The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-10
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THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
MILITARY ORDERED.
GENERAL CROOKS COMMAND.
GOV. HAYES LETTER.
News From Clusters Battle Field


New YORK, July 8.
The following is additional TO what has
been heretofore received
CUsTER's BATTLE FIELD, June 2S,
via BISMARCK, Dakota, July O.
Couriers are about to leave with Gen.
Terry's dispatches and take advantage of
the opportunity to send hasty ard neces-
sarily imperfect account Of the battle.
write from the scene of Clusters magnif-
cent, but terribly fatal, charge from a
plateau on which, but few hours since,
l saw at glance ll5 heroic soldiers of the
seventh United States cavalry lying where
they fell, at the hands of a savage foe cold
and dead Near the top of little knoll in
the center of this plateau lay Custer him
self and it touched my heart to see that the
savages, with a kind of human recognition
Of heroic clay, had respected the corpse of
the man they knew so we'll. Other bodies
were muiilat,d; Clusters was untouched.
A tribute of respect from such an enemy Is
more real than a title Of nobility. Near
him were II dead officers. Capt. Miles
Keogh was on his right, and his brother,
Capt. Thomas Custer on his left. Almost
at his feet lay fair, beautiful boy, aged 10
This was young Reed, Clusters nephew.
He was visiting the general at the time he
was ordered OH this expedition, and insisted
upon coming with him. 10 the field, a
| lett lac hos
of the generals brothers. Within few
| feet of each other the three brothers had
fallen, and on the skirmsh line was the
| body of Lieut.. Calhoun, the husband of
Gen. Clusters sister. Mrs. Calhoun lost here
| a husband, three brothers and nephew.
Kellogg, the special correspondent Of the
New York Herald, was found on the Skin
mish line near TO Calhoun. Upon this
scene of action, made memorable by such
sacrifice, one column commanded by Gen.
Gbbon came up just in time to rescue Col.
Reno, menaced with the fate that had
more rapidly overtaken Custer. Assailed
in some poor intrenchments by 1000 Sioux
excited by the blood of Clusters men, Reno
and what remained of the gallant seventh
cavalry, must have fallen as their comrades
did, had not the appearance of Gen. Glib
bon's column at the mouth of the Little
Horn alarmed the enemy and caused their
flight
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
CHICAGO, July 8.
Specials state that dispatches via Fort
Ellis are expected from Gen. Terry, and
also from Crook Six companies of infan-
try from Detroit and on the lakes were last
night ordered to the front Immediately.
Orders were also sent to the fifth cavalry
to concentrate at Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail agencies. Dispatches from the from
tier and the plains show a desperate feel
ing of indignation against the Indians.
Considerable anxiety 10 manifested at Sheri-
dams headquarters concerning Gen. Crooks
command. Nothing has been heard from
him since the engagement on the Rosebud
and it ID not known whether he has en-
countered the savages again or not. 1t is
tuOuBhl bt loo uEaiu tuC odfoHCo, vi
he would otherwise have co-operated with
Terry before this time. 1t is the belief ut
headquarters that the recent defeats of the
regular troops will cause general change
in the character of the campaign, ard that
the troops will be more united IN oEler to
successfully cope with the Indians. Adjt-
| Gen. Drum last evening said lido not
think there is the slightest probability of
| any change being made in commanders.
Reiniorcements are being as rapidly pushed
| forward as circumstances will permit, and
we have reason to think our time will soon
come
GEN. CROOKS COMMAND HEARD FDN.
OMAHA, Jul 8.
Capt. McKerson, aide-de-camp of Gen,
Crooks staff, who went out with tie ex-
petition, returned to Omaha yesterda'. He
left Crook on one of the small forks If the
Tongue river at the base of the BigHorn
mountains, 1856 miles from Fort Fettrman
and about 262 miles from the railroad The
command was awaiting the arrival o sup
plies and reinforcements. The latter con-
sisting of five companies, left Fort Filter
man July 4, and expected to reach rook
about July 10. He will also be jined
about Monday by $50 Snake Indians.
These, with the troops, will increas the
number of the men in the expedition to
about 400. Capt. McKerson doe, not
apprehend any danger to the expedition,
neither does Crook. Capt. McKersontoes
not look upon the attack of a few weeks
ago as defeat and is confident Crool can
and will whip the Sioux as soon as 'ein
torcements arrive. Crooks location i not
more than $50 miles from the scene the
Custer massacre.
ANOTHER INDIAN FIGHTER.
LEAvRNwoRrH, July
Gen. Pope has issued orders directing
Gen. Miles, with six companies OF the fifth
infantry, to report at once to the seem of
the Sioux war. The companies 30 orer-
ed are stationed as follows: One at Tort
Gibson, one at Fort Hayes, one at Tort
Riley, and three companies at Fort Law
enworth. Gen. Miles has the reputation
of being one of the best Indian fghteB OF
the army.
| FRIENDLY INDIANS DEskRTlNG.
New YoRK, July !,
A Herald special from Bismarck says !;
Advices from Berthold agency, where Ar
rickakies, Gros Ventres and Mandans are
stationed, says these Indians have always
been friendly to the whites, but are in
clined 10 join Sitting Bull, and sincethe
Custer fight are growing exceedingly I'M
easy. A dispatch also states that Sitting
Bull last April offered them 1900 horses II
they would renounce allegiance to the
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