, 1876-08-07
d1ans viii, grcat easo for noout 211 miles. !,
however, bo<ll saw that INA tcing
DRAWN INTO foxN TKAF,

,ccialiy ~ We were ncaring their village, which
sas stlll stai,d'nE; besides, l could not see
Custer. Or any other euppolt, sn,l at tha : sane
nd thry wrre running toward me In swarfnt,
,,ul from MI directions. snw Inuat defend
nyself, md give up the attack 'ns'!intetl. llis
did, taking possession ot punt " %otnas,
[or the horses; tisn!ouutcd and fought tlcn
On foul. making lcaaway through, The wood
tooM found myself In the near vicinity Of tie
Sage saw tat w. W." xhsg s ods o. 81 east
out Of tho wood, where, would soon lave
been surrounded, and gain some high ground.
accomplished this by mounting and charging
opposite silo Of tho river. In this charge First
Lieut.. Donald Mcintosh, accolx1-Llcut. Benia-
min II. FImlgson, Seventh Cava!ry, and Acting;
Assistant Surgeon J. N: DeWoli. wefe Killed; !
Il loss nf the three officers aud twcnty.niac c',-
listed mel, killed, aud seveli men wounded. Al
rIoEt ut tic enne time reached llc to mount,
c'l men were sten to bc coming toward W., nnd
pa,lles II, y, and x; VIC joined forccs, u,'l IN
sllort tjnc the pack-trau came up. As senior,
my command was then Companies a, y, D.. q,
u, X, and NJ, nbout $50 nien, nnl the following
W1gali; First-Licuts. nolfrey, .Afathey, ..l,,i
Gibson; sccon1-Lteuts, Edgcrly, Wallace, Var
nun, and Hare; Acting Surgeon Por-
ter First-lfeut. DeR1dio was In the dismount-
CT ~ ~ ~ ~ III e. o,nmari In thc
WILLIE %n a' .m hn9 hitnsoif in LIE woo]e. ioucI
tue Command after nightIal! Of the 26th.,,,
Still bearing nothing Of C!tstei, and VIII thss
na9;e. tent9rh ~ H. wt1ogc bcrn.n@ on the bluffs
W ,,aI icor rlnp In that direction, and knew
IL could only hc Custer. moved to the sutn-
mt q The hgest sH hut e,s sselnE anu ,,enfi1g
notn'ns, eeMs vii, thr otfnr command.
1cn aaa,, asnt ark S1r bv Lieut. IIare, that hc
lte snnn ~ ssnt W tr. IN .n tbat the Indians wero
sou!a 60 nn o r ' ~ ts Tine l,n Wa. kecr,.
EettlhE Aloui 4 % s ;,, ,is , s,tmish linz r.
s " a,arvtt5n~ ,nrk tn lin tlrst noattion
lad iorrn ~, t6c hlt,iT. and Which soc1,cd to
lau taheu o' vi 1.,,,.,,tnI ~. nan ha.i the
re tas nss' ,,,tns ~ H.. n.ss.trsin ,riyen r.
gcther to aSpress9 :napp puth .S men on a .G
Si.1io S'ai I,,rd,y ~ ~" '1orn 30 whrn VIVA
n,,. .,,an, nuni4uana y ~ ia hel5 our pro,,n3
!.I.i a. ins. ~ rirhtccn rnlisfrtl ,n.n kiict
VIII ,r ~ ,Hs ,yeunSi mill ii,e nftac!t cease
ES,,. ann ~ 4 ;, =, "ou'0o1 1'3''' >SN
As Knew, " Y l',t III aivs in env snnort from
nmocrsf WV w. snsd sn.ap+ ~ i3'b rrptrr 1,nd
t tno an t1,r kNr,nifs: iarricndei Will dead
opses tsS asn mss, s and bo1cs of 6ard Irea, tic
oPsnng q o dsprs.s9n tGwara e unaas sYs,S IN
M.ts!i aAc ain ~. .ant', ~ Si.t onw vnmid In
exeLnn " W ~ ti.v All iii. n,ht thu
.car'e ,1.sa 1,sv md tbo In3ians iolinc scal
f.. t,fktf In f1S1r
uaes m r. ,o,nn us -, ,n' ~ ne nt iii c,n-
nsa.lne; ~ id snI XII w =. osn IN and ,yas rcaiy
naGnt asef coH ciu w. teg xcn. at daTl!rht. aGout
a. asen ~ 70 ~ hsard In cr.,sK Of two ries; this
s:W 4. III heasu ~ ~ ~ ,'aonn ~ ,rc tl,nt
%nn 1. sE' onnn ~, 'ns "awaicI Everv rto was
avG sphsf hy nm Sym cyncr and Skilled ,ua5ksua and
@nI!eu LAIN ~ ~ 49, ~ rSsn'1a5 o,r carhinc and II
Win aaSI Si..siiis s.as n si,ow onv nnrt n thn
WIS silplf " onSu H. .a,f soc ns ti,s
nouy peto.e Hao .i osIs ,,rio. ~ t1,oTn nn,,r.
day nr'ghtcntn, ~ ~ ~ viiia"a snd
ing up tne 'amey ,ao ,@', g' nnInsa NJ Nv ,nwos fha
ianas ~ 2nstr1 fnr them by their Chicfs, and
wl4ch Gnt!se!y ss.aiUn"ta W, IL cncrci1
naa suinCeut S.sss " ~, H., anrns}to si1n ~
rs, aha men ~eaG s.satk W LILY. st psn tn y
liz thiuK teuss' wc reru rfgs fighting @ sA'' '1'
Al. ~ e.oIoas sauoa .,,r,oo.;,e. ho,f,
nuo aiso ai tno 1ot ssoa H. Nssnr,
bFGcas. ahn sluh~ n'ea, ost"es w. ri.,, stu na,,nt
niu .'lG t,aY nnst tavc n,,mhcrc nj ieast 0
warriors. ny nts uto mot s.n,n.a ai III tnv
WV u m, anu then w usseoSefeu t,,na snt Lucy an;1
were nlakins las' H. ~ XII III, tu
wllvh vs. areetsa aasa III t'u Iay e1ar,c3 1u,u ~
Companies u anu ~ 10 t4's atth tney o,a' ~; :
eiose enouEn 70 ued % .s;t, n,r n,,r inrs was
touched BY the "g1np s!ck - q a. one .fa9 q Ine
foremost Indians; wien say INC st'eN ~ ~
only about ~ or !. feet lnng, some iuea ol .s
desperate ana reckless lsatanR o. thtse psope rae
may DC understood ia cna1ge q H.! toS,,a it, 1.s ~
EaHanll{ n ~. M w." ,-.o ~ in.n "nr,S
" Coi; nsMltc'. nHvy ; w. . IT." ,,sia Nv Tnr
to send their atrpWs INTO t1e llne ne!a ey cni ,.r
ranice and r, oat tsS Mets Gryem nway ~ IT, "
now had many wo!lnds1' and tae question .'a,,l ~
sFalor WIS yiia ~ ,Toa 7: ms. o. ~ ,nMr
oVc,lnf uhtH noH, ~ L. ILL., tapo"' ai1'cen ii'o''l
we hnt been without. n
6xrtnis ine Wy lorne' uh hues ~. dn,rr
hi u p pFGivs, ya 'T 70 H. noson to reach tt
water. we succecded IN EetsnE sos''e I, saseen9 10
alta9ugh any ~ .e men wsre opr ~. ~ nn1 " ~,
te o. sae nt,ufn W. nn prs a, a" uoine +
astainsasnonL ts l.uns a S.,t t.a, s5i..iar,
parties io"afas tne 7,age: nas wv thn,
occurred " Us thn l ins ~ n"I .nnrr nG
were gong lof eoethlag ~ eat. nau.e onra1. nn -,
n!t'un tas they haa oeeo !n9omne arsunsh " =,
that GmsteF m M Waa i co t tovs ,ssct a soor
is u 70 m ss nrsseas ~tn f nvt tev lev con con
hMl Dy e an ~, Win rinr w. ccasrd say,
tinuen t9 witnafaw, au a a.,s sant r.
occasional no. t s.lo.s III ase ator nt y m t
annoy us apout ttlc wateI Anoat ~ t;o,wn' III, s
grass IN tho bottom was SET on nte au
up by indians, "o encourage, 'ns ~ 1ss nrnnsc