The New York herald., 1876-07-13

in the utmost confusion and great many Indian dogs
that Ned like wolves at our approach.
THE INDIAN CAMP.
Arriving at the lodges we found number OF fine In
dian ponies lying in circle around them shot dead,
and in of the lodges three dead warriors and
five in the other one all laid out in state. wrapped In
beautifully dressed robes. hesddress legsnss and en-
broiderod moccasns
RELICS or cusrKR's xES.
Moving on picked up pair OF pants that had owl
IDENTIFY belonged to cavalry officer another picked up
a buckskin coat, with 'Portsr, Second cavalry"
marked in the lining bullet hole through the right
breast passing under the right shoulder 1t was
very much boodstaned. Now NO began TO find cavalry
saddes and to realize that there be truth in tho
report of the Crow scouts and that Crsters force had
been severely punished.
Evil RuxoRs CONFIRMED
Just then, like thunderbolt, came report rom
Lieutenant Brady, who was the hills on tho oppo-
stc side OF the river that he had discovered the dead
bodies of 1906 white men, and the question arose on all
sides, ''where IL Custeri Where Custers"
All extremely anxious and ON the
qmi vire OF expectation. Our cavalry was about
four miles ahead and in plain sight. Suddenly We saw
them dash into the timber out OF sight and almost
simultaneously we saw body OF horscmen appear on
the high bluffs left, and about opposite the
cavalry
RENO RESCUED
In few minutes Lieutenant Jacobs, Seventh IN
fantry, who was with tho advance guard came with
tho intelligence that the men on the hills to the len
were Major Reno and about 500 men, He knew nothing
OF Custer; did not know that ho had had fight He
(Reno had charged the upper part Of the village with
three companies OF cavalry; had been repulsed and,
fortunately, Captain Bcnteen, who had been lett In
charge OF the pack train guard with four companies
reached the bills the scene OF the repuse, In time
to cover his retreat these three companies would
have bcen blotted out OF existence before they could
have reached place OF comparative safety. In this
retreat Lieutenants Mcintosh and Hutchinson fell
RExo's TERRIBLE STRUGGLE
Major Reno, reaching the hill top, Joined with tho
other four companies and here they had most des
perate fight the Sioux charging to within twenty
yards Of them. The savages had finished Custer's
command by this and they turned their whole At:
tenton TO Reno
RExo's POSITION.
His position was about yards from water and
rounded by thousands Of the best horsemen in tho
FIGHT FOR WATER.
But water they must have, and SO while party
charged the Sioux, another made . break for deep
ravne that led to the waters edge. Those going for
water completely hidden until they arrived
within twenty feet OF tho river Catching up camp
ketto thcy would make rush for the water, dip it full
and dash back again, but many poor fellow was
snuTcd out at this point
A MOST FORTUNATE ARRIVAL
But for timely and most fortunate arrival not a
soldier Of these seven companies would have escaped
as they were completely surrounded by thousands Of
Indians, who picking poor fellows of ono by
one.
THE DEAD oFFIcERs.
Going Custer's battle ground, four miles below
this point found the bodies Of the following
oiccrs-General Custer, Captains Ksogh, Custer and
Gates First Lieutenants Cook Calhoun, Porter Smith
Second Licucnants sturgis Harrington (Crittenden,
Thirteenth infantry), Riley; Assistant Surgeons Dr.
Wolr and Dr. Lowe.
THE SLAIN CUsrKRs
Another brother Of General Custcr, q civilian, was
also killed; nephew, young man, named Reed.
Lieutenant Calhoun was General Custer's brotherin
law, and by this disaster Mrs. Calhoun husband
three brothers and a nephew
THE SURVIVORS
The officers above named, together with tho two
medical officers made total loss of officers number
ing sixteen, leaving with the rcgimcnt hero Major
Reno G. u. Wallace, First Lieutenant and Adjutant;
W. s Edgerly First Lieutenant and Regmen.al Quar-
termaster; Captains f. H. Benteen. T. B. weir T. H.
French, W. Mylan r. N. McDougal; First L!euten-
ants H. j. Nolan (StaG Department. Charles de Rudio
F. NJ. Gibson, Ed. s. Godfrey, l.. r. Have, G. A. Var
mum, A. A. swg, Porter, United States Army.
SCENE.
survey OF the Custer battle field 10 horrible in the
extreme. All but Custer himself brutally mutt.
lated. He is stripped only. Captain Keogh had LEFT
around his neck an Agnus Del, suspended by a gold
chain, and had not, evidently, been mutated further
after the discovery of this
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1t is sckening to look at the bodies stripped Hero
hand gonc hero foot a head ghastly gashes cit
in all parts OF the body, eyes gouged out, and
ears cut Off and skulls crushed in.
One at a distance . dead horse lying the plain
the river, and upon approach tho gcam-
ing white skin OF naked cavalry soldier the body cut
aud mangcd beyond description, Is brought into view.
SCOUTS STORY OF THE MASSACRE.
last man must be killed, Sioux jump OF his
horse to finish wounded oHicer, and, taking tho
Sioux blanket and horse, effected his escape. From
his description of the massacre Lieutenant Cook
the last man cf and he says that the white killed
Of the Sioux more than their own number There Is
every evidence OF desperate hght but Custer
outnumbered fifteen to one. The fight could not have
lasted three hours. The Indian says that
Custcr's column moved forward to the ford
tho village and being met by largo force Of Indians
dsmountcd and gave them vocy BY this time
other force came IN their rear, completely hemming
them In He Custer) then rctrcated by the right flank
the top Of hill, whore the desperate lighting took
place.