The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09

fret at some distance in the rear with train OF
pack mules. lie also came to Reno soon. l'his
united force was nearly surrounded by Indians,
many OF whom, armed with rifles, occupied
positions which comma ded the ground held
no escape. l,ile pts were dug, and the night
was maintained through, with heavy loss from
nDout haif past O'Clock Of tho 2hth Till O'Clock
OF the goth. when the Indians withdrew from
tho valley taking with them thor village.
Of the movements oi Gen. custer anu tne nvee nvee
companies under his Immediate command
scarcely anything Is known from those who
witnessed them. for no soldier or ioihcer, who
accompanied him, has vet been found alive. HIS
trail from the point where Reno crossed the
stream passos along and In the roar of the crest
OF the Luns on.the night bank for neatly or
quite three miles, then 1t COMES down to the
bank Of the river, but at Cnce d,verges from IL,
os IL he had unsucces.fally attempted 10 cross;
then turns upor itself, almost completes a cil-
Gle, aud closes. II is marked by the remains OF
his officers and men, the bodies OF his horses,
heapcd where hats appear to have been made.
There Is abundant evidence that a gallant re-
were beset on all sides by overpowefing num-
bers.
Custer, Capts. Kcoeh, Yates and Custer Iieuta.
Cooke, smith, McIn,osh, Calhoun, Porter,
HOdRson, Sturgis and Reilly II the cavalry;
Lieut.. Crittenuen, OF the 2Uth Infantry, and Act
Ing Assistant-Surgoon DeWo,f, Lieut.. Harring-
ton, OF the cavalry. and Assistant SURGEON lord,
are missing. C3pi. II Benteen and Lieut.. Narnum,
OF the cavalry. are slish'ly wounded. MIR. Pos
ton Custer, brother, and Mr. Reed, nephew
Of Gen. Custer, were with hin and were Killed.
named are among the Killed, wuuade and Mss
Inc. II Ia impossible yo ~ obtain relia le list
OF the enlisted men Who were Killed aud wound
o.. but tho number OF KILLED, inclujing ON er5,
must rench 20 The numrc. ~ wounded Is 81.
At the mouth ~ the Roscbud Informed Gen.
Custer that snoud tike tha sdppiy steamer
Far West up the Yellowstone t. ferry Gen. Gib-
bons's column over the riveri that sho Ild per-
eOntily accompany that column, and that
would, ia all probability. zach the mouth II the
Lttle Rig Horn on the 3Jlh inst. TIE steamer
reached Gen Gibbons's troops. near the mouth
fft tl.tal . - o. ne II
ana at O'Clock In the afternoon alt his men aud
Ln.nas We're across The Yellowstone.
At i've O'Clock the column, consisting OF FIVE
companies OF the eyenth Infantry, four com.
paiies Of the 'cond Cavalry, aud battery ~
Gatlng guns, mt ned out 10 Hnd across Iul-
looks Crcek, start soon after nye O'Clock, on
the morning of the 2oth. The infantry made a
mGrCn Of twentv-;wu uiles over the most dlnl .
cult country whioh | have ever reon, Ia order
that scouts night I've sent into the Valley of the
Little Big Horn. The cavalry. with the batter,
W Is then pushed on thirteen or fourteen miles
further. reaching camp AT miduisht- Tho scouts
wore sent out at half past four, on the morning
OF tn 18th. fhe scouts discovered the tndi,n,,
who were at frat supposed to he sioux. but
whenever taken they Itoyed TO be Crows, VINO
nsd been with uen. Sus.ei: Ih9{ ur nsAt the
not credited. IL was supposed that some lsht-
Ing, perhaps severe leltng had taken pia e,
overtaken so large force as twelve companies
OF cavalry. lEe iufartry, which had proAcn
camp very early, soon came up and Tue whole
,umn entered and moved W tne alley Of u .
! Little Biz Horn.
DUrinN tue afternoon EFFORTS Wero made TO
send scouts through to wna. WAS Suppos ID to
! he Gen. Clusters position, and 10 obtain irfor-
! metion of the condition of affairs, bat those
woo were sent ouf wcre driNrL hick by ptrii. :
OF Indians who. IN INCREASING Luu oer-, were
seen lowering IN ten. GiHb1n's front.
| AT $50 o'clock Ia toe evening toe iutAntry had
| marched between twrntv-nine auC tLiriy miles.
| The meu we're very weary, ara daylight was
| fading. The column WAS there10fe haittd f,T
tue night et .uiht aJOut tIsven miies IN =
stTaigh' line atoYe 'he stream. ldis mnruia :
| the movement " As resumed, and nfier ;srcn
uf nine miles Major Keno's entrenched position
was reached. The Withdrawal Of the Indians
from around HenO's command ana from the
valley was Urd iubt div caused by tho appear
ance II den. GiObon's tro1ps.
| MsJuf Reno an ! Ctlt. Dehteen, both Of whom
q, Q officers 81 greet ext ret,e. acc ClstO.ned 10
see large masses OF mounted men, estimate the
number Of men engaged AZ not iess Ia N twenty
nvs hundred. Other orlcefs think that the
! number WAS greater than this lhe village III
the valley eas rhout three mics tn length Hnd
| about mile IA Width. Besioes the lOds ses
| proper, ere 4 numoer Of temporary brGsn-
wood 81 siteIs we're found IN u, indicating thtl
many men besides its proper irnuaitants had
| gathered together t6rrr. Major REQ ~ very
| ~ u rgliing win she indi N. II Is believed
| that tlC loss Of tie lnoinns " a. iargr. hag,
| YET received M oihciM r ports IN rcEsfd 10 tAs
! battle. ut WhA. l- here stated u gA'hricl ron
| the nccls v ho we're IA the groAud ihcn aut
/ from NOS" wAl have been ever % : ncl.
! ALFRtp a. Jerry, hr!-atisi-O eneTal.