The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-09-15
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fellowsionr. AMI fot eight ,iav~ psvvisns
10 the fatal precipitation VI Custer.
menhlcsl -onrism from sitting 1lmll'r
camp observed erty movement II Tho
approaching army. N was with mani.
test delight thry discovered The enemy
dividing their force~. and imme,iias,
preparations wrre made III draw them
into amhueM,ler. The Indian camp WAS
divided Ivy high ridge, whicl, extended
In A sonlhvrly diccssrn from Tho Ro~e.
hnd, TIM north end rlopinE down nearly
"a Tin bank NJ TIN river near ford.
From this hill Tho Indians watched
Custer coming mp through the valley
following thcir trail. An Custer ap.
rr,Mchcd, hc only observed twcnls.Ilv'
tclrs~, which wrrc un nnc sislc I'll lin
ridge. but behind tho point III thu ri,lgc
were scvcnty.ilvc double tersea, anil
when Custer commcEccl His attack oi,
tho small village hn found himself smr
rounded Ivy 600 81 1000 warriors.
ranged In order II tallle, aud whown
movcmchtx WIRE executed with military
precision, lsid.rly stood on Tho side of
Il hill In full virw III thu battle, which
was about mil. and half distant.
Tho fight hegan IN u ra,ine nesr thu
ford. aud fully onc.hnlf thu command
ncrmcd ~ lW unhorMA vi tho first iirr,
amt tin remainder hEan IL retreat Il,
Mard u hill in III. rear. lint their ranks
were thinnol with astonishing rApi.lits
frum Il front aud hank ilrr. Custer foil
IA tllc middle ~ tho cngagem.nt, which
began about III o'clock and ended In thr
brief slMN III forty.tivc minutes After
tho command Tho viotoia
10 ramp with aix soldiers as
prisoners. a,.d, intoxicated with Joy over
their sacccsr, they ted theae poor fvl
Iowa 10 stakes. iix.sl around u wunl pile.
AMI roasted thrm alive.
While tho victims were enduring ngo
nixing tortnres, littla Indian boys fired
arrows heated to ~ rc,l heat into their
luiyrrinR iival, until their blackencd
rurpscs frll iram tao ntnkeH. Sitting
llnll remarked after tho battle TINT hn
hal killed many s,lliera anil ono damned
General.
While thu nix soldiers were anilarinr
lhcir fiery ordeal thu Indian warrior.
went ii drive hnck another force Mhirl.
was attacking them in the rear. This
was nhen, Z o'clock. AMI Ii wH nnionbl
cdly ls.no'~ command driving In their
pinkrls. Wllcn lln Indians returned II,
ramp IN Tho evening thoy raid tl,r men,
IN tl,e hill fought like thu devil.
llcno's soldiers In tlie,r on
IN tin hill. Ni,lgely sayr
hc WIN not permitted ID speak ~ the nis
nnltlisra who wcrr burned, and cunli
not learn who they were. The llostilea
made nn statement NJ their LOSSES, Mn,l
therefore KidRely was unable 10 give
any Information On this point, excepting
lhat lsenon mon killed more than Cns
Ter.
ReHpunnihlc ei.iscnn of MinneApolL
voneh for TIN vcraeity u nidgcly, and
hia. statements can bs relied upon.