The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-08
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mun INDIAN MASSACRE.
VLE TALE
THE TERRI.
IT'S.
HEARTRENDING DETAA-
VLE TALE
Further Particulars of the Battle

n special dispatch 10 the llhes IToih
Bismarck describes the late encounter with
the Indians on the Little Big Horn. Gen.
Custer left Rosebud June 90, with twelve
companies of the 9TH cavalry, striking a
trail where Reno left it, leading in the ci-
reciion of the Little Horn. On the even
ing of June "a fresh trails were reported,
and on the morning of June 25 an Indian
village, twenty miles above the mouth Of
the Little Horn, was reported, three miles
long and half mile wide, and fifteen
miles away. Custer pushed his command
rapidly through, and he had made march
of seventy eight miles in tweDty-four
hours preceding the battle. When near
the village it was discovered that the In
dams were moving in hot haste as if re-
treating. Reno, with seven companies of
the 7th cavalry, was ordered to the left to
attack the village at its head, while Custer
with five companies went to the right and
commenced vigorous assault. Reno felt
of them with three companies of cavalry
and was almost instantly surrounded, and
after one hour or more of vigorous fight
ing, during which he lost Lieuts. Hodgson
and Mcintosh and DR.. Drewalf and twelve
men, with several Indian scouts killed and
many wounded, he cut his way through to
the river and gained bluff 300 feet in
hight, where he intrenched, and was soon
joined by Col. Benton with four companies.
In the meantime the Indians resumed the
attack, making repeated and desperate
charges, which were repulsed with great
slaughter to the Indians. They gained
higher ground than Reno occupied, and as
their arms were of longer range and better
than the cavalry, they kept up CALLING
fire till nightfall. During the night Reno
strengthened his position ard was ready
for another attack, which was made at day
light. The day wore on. Reno had lost
in killed and wounded large portion of
his command, forty odd having been killed
before they reached the bluff many of
them in hand-to-hand conflicts with the In
dams, who outnumbered them two to one,
and his men had been without water thirty
six hours. The suffering was heartrend-
ing. Ia this state of affairs they determin-
ed to reach the water at all hazards, and
Col. Benton made rally with Il company
and routed the main body of the In
dians, who were guarding the approach to
the river. The Indian sharpshooters were
nearly opposite the mouth of the ravine
through which the brave boys approached
the river, but the attempt was made, and
though one man was killed and seven were
wounded, the water was gained and the
command relieved. When the fighting
ceased for the night Reno further prepared
for an attack. There had been forty-eight
hours fighting with no word from
Custer. Twenty-fou- hours more of
fighting and the suspense ended, when the
Indians abandoned their village in great
haste and confusion. Gen Reno knew
then that succor was near at hand. Gen
Terry. with Gibbon commanding his own
infantry, had arrived, and as the comrades
met the men wept on each others necks.
Inquiries were then made for Custer, but
none could tell where he was. Soon an
officer came rushing into camp and related
that he had found Custer dead, stripped
naked, but not mutllattd, and near him his
two brothers, Col. Tom and Boston Custer.
his brother-in-law, Col. Calhoua, and his
nephew, Col. Yates, Col. Keogh, Capt
Smith, Lieut. Crittendon, Lieut.. Sturgis,
Col Cooke, Lieut.. Porter, Lieut.. Harring-
ton, DR.. Lord, Mack Kellogg, the Bis
marck Tribune correspondent, and 100
men and scouts. Custer went into the
battle with companies G, l., |, L and +, of
the seventh cavalry and the non-commis-
stoned staff of his regiment, and number
of scouts, and only one scout remained to
tell the tale; all are dead. Custer WAS sur
rounded on every side by Indians, and
horses and men fell as they fought, on the
skirmish line or in the line of battle. Gus
ter was among the last who fell, but when
his cheering voice WAS no longer heard the
Indians made easy work of the remainder.
The bodies of all save The newspaper cor
respondent were stripped, and most OF
them were horribly mutiated. Custer
was no. mutiated. He was shot through
the body and through the head. The
troops cared for the wounded and buried
the dead, and returned to their base fol
supplies and instructions from the genera
of the army. Col. Smith arrived at Bis
marck Wednesday night, with 30 of th'
wounded. The Indians lost heavily in TIT
battle. The Grow scout survived by hid
ing in ravine. He believes the Indians
lost more than the whites. The village
numbered 800 lodges, and it is though
there were 1900 warriors. Gen. Custe
was directed by Gen. Terry to find and fee
of the Indians, but not to fight unless Ter
ry arrived with the infantry and with Glib
bons' column. The casualties foot up 26
killed and 81 wounded.
| ANOTHER STORY OF TIE MASSACRE.
CHICAGO, July 7.
The Inter-Ocean special from the Siou!
expedition, dated "Mouth of the Big Hern
July lst, says Gen. Custer left the mout
of the Rose Bud with 10 companies, t
follow an Indian trail of large band q
hostile Sioux. They followed up in tn
direction of the Big Horn. The Indian
were making for the eastern branch of tn
Little Big Horn. Gen. Terry with Gil
bon's command Of five companies of infan
try and four of cavalry started to ascen
the Big Horn to attack the enemy in tn
rear. On tina morning of June 25 tw
Crow scouts brought intelligence of tn
battle of the previous day. Upon receiE
of the news the command commenced II
march in a southerly direction, wher
smoke could be seen, which indicated tbs