The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-07-14
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atItFhisHa ~ Hs rHDOrs @e TitfHrt. NlN
narAa srMnnrsntn ~ INDIANS, AND wlrii.
utf MAttR. AWAITING erAfkh WHO kksIH
rAME 4 nnin ntnoKs ruM LiHkHrr suu.
r.anr Anp nksHAi4 ~ rMhM IilkiH nrfan-
EuEp euAkApM.
Tho correspondent oi tho Chicago
7inlei trlegrapliH from bismarck, under
date II July q, tho following additional
details u this horrible bntcl,ery
In = recent d.pAtch, informed son ilst
Custer expected 10 strike tl,e Indians aud giso
them battle GU the 2tth, A stated lac left tho
mo.lh III thu llostlali ON tho raj, with twelve
companies of tlo Hescntl Cavalry, striking
tho trail where lleno loft II. loading In tho di.
rsction Of tho Little Horn, branela of tho
ilIg Horn On tho evening of tho 2ath. scouts
reported frosh irAllr, and 81, tho morn.
inK of tho 25th dixcuv~rcd III Indian
village twenty miles above the mouth ~ tho
Little Horn. about threo mle~ long and half 4
mIle wlde tittee,, nalls~ away. Custer pnsl,ed
his command RAPIDLY through. They had nlNslc
= long march, ln all seventy eight miles. IN tho
twcnty.f0 fur hourw pferesllng The battle. and
when mar Tho vllAKn struck An abandoned
tepee. While tho Indiana ~rSc moving III hot
haste m IL In retreat. lcnn. Will. srvon caH..
pAnies " tho Seventh Cavalry. waa orslered -
tho Loft 10 attack tho siltaRe ~ ils heal. while
cuaser, with nvs companies. wont 10 ths right
And commenced vig0tou. attack, Reno fsit
vi them with thrsc companies III cavalry and
Ma almost instantly surrounded. aud latter m
hour or more of desperate nghting. during
which ha lnss lAenss. ilniRson and Mcintosh.
Dr. DoWolf and twelve lacn with seyarN In
dian scouts KILLED, and many wosin.ieA, l.e r.at
his WAY through Tho Indlan~, erov~ed
thu river, and gained tun IUO feet
IN height, Ahefo he ihtlrhrliud AMI
wH nuar iuiuel by tpl. IsntDn with fonf suln-
pai.s. II, se i,.ns,lluin tl,r lniialn resumed
! Tie attack. NIisl, had AhNiesi III sisnr fur IN
| hour Or ~, making rrreatci desperate charges.
Which wetn repnisrh With great slaughter III
the indini,. Thcy gaintd i,Iyhrt bluffs. i.DN.
tver, tlanti,o ono nricsi hs ltcno, Ali ~ tur
nriliH Nufp lansar iAIlae Aili hvttet Than li,o-e
ot thu easalry. they ksla tp calling ,lre until
| niEhtfKlI. ibutinH tho nisht Rnnn sirsngtis
| siiaI lila ts,atien anil MA prepared Tor thu
At,nek. Which MAJ received NJ daylight. Tho
4 ilay vote un. lsun, l.Md ln~t III Killed and
wounded large portion nf hiH rns,iuAiHi. fuity
ndi having been k.llei before tho blum Ms1
trsels.l. iaany VI tlleM IN han,l l.tehsml sunllrl
i With tho Indians, Who Uutnuntlutsi ttent iesl
IL aue n,,.l lsla men l,al bcen wi,ilnns ~Aioi
thirty All hours. Tho appeals IT tle Noti,icd
| fuf water Morc Indeed huHfifening. while tile
others were A'mnet exhausted IN mMny IN.
sianeus tbeir Tongues rrolrlllinH ffusA tlell
naauths, Aui few could rpeak Alp,ui. lhcy
tltrl ~ Eat crackers Tut ruuli nut InulstuI
them. wl,lls tir grass Llaa.s which s0..sa AZ
~ give rollof, ni,aa tn tIeir parehcl lijM. Iii
i this state ~ nffsirn tl,cy determined 10 Gan
water nj Hli haxassln, aud cui. lipntnu made /
| rally With iis company Ansl routed tllu nlnitj
| portion ui tlr Indians Win Mufe guarding
lhu approach 10 Tho fty.r. ~ which
| tiia nollism volunteered ~ ~ Wltli vNut
kettles aid eantCena for water. Tho Iinl.a,
SHARP sl,pnltfa Mctn nc~rly 0l,psat tile nintllI
III tito fasine through wl,iph the ttAva lr,s III,
preached tlla rive, hut tha attnmNt Man m.i.
Ai,l though nisn man VIM killed. aud arsUI
wounded. tllp water MAr GAINED and tho cum
snAnd relieved. Mum titu lighting ess<Ad ~
thr night. ltono uae.sl Tia Anlinala To ~ ttks
Minn iu.se1, and fnfiltr prepared for ths
Attsek, Nl,irl, l,n know aonId 10 ses,imei ~
tiiu n.xt muflsiug Officers MLd nen ksrt II
r.shl irsrs, tul Ill woiniefcd what hnl become
III t'n.ter, There laA l~cn forty eight ilniI,
ot lighting Hlii no word from their tcspecs~
commander.
Twenty four i.nurr moro ~ hghtinH amd @un
, pauso .lln,,ssi. when ihn Indians AbAnlons,
. their village IN nrnAt confusion. Tiiri, itUn
knHM that sstcsur WAw nGAr. Uen. Terry Will
tiibl0m's command, and hiA own infants,, hA
. arrived, xhd ~ tliu rUtIitMst.H I'D nuala met
strong men Nelt un Tho nVuks vi uAc, uth0t
After congratulations IL tlc gallant command
cr for hin sttecUssful hefe,trr. inquiries wtf
. inadv for Custer la,i none could tell wliafe u
/ wAs Aoon M officer eaine ulshinR Into m
camp Klssl rusnse ul4t hO lIad found ctG1er luAf
stripped naked. Int mol Mntilalsst and near hiI
hls lwn hrsAhusr. Gul. II ~ aud liu~eun Cussri
his bs.alsr.ttl.I Nv. tsl. Calhoun. aud netlle =
Cal Yates, Col. keesh. Capt ktniill, Lieni
1 Gfiti~tnlan. Il ron III 0an. ttitt andens LI~nt
, ksMgis. SOU III fien. Hlutels; IuI. Cooke
. Lieut.. Porter. Iianl. Harrington, Dr. Lord
Mark ka,lngg. TIM hsmarrk Tribune reporter
Tho only correspondent With thu expedition
ai.d t'H men a0L rro,.tr. Cnstsf went mt