Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-09-13
THE sioux WAR.

OF the lTOORSeeDoACAso "a OOA'
Moore. &c.
Correspondence to the Bismarck TRIBUNE; ~ . r.
CAMP ON YELLowsToNE. Opposite GLEN
DIVE CREEK, Sept. 2.-ED1roR TRIBUNE:
NV last gave you our movements up to
and inclusive of the morning of the 25th
of August, when we moved up Powder
river. About - o'clock that day Mr..
Cody, alias 'Buffalo Bill" who had
started down the river on the Carroll,
passed our column, his horse on a fast
gallop, andit was soon buzzed about
that he was the bearer Of. important
news. And so it proved; for the col
umn was halted and Gibbons command
went into camp about five miles below
our old camp on Powder river, while
Gen Terry with an escort went in search
of Crook who was in the advance about
six or seven miles.
The news that Cody brought was that
Rice of the 9Th 1nfty., who was at this
camp was having a.warm time, and that
the Josephine and other boats were be-.
ing fred into, and that Indians We're
attempting to cross. Crook, who was
already on the trail, was ordered to fol-
low it up under the belief that he would
find the Indians in this vicinity. Glib
bon with the I'd and 9TH Cav, 7th, 22d
and 9TH Infty. would go down as low as
O'Fallons creek and be crossed to this
side while Moore's battalion of the 9th
would return with supply train to
Powder river, and be crossed over to
this side bringing the train to this point
which we accomplished yesterday about
o'clock leaving Powder river, on the
28th ult. Now that we are here the
question all are asking is whet next?
And no one IS able to enlighten us.
The 9TH Cavalry are out on scout
since the 29th. n. e. of this point the
great northern herd Of buffalo are out
in that direction and it is quite proba-
BILE that some Indians may be found in
this vicinity. We are waiting to hear
from Reno and of the latter nothing
has been heard since we parted on the
25th. The only anxiety about him is
how his situation may effect our future
movements as he is strong enough to
take care of himself and all the Indians
likely to be found. -.
It seems to me, and I believe l have
expressed it before, that the campaign
of 1876 is closed for all practical pur-
poses. .'.-.
T believe the programme now is about
as follows: The 9Th 1nfty 9th Cavalry
and 22d Infty., are to hut at the mouth
of the Tongue river; the 7th Cavalry to
20 to Lincoln; the butt of the 9Th and
the two companies of the 18th to winter
at the nearest post after the close of
active operations; the 9TH 1nfty to 60 to
its station in Montana; the Headquar-
ters of the Department to go to st.
Paul; all this to be done on or before
Oct. 18th, Itlooks now as if B 90. of
the 18th. Infty. would go to Buford, which
would be a great disappointment to
your correspondent who had counted on
continuing counting his cash at Major
Walkers this winter in company with
his friend and messmate DR.. Porter.
Reno has returned and reports the
country all burned to the east of us. but
saw nc Indians. They are now looking
for ford preparatory to crossing the
command. The Benton is below US
about Is or 90 miles with bursted
cylinder and the Silver Lake is eighty
miles above. ..@s
wish you would correct a report
published in the St. Paul Pieneer-Press,
1 think Of the 9th of Aug, or about
that date, charging Col. O. H. Moore
with cowardlce in the affair at Powder
river when the scout Brockmyer was
killed. TO those who know Col. Moore
refutation Of this base and unfounded
calumny is unnecessary, but there are
many who do not know this. The 9TH
GERS of his regiment, and in fact the
whole command are indignant that such
slander should be published in q
respectable paper. Col. Moore's record
during the war as the Col. of the 25tn
Michigan Intty and a, brigade comman.
der in the I'd division 23d A. G. should
put an extinguisher on snch lie.
Please correct this. Col. Moore won
dered that you, who knew him, and
comrade fIom the beautiful Peninsula,
should not have corrected it at once.
[Referringto that portion of the above
WEIGH relates to Col. Moore, the editor
of the TRIBUNE desires to state that on
the evening of August 10th, when en-
route to st. Paul, he saw copy OF the
Pioneer Press and Tribune containing