Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-11
THE FRONTIER WAR.
Graphic Description Of the Battle
at Rosebud.

Cor. Chicago Times, June 27th.l
ROYALS forward movement had
been checked by General Crook,
who desired to concentrate the
whole command, and
MOVE UPON THE INDIAN VILLAGE,
which was said to be seven miles
down the Rosebud. The Second
cavalry, twenty men having been
detailed to operate with the Grows
all under the command of Colo
mel Mills, was ordered to march at
as rapid a gait as the horses could
endure down the creek to the vii
lage, carry it, and hold it until the
remainder of the command came
up. Following the creek for Elk
miles, g.accompanied by Lieut..
Bourke, aid to the General, and
Frank Gouard, the guide, Mills was
overtaken by an order from Gen
eral Crook, carried by Captain
Nickerson, and ordered to change
direction to the left, and making a
detour, return to the main body.
In the meanwhile, @ and G, of the
Third, under Van Welt and Craw-
ford, who had driven the enemy
from the ridge back of camp, and
occupied it, were drawn back, anC
b, Meinhold's, Of the Third, taker
from Royals line and concentrated
on the hill now occupied by the in.
fantry and the field hospital, with
Colonel Royal, with D, L and f
of Henry's battalion, and l Com
pany of the Third, Of Mills bat
TALON, now held the ridge along
which A, E and NJ charged earliel
; in the day.
1t is estimated that from
FIVE TO SEVEN HUNDRED INDIAN
were pressing this battalion iron
the front and left flank, numbe
of shots coming from their left an,
rear. This fire was especially an
moving to the left of the line, whicl
Z being held by a part of Andrews
. troop and a few men who had be
come separated from their prope
& commands-induced a small mum
Der of men to break away, sayin
; they could stand a fire from tn
front, but when it enfladed ther
and came from the rear it was ratht
. rough. The officer in charge aI
T pealed to them to go back, saying
= 'Men, we must hold the hill" " ga
.s right, sir, " replied one of them dol
gedly; "if you say so, We'll hold
Q, till h-ll freezes over" and the
went back and stayed until the o
- der came to abandon the positso
Iy As soon as abandoned, the crest WI
N at once occupied by the enemy, WI
" " poured in a terribly strong fire c
Il d the troops as they FASTENED aero
i the intervening valley. The lii
q. y, was held for ten minutes, and aga
is, the order came from General Gro,
sh to fall back, as he wished these 70
les companies to join him in o
grand rush for the village.
The Indians, seeing the soldiC
ell retreating, imagined they We
In beaten, and, being encouraged
ing the thought, displayed a dash a
tS. courage not before seen on that dt
and seldom seen in Indian warfa
,p,, Occupying a position further to
s@- rear, on a crest that was destin
to be the scene Of
THE HOTTEST ENCOUNTER
that had ever taken place betwt
Indians and soldiers, the gall,
little battalion, now reduced
wounded, details necessary to ca
them back to the hospital, d
horse-holders, to not more than
'' men, all told, firmly awaited
onslaught of the enemy, who W
now pouring in a rolling, CONT
~ GUS fire from rocks, ravines
r !! covers of all descriptions.
" company officers, Henry, Vro'
Andrews, Reynolds and Foster,
} naming still mounted, as they
- been all day, and being ably
: galIantly assisted by First Serge
Ky John Henry, of l Troop, Of
four Third, rode up and down the !
nnnnnrarino the men. and caut