The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-11-11

Herald, writing from Cabin Greek, M.
T., October 21, thus describes the fight
Of General Miles with Sitting Bull s
command
On the precipitous rise immediately before
us, composed oi ni4 h grayolly knoils were The
divided to the right one portion running far to
the rght the other extending to the north and
Of tins branch was very hiah ridge. command
ing the whole plan of the field and distant from
tne rayine feS hundred yards This was
covered Dv indians. The prairie beyond the
heights, OH winch the main body OF the Sioux
had taken up position, was oling. a, usual each
ground nm the right of the right branch Uf the
stream was similar TO that on the left but not so
high :. ~
was te get the Fifth resiment to pas the main
force End thus becOmo entangled In tho ravines
and low ground, while BY cTOwning the surrOun-
ding heights they would be enable to pour a
concentrated Are on the mass ana repelt the
Custer butchery General Miles was not the
man to be thus entraOped and bv Captains
Ca ter and Casey's moves uefe ed the first pa
OF this programme. HIS plan was rs perfect as
its execution was complete
The hne was now moving out OF the ravlne
and up the precIpitOus knobs the Indians Civ
ing wav gradually and easily in front not vet
fiEing q sh0t tne armstic apparently restrain
ing both forces. The Inc now moved OUT OF the
ravlnes and up the precipltOus gravel but. es
AS the line approached the summit OF the he ght
the sioux Degan their wild war dance In our
front. Tals was the .irst hostile demonstration.
Many might have been killed now b. the Rod
man gun, but that the dlsike TO be first 10 break
the arni|tice prevailed with General Miles The
ROdman gun was pushed forward on the right
and was moving forward in good order when
shot from the rear passed through Lieutenant
POpe's company, and was at once retul ned bY
the eager men, who were tired OF waiting This
COMPANY was at once ordered 20 clear the ra'
vines and che knols whence the shots came.
AG the same time the man line ADVANCED RAPID
", the ma n trout OF the sioux dashed in circies
along the front delivering RAPID fire ard theI
disappearing behind the swel.s. Their riding
was magnificent, but the fire was quite lneffec'
meanwhile tho gallant Rosseau worthy of
his great brothers. reputation, moved straight
up the lofty heiSht under RAPID fire until he
reached tho summit and secured the key Of the
neld 10 was Handsomely done. and without
loss of life, aided by the booming of the Rod
man. The Sioux now Grlven from every i'm
circles, and many came around TO the rear or
flank and rear OF Company r. which had been
t nt so ess indians IN tbs rsaI t"oS
possession OF each height and dismOunung did
some close firing. Here Sergeant McPhelan,
Company L, was wounded severely from shot.
rne Indians now fred the prairies IN front, and
amId the flames the hght continued until no
Sioux remained to oppose the advance. OF the
number actually engaged OF the loss incurred
on the side Of the indians 1t Is impossible 20
speak with any certainty. The Fifth had three
hundre and ninety -elght ali tod. and the In
dlans ce talnly greatly ontnumDered these.
Sitting BulI's forces are estImal ed at six hum
dred on tle field. but many did not take part III
the tigRt.
''It has sinoe been heard that there were three
bands, l all fifteen hundceI warriors. of which
OuIy few took part. SIX dead Indians were
seen lying on the field; but as they mad full Op'
pOIJunity 10 carry off their dead brt0re they
could be reached by the tloOps 1t Is reasonable
TO believe u great number were killed. What
ever their loss in Glilsd may have been, more
severe was the loss Ot several tons OF dried buf-
fniO me II and large amount of camp equipaRe.
For this they had fought, and Nv tue loss Of the
hight tho prestige OF SltJlnS Bull was q mlnlsn-
ed. HIS punishment for the destruction OF a
gallant band OF cavalry was accomDlished by
infantry alone, not oavalry soldier or ofhcer
being on the field In this engagement"