyes that IL would end in
disaster TO the expedition
THE LAST BArrLuA
In the chapter entitled .The LAST Battle Captain
Whitaker abors TO prove that Reno did support
Custer. He gives extract from letter OF oii-
Ger who examined the ground, who says that "Rcno.
aud out o the ngnt before Custer engaged
II iurther proof wanting II Is found ip the tact that
Reno says IN his report thai he heard Custcrs nring
the top OF the hill 10 which hc had rcirealedn
Besides the letter from winch this extract rs akcn
the author has received letter from another officer
present with Major Reno, IN response to asking
several detailed ana spec ic questions 10 The night
in the bottom, tho subsequent halt on the hi ani
the possibility Of cooperation WITH Custer the part
OF Reno aud Bentcen Tnis letter is especially valua-
bic because written with Major Reno's sanciioa and
lcdge, and representing his side OF question
FULLY could be desired. In the expression o.
opinion on probabilities THIS officer comedies With
other officer, whose opinions exactly opposite
The facts furnished by Major Reuos ircud as toll
lows:-
At the Reno ceased his forward movement no man
had been killed wounded but the cloud denoted
immvrse numher uf indiAns short n AMI several
times that number between aud tha cloud. which
the VILLAGE advancing IN their peculiar and
lcit Hud The W As
dsmounicd, the horses placed In and de-
p.oyed on fao, across Inc pain The number Of indians
continued 10 increase aud 70 surround Colonel Keno
orlered 20 mount. which, OF took
the wood. We were mounted though chtsgs,
Hn IN instant acrward uismounts. aud supposed
70 light II out tnrre. hru opr ed from,
the through the brnsb. We were
ordered mount. | bv the side Cunuci
Reno, golng out ui the wood aud nsxed ii
through He said ana the moved, Colonel
K no leading. here .ar
n time turning IT, 1t aving toward the
ed hiil. Tue column aghting at cion
range from all sides rejoiued wish dniSuity followed
along the lord here the began
Previously tho men ha sept in using pistols
When the fIrd reached 1t each himself
In passing up the h beyond the rver horses and
Joined together, and of the hndmost suffered
necessarily.
Now Tor Cus,cr's light. The trail shows that hc
came down 10 the lord, and was there driven back,