The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-07
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THE CUSTER MASSACRE
Further Details of the Bloody
Mishap.
What Military Men Think and
the Press Say.
Cen. Terry to be At Once
Reinforced.
THE CUSTER MASSACRE

BY American Press Association to the STAR
CHICAGO, July THE intelligence Of
the Indian massacre created profound
indignation and excitement. Lieuteh.
ant General Phil. Sheridan is at Phila.
deiphia. 1t is known at headquarters
here, however, that he received pri-
vate dispatch from General Terry con-
fifming the death of General Custer.
The dispatch contained little else.
The wires are down betw cen La Crosse
and st. Paul and at one or two other
points. 1t Is the opinion Of army officials
here that Custer struck Sitting Bulls
main camp.
General Drum thinks that General
Crook fell upon but part OF it in his
encounter. After the battle of Rosebud,
Sitting Bull is known to have retreated
in northerly direction with tho forces
that encountered General Crook. The
Indian must have known that he was
being gradually surrounded, and hence,
it was but natural that he should move
and connect his forces.
No doubt Custer dropped squarely
into the middle OF no less than ten thou
sand red devils, and was literally all
torn to pieces. The movement made by
Custer is censured to some extent at
military headquarters. Older officers
say it was brought about by foolish
pride. 1t seems that a few days before
Gen. Terry had offered four additional
companies TO Custer, but that officer re-
fused them.
Further Information at headquarters
is 10 the effect that General GibDon with
his forces was known to be moving up
to Custer for the purpose Of reinforcing
him, and that he (Custer) knew OF this
and knew that GIbbon would arrive by
the following day after the engagement,
and yet in the face of this knowledge,
Luster, with;a desire to eclipse Terry.
rushed forward and was blindly led
into the detile and gorges OF Big Horn,
where the Indians were concentrated.
General Custer's family is at Fort
Lincoln, to which point the wounded are
being conveyed.
So far as an expression in regard to
the wisdom Of General Custer's attack
could be obtained at headquarters, it
was TO the effect that Custer mad been
imprudent, to say the least.
WASHINGTON, July THE following
was received at the War office in this
city:
"CHICAGo, July 6.
''ro II. I. Crosby, War Department. Wash
"a dispatch from Gen. Terry, dated
from his camp at the Mouth OF the Big
Horn River, July 2, confirms the new s.
paper accounts OF the fight ON the 25th
OF June, on the Little Big Horn, and of
Clusters death.
ssGeneral Terry has fallen back to his
present camp. l have sent tull dis
patches to the Lieutenant General, who
will probably communicate them. l
have not yet received Gen. Terry's re-
port OF the battle, or a list Of the killed
and wounded.
"lsignedl r. g. DRUM"
NEW YORK, July THE morning pa
pers comment on the Indian massacre
on the Little Big Horn. The Herald
says it is too evident that the campaign is
a blunder--a muddle, II not disgrace
and thinks there are strong grounds
for ascribing the mismanagement
to President Grant himself. Gen. Gus
ter may have been rash, but we must
treat his memory with indulgence. His
feat eclipses even that Of the famous
charge OF the six hundred. He was in
such q subordinate position that the
campaign lost the benefit Of his counseis
and direction, and the result was blum
derine, disjointed plan of operation.
The Herald reflects severely upon the
degradation to which Custer was SUBJ
jected In consequence OF his testimony
blames the Administration ior rendering
him desperate by Ill usage. Itslso says
that the general conduct oil the campaign
has been faulty. ~
The Tribune thinks IL suoh catas-
trophs should provoke the people into
demanding speedy and complete re-
vision OF the Indian policy, the blood OF