The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-12
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Gen. Miles Recent Fight with Sitting
Bulls Forces.

The New York IIerald's cGrrespon-
dent with Gen. Miles forces, gives the
following interesting account of the
engagement with Sitting Bulls war
riors:
Early the next morning October 21)
the command moved out southwark
along Cedar Creek a few miles.
Shortlythose significant little moving
black spots appeared far in our front,
and word soon came back that about
800 Indians were in front of us. Line
of battle was formed, the train closed
up, and the Rodman gun brought for
ward, while the whole line steadily adj
vanced. A white flag now appeared
from a prominent knoll ON the left
front, telling that another conference
was to come. The ground on which we
were now marching was usually rolling
prairie, with tracks of broken, jumbled,
rocky and ridgy ground near Cedar
Creek on the left, gradually descending
to a similar tract on the right, and
rising to a point on a range capped on
the left by the high knoll on which the
Indians appeared and beyond which
nothing could be seen. The line was
advanced to this range, the knoll occu-
pied, for which purpose the Sioux re-
tired to one exactly like it 100 yards be-
yond, and the Rodman and company
were placed on it. The train was
placed in a hollow in the rear, with the
usual skirmish line-around.
MILES LUCK.
When we reached the ridge / have
described above, a scene of wild, savage
pageantry burst upon the vision such as
seldom falls to the lot of men to behold,
and which made every Fifth infantry
heart thrill with the feeling expressed
in Clusters cry. Clusters luck.'
Here was the biggest village l ever saw
and the landscape comported with the
rest of the picture. From the ridge on
which the line was placed the prairie
descended by a series of swells down to
a creek a few miles in front.
SITTING BULLS CAMP IN SIGHT.
On the left the knoll mentioned
was but the first of a long succession
stretching to the left and ending in a
high ridge. On the right the ground
descended to the creek, having high
hills along the sides. This creek bends
around in front of the described field,
and beyond it rose precipitously the
ground in broken knobs to the high
divide in the far blue distance. 1t was
on this field the Fifth infantry gazed,
but it was not the field that astonished
them, for on every knoll, dispersed
through the whole field, and in solid
masses on the far seen divide, appeared
the savage forms of the Sioux. Hither
and thither, to and fro, were riding
perturbed horsemen like a nest of ants
when routed. The dingy warriors
swarmed around and about, filling the
knobs and ravines and ridges and press
ing around our TANKS and rear. Even
beyond the heavy mass on the divide
appeared another mass, doubly massive
and heavy and black, which even a glass
could only make out an immense throng,
without being able to detect riders. A
more magnificent spectacle was never
beheld, or a scene more worthy the
brush of painter or pencil of artist. On
the knoll Immediately in front of the
first were assembled the bearers of
the white flag. One company and most
of the officers went forward between
the two forces. Indians soon swarmed
to that point by the dozen; but no meet
ing could be arranged here, so General
Miles directed that it should take place
on a small hillock Immediately in front
of his line, and that Sitting Bull draw
up his line OIL the other side. This was
substantially agreed to, and the two
parties met at this point, with two
lines duly formed.
SITTING BULL STILL FOR WAR.
A long, earnest and eager conference
began this time, with a little anxiety
on the side of the Fifth, by reason of
h officers n men going back and
forth. This conference was even more
protracted than OF the day before, the
Sioux showing their anxiety for the re-
suit by constantly riding up to the coun-
Gil circle eagerly consulting each other
and then returning to their eminence,
the line of warriors that had been form
ed being almost entirely broken up by
these movements. After long, anxious
consultation, many of the chiefs were
found willing to agree to the terms, one
offering to go himself as hostage if his
tribe would be allowed to hunt buffalo
awhile. At this point however, Sitting
Bull angrily broke up the conference,
preferring to fight to yielding.
Each party retired to its W side.
General Miles sent a final word to Sit
ting Bull to let him have his answe
promptly or he would open upon him
WIN liz Bulo. ~ uhoMCl was GUILT
ed. AS General Miles and his party
moved slowly back to his lines the In
dians on the plains withdrew to the
heights. Major Casey, with company
A, was directed to move along and
clear the ridge on the left, Captain Car
ter, with company X, to clear a high
knoll IN the right, Captain Snyder,
with company + to guard the Rodman
gun while the line advanced direct to
the front. Captain Carter's company
moved steadily forward, closing upon
the Sioux. The latter gave way before
the little line without venturing q
shot. Meanwhile the main line was
rapidly advancing. Company A, NOV
ing steadily, swept aside the few In
dians on the left ridge. The line had
now reached the creek, beyond which
was
THE BATTLEFIELD. lew n
On the ~precipitous rise Immediately
before us, composed OF high gravelly
knobs, were the main body of Sioux.
The ravine of the stream divided to the
right, one portion running far to the
RIGHT the other extending to the north