Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-07-07

led within PAGES. 4. had aisnoun'ed
This party i~ho hal advsDce,) was {
hoy about "A y.ars old AID hai IL
at his sitle The niuzzie of VI ich reached
below lis mo ca>in
On discovering The rife. T. leveled hi
gun on tie bGy- when one OF the Indian!
shot a. his horse from the right. O., hi;
occurrence he I'D mounted his horse
tsew his revolver ami cilaiged them te
get possession Of a butte, 1t the foot 81
which the Indians were, ard succeeded il
accomplishing his object. They fres
about 100 shots at hin. Then T. rode te
he command, the Indians pursuing and
ring at him 10 within about mile OF F
CO.. Cd cavalry Lieutenant Roe com.
lmapding. which was the right flank Of
Gen. CLIFTON : command-joinedt the com
iat 0 o'clock, VII. 4 twas going into camp
The command was then IN sight Of shs
main 1Dtiian force. which appeared to b.
drawn up in lire o! 4 battle. with a cam
parry OF skiruisliers half rlilein advance
which fired upon f CO. On IFS Kissing 4
white flag. Lieut. Roc.reporrcd to Gen
G;nbcn at dark tina; there was pack trsir
moving in four columns, gong in south
eas,crly direction. Resumed the march
tie next morning. communicating with
Renos command abou: 10 O'clock.
Gen Custer, prior to attacking the vii
,aga. hal made forced march Of 81 hours
following M Indian rail up the Rosebud
until two other trails intersected il, and il
turned over into the Lite Horn, getting
fresher I'll tie time. iie rested IN: one
'.4.Is- ti.,.:~> ---' e 10y 500
upon coming up = The tnaian Tl!age IN
! :.iedialeiy attacked! it.
Gen Clifton, It will nc seen, marching
in circle, made al: the expedition: pos
tsible,
The Indian village .rsss four miles ioug
located in The bottom Of fl. L,t'!t Horn !:
VS. composed uf three streets, aud i.eles-
led 70 have comprised 2 $50 lodges
The Ind ans a.).nd med HER village the
evening that Cen. Gibbons command
cane IN eioh. end cu'sred. They march
off in four columns Of :nril deep. Ia a
sou.he -s.erly direction, marins . dry
eamp twelve niles distant lie fist night.
Their direction the Ee:-s Gay WAS mofcl
easteriy, and they seemed to be marching
in the direction Ct tie head waters oil
Tongue FLYER
The Iu1ians left vac: amount OF prop !,
tHy--fTesh i,a:es o. goods. cooking uten-
sis, fine queensHare still uHra exec. sugar
and collie. pepper, silt, spices coli: G
mills without end; hoes. SPADES and
5hnveis- arf axes IN YER large numbers.
annslllti saois, etc. without doubt jusi
ssa, from the agencies, Tie blankets
were Q! q very fine auality--.ltl pask-
never been usei rel in color.
md marked -. g. al this prop, g,y {
vas destroyed ny order Of Gu. Gibhcn
they (the Sioux also left 4 large quant!:yil
# dried buffalo meat, and dressed buf- is
a!o hides Ter making lcd.es.; They 8
ou;remca's belonging 10 Fhe dead soldiers =
hey carried of all their. wounded and
cost CT their dead the letter they shan- +,
onedpn their retreat. making an uabear- i
BILE stencil on their route i
4 particular feature Of the battle with ~
iaj Renu's command was the lac: hat, Z
his soldiers had their I.
uDs set to carr: G bullet 300 yards thefh
indians had guns that proved more =.
se,e..,, II lha lands Of i djst,ngnissled
laisn, hitting a naan Or horse 1T averf ~
scharge and Taylor believes it 70 have i,
zen The ce'chra ed needle gan presented :,
7 President Grant TO Sitting Bull for ID
5 friendship and hravcr7! ~
There wer. found on thu. battle ground n
.ty or sixty dead Indians nine ofIc,
hon were chiefs; men of distin suisha,l ID
tie, as was evidence by the fac. thai
'rses had been sscEitied TO their names d,
onnd one chtif. particularly. were A.,
-rlve horses. all rtstically arranged - he
( pin.ors and six bays.
About enc nile from the battle ground -
e heart o. man was found, !,
LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED be-
Gen. Custer, capt. K oyle, capt, Yates, no
pt. Caster. bofthcr OF Cen. Custer Sol
cute. Cooke. Aijotan,; Smith. Csl-
IN. brother of Gen.. Calhoun; McIn alr
b. Porter, Sturgis, sen Of Gen. Sturgis. va
ley, Hndgson, Harrington, Cri,,enaen -.
OF Gen. Crittenden; Asst. Surgeons les
Wolf AID Lord. l;itlzen, Bos;on Gus a.,
, brother Ut Gen. Custer; ner sw Of lex
i. Custer. alos citizen, named Reed: lby
de Mitch Boyer. led
WOUNDED. Az.
Japt. B.ntccn and Lieut. varnum.
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