The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-14
GEN. CUsTER'S LAST CHARGE.
Lieut.. Carlsnd's story Of the sanguinary
Battle with the sioux.

DETROIT, July 13. A letter dated
Mouth of the Little Horn. June 90" giving a
new version OF Clusters neht with the Sioux, has
lust been received from Lieut.. John Garland OF
Company ID, Sixth Infantry, attached to Gen.
Gibbons command. Licut. Garland says;
AT the mouth OF the Rosebud, on the I'd OF
June, we struck a large Indian trau loading up
command OF the twelve companies OF cavalry
and pushed Oh after the Sioux. He followed
them To the foot OF the mountains, and found
by scouting In the alley that they were encainped
on u branch OF the Little Horn. This was on the
nve comnanies aud followed the stream
down on one side, while Major Reno, with seven
companies. went down on tho otner. @ajor
Reno VAS to attack the enemy In the rear while
Custer fought them IN front. This would hayc
worked all right, rs Reno had got Ia their rear.
but Gen. Custer. marching down on IN. other
eide, saw what he supposed was the iront
Of the camp, and made a charge ON thom, tho
Indians giving way And letting him risht into the
gap. The brave man rode ON with his ;sO
men, aud would have killed the whole
1000 sioux. ! believe. " there had been
chargin. the front he was fight In the centre Of
between three thousand ana four thousand
Sioux. Those thit were behind him kept con-
cealed until he was right in their midst, and
then, when it was TOO late, he made
about the nrst one, and the horses becoming
unmanageaole, the poor soldiers were cut down
In less time tran It takes to tell IT,.
The Sioux then turned with all their fury upon
Major Reno. lie charged them with one com
pauy. aud returned with only eleven men.
ilo then retrcited short distance, lilac
ing his men on blun He kept
them of until the night OF the 21tn,
bis men going without water is hours. lie WIS
relieved by Gems. Terry and Gipbou, who saw
the smoke from where they were at the Little
Horn, and thinking II a signal Of the Sioux.
marched that way Just In time to save the last
handful Of the Seventh Cavalry.
Out OF the whole regiment only 32s men arc
left. aud for.y OF theD are badly wounded. II
makes one heartsick TO look over tue battle
ground and see toe poor fellows, some OF them
with their entrais cut out others with their eyes
dug out and heart laid across their ce. TheY
even stopped TO cut their pockets to get their
was Col. Cook. lie was n splendid looking IN an,
with long. dark whIskers Tney dug his face I'll
out so TO get bis nne beard = Is supposed.
They did not dshgure Gen. Custer in any way,
but his brother, Iofn Custer, was opened and his
heart takon out.
Gen. Custer. Capt. Tom Custer. and Boston
Custer, brothers OF the General, First Lieutenant
Calhoun, hrother-ip-law OF the General and A.
H. Reed, the Generals nephew, fell within ten
feet Of each other.
We estimate the loss OF the enemy at 500,
though " IS hard TO tell how many were killed,
a. they carried most OF them away. Gen. Ferry
and tina remaining officers are feeling very badly.
| was standing 10y Gen. Custer when Gen. Terry
came up, and as lie looked down upon the noble
General tears coursed down his f,ce as he said
"Ihe flower ofthe armv Is = nc at last" Custer
was supposed to be TIE FIRST one who fell. but
we found seventeen cartridge shells by his side.
where he had kept ihen on until the last mo
ment.
| fearful slaughter. II Custer bad had the who lie
regiment II would only have been worse, as the
sioux were too many.
There is one poor Crow Indian on the boat
who has nve shots through i'm, yet he Is happy
because he has nine seal, : AZ his side.
These Sioux were all from the same agency, ~
| been used, also blankets that were new and
branded United States Indian Department.