New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-09
THE WAR PATH.

General Terry,s O6cial Report Of the Res
cent Battle-List Of the Killed.
WASHINGTON, July 8.-Genersl Terry's
official report, just received, fully confirms
the Associsted Press report in all details.
Killed-Field, staff and n0n-c0mmlssi0ned
eral; w. w. Cook, brevet lieutenant colonel,
adiutant; DR.. Lord, assistant surgeon; j.
M. DeWolf, acting assistant surgeon; w.
H. Sharhows, sergeant major; Henry VOss,
chief trumpeter.
Company A-Corporals Dollan and King.
Company B-Lieutensnt Hodgs0n, pri
Yates Dowan and Moss.
Company C-Colonel P. w. Custer,
Lieutenant II. NJ. Harrington, First Ser.
goant Battles, Sergeant Earl, Corporate
French, Foley and Ryan.
Company E-Captain A. E. Smith, Lieu
tenant Sturgis, Sergeants Hohmeyer, Egdon
and James, and Corporal Hogan.
Company K-First Sergeant Winn, Ser.
geant Hughes, Corporal Callahan and
Trumpeter Heimer.
Company I-Colonel M. w. Keogh, Lieu
tenant j. E. Porter, First Sergeant Warden,
Sergeant Bustard, COrp0rals Wilder, Nor
ris and Staples, Interpreter McGrace, j. p.
Company F-C0lOnel G.. w. Yates, Lieu
tenant Bulley, First Sergeant Kenny, Ser
geants Morsey, Vickary and wilkinson,
Corporal Colsnsn and Freeman; Farriers
Broidy and Brandson; blacksmith, Tanning.
Company G-Csptain Donald Mcintosh,
Sergeants Batgiet and Considive, Corporala
Martin, Hoogman and Wells; Henry Dodge,
trumpeter; Cronsford, saddler.
Company H, Corporal Lee.
Company M-Sergeant OHarris, Cor
porals Scoltie and SturRis.
In nfan<pr-Iio ant ynhn r.
Crittenden; civilians, Boston Cluster, Ar.
ther Reid, Marx Kellogg, Charles Reynolds
and Frank c. Moran.
Indian scouts Bloody Knife and Bobtailed
Bull.
Recspitulation- mmissioned officers H.
acting assistant surgeons ], enlisted mer
237, civilians 5, Indian scouts 2.
Active Movements to be Inaugurated-A
Consultation at Dispatch
from General 6heridan--'' Give us q
Little Time."
1t is stated that six companies Of infsn
try at Detroit and on the lakes will be or
dered to the frontier Immediately. The
Fifth Cavalry are ordered to concentrate
at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies.
DISPATCHES from the frontier and the
plains show q desperate feeling OF indigns
ton against the Indians. :.
General Sherman has ordered General
Sheridan to his headquarters ct Chicago.
General Pope has ordered General Miles
with six companies of the Fifth Infantry,
to report at once ct the scene Of the Sion. %!1
war. They are now stationed at Fort Glib
son, Fort Hayes and Fort Riley, one com
pany each; and three at Fort Leavenworth
The President, Secretary of War Came
ron, and General Sherman had . long con
ference over the Indian war.
General Sheridan telegraphs General
Sherman: "Your dispatch received. thini
it premature to think of asking for volon
teer cavalry with the attendant expenses
If the six companies Of the Twenty .secont
Infantry are given to Terry he will have
about 1000 men. Crook in . few days vii
have 1900 men, and send him Merritt
eight companies of the Fifth Cavalry. 40'
strong, which will make him over 200
strong. We are all right, give Us . littl
time"
General Sheridan does not think the In
dams can number more than 2500 Or 300