The New York herald., 1876-10-13
THE SIOUX CAMPAIGN.
Story Of the Fight by Captain John W.
Smith, q Frontiersmnn.
THE RENO AND CUSTER ATTACK
-Four Hundred Lodges Moving Toward the
Little Horn.
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Captain John w. Smith, frontiersman Of twenty
years. experience. who speaks Sioux auentiy, and
trader to Terry's expedition, has just returned IRON
Standing Rock Agency and gives the following ac-
count Of the Sioux campaign, from what he consdeS
reliable Indian sources:-
LITTLE BIG HOLM
vas begun by Reno. He discovered before reach
Ing the valley. Custsr's attack was surprise, and
most OF the Indians left Reno to Gght Custer and
when he annihilated they returned to Reno Gus
ter had not charged the valley when Reno left the
timber for the buns, where Benteen found him.
Custer first charged with one company and seni an
other in support. They we're driven back. Then
Custer, with ihreo companies, charged with
bugles, sounding at this time about onchaif
Of the two companies The first In were
killed At tins juncture nearly all tho indians
surrounded Custer paying but little attention TO Reno.
After wping they returned TO Reno the In
dans fighting him with Custers colors. No prisoners
taken. Three pack mules loaded with two boxes
Of ammunition each, were captured from Clusters
command This engagement lasted about half
hour.
cUsTER's DEATH
Colonel Thomas Custer taken alive and was
killed with knile by an indian from the Milk River
country The story OF Colonel Thomas Custer's death
Is Rain-in the. Face II will be rccoected that
Colonel Custer arrested this Indian Grand River
Agency some time in 1875 and brought him to Fort
Lincoln for trial for murder He escaped from the
hospital IN the spring OF that year.
TERRY
Indian spies followed Terry's command from Lin
coin to the Yellowstone When Terry crossed the Lit
tie Missouri River the main Sioux camp located
IT, at place known the Forks After Terry crossed
the camp he struck for the Rosebud join the Chey
ennes and it then that they fought Crook the
l5th Of June
GENERAL" SITTING BULL.
Sitting Bull planned the entire Indian campaign, and
was the acknowledged leader Of thor forces
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Charley Reynolds horse was shot and fell cpon his
legs and being unable to extrcate himself and having
dropped his gun, killed without firing o shot
They reported forty Indians killed In tho light and
twenty died Of wounds their loss being prnci
pally with the Sans-Arcs and Cheyennes
W The DIsARMISG ORDER.
There are Indians arriving at Standing Rock, and
. few young men occasionally leaving and joining
the hostiles Tho latter would have in II they
had learned that they to be dismounted and
disarmed 1t appears that many Cheyennes from the
Arkansas the souih have been Joining the Sioux for
Tho last two years.
CROOKS
Crooks tight at Slim Butte, recently, was with
thirty five lodges Of Seven Bears and not American
Horse; the latter wounded and taken prisoner.
The Indians were Sioux, and known the band
that "Don't eat dogs"
MOVEMENT TIE INDIANS.
At the cave visited by General Custer his Black
Hills expedition ana only fifteen miles from the
Of Crooks fgnt were encamped 600 lodges Of Chey
snnes, Minneconjous and Uncapapas, who joined In
the fight at its close. Crooks moving away and not
caring engage them the Chcycnnes and Ogallallas
.. now moving toward the Little Horn. numbering
about 400 lodges; tho remainder are moving TO the
mouth Of Powder River, with intent to harass the
transportation and troops on the Yellowstone. Terry
and Crook passed within ten miles OF this body OF
Indians when they crossed Powder River and tho
Indians anticipated attack and mado abattis Of
fellcd timbcr about their camp. The trail that fol-
lowed the combined forces OF Terry and Crook toward
Glendive Creek made by about nity lodges going
north. ana wore the Indians that crossed At or
near Wolf Point, the Missouri River.
MOVEMENTS OF SITTING BULL
Sitting Bull is with the main village, moving toward
tho mouth OF the Powder River about GOO lodges
strong The lodges travelling north will average
two and half warriors account OF many young
travelling with thom, leaving their tcpees and
heads Of families at their agencies
STANDING ROCK.
1t is claimed that all lodges at Standing Rock
represented, but such is not the case, many young
mon being out with the hostes This is not SO much
tho case with the Yanktonas with the Black
feet OF tho Uncapapas there about $50
lodges encamped at the agency, and on the opposite
side Of the river, 200 lodges OF Yankonas KIN
Eagle surrendendcrod twenty-five lodges, few worth
less guns and seventy eighty miserable ponies
VINO uARRAssrp GiBBoSs
II was the Cheycnncs and ocAllal!as who harassed
Gibbon in May, the Rosebud. One man, about
seventy eighty years old, bralncd thirtydve dead
soldiers after the battle of the Little Horn to
,he death OF killed by Montanians descending the
Yellowstone In Mackinsw's three years ago. The
Rigra interpreter Standing Rock they report
having made shc best and fight OF any engaged