The New York herald., 1876-07-07
A Campaign at the Request Of
the Indian Department.
THE PRESIDENT DEEPLY AFFECTED
Opinion Of Army Officers on the
Disastrous Movement.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SITTING BULL.
Sketch OF the Indian Campaigns
Of the Past.


OF the Past.
INCEPTION and PROGRESS or TIE PRESENT War.
PHILADELPHIA, July q, 1876,
A. your correspondent heard of the disaster
to troops he visited Lieutenant General Philip H.
Sheridan who is here at the meeting Of the Army Of
the Cumberland. Tho distinguished officer received
the HERALD representative with great courtesy, and
said he had the painful in the morning
papera
Your correspondent asked the General whether he
had any from the field, which the General re-
Piled that he had all The whole thing was
surprise to him, mystery, and incredible that he
because the came in such a roundabout
way Why there NO narratives in the
New York papers from the special correspondence
Your correspondent called attention to tho full
dispatches that had appeared the HERALD from the
command of Crook and said that, perhaps, some ace-
dent had happened 10 tho scout.
Here another officer called attention to the name Of
the scout who reported the despatch bring
ing 10 the His reputation was not such as would
justify any in accepting his story without reserve
''Aore than that" said General Sheridan sff you
will anaIyzs the despatch you will see that it comes
without any Of the marks OF credence II does not
come to Headquarters 1t does not the leading
papers from special correspondents II is not given to
the press for telssraphng, but appears nrss in Salt
Lako Montana paper Those scouts on shs frontier
have way OF spreading news and all frontier stores
especially about Indian wars are to very carefully
considered"
Your correspondent asked tho General II he gave no
credenee to the news The General answered that
the story horrible that he could only accept
when it camo ohically. Anyhow, when tho truth was
Known looking at it from the worst sde 1t
rould be found less alarming than is here printed
Your correspondent asked the General whether mis-
er apprehension
AN NcRTDIpLRg EArURE.
The General said that the march as described was
The march General Custer intended to make but even
Custer had fsen into an engagement there would
aot have been the slaughter here described. That is
The incredible feature OF the story AGsht proba-
bic and defeat pussble such defeat a. is here
described
when did you last hear from General Custers'
lsked your correspondent
The General said he last heard from Terry on
Juae 81. Terry is in command Of the expedition He
Sas thea north of the Rosebud He had discovered
ngns OF fresh Indian camp, showing that Indians
we're in that vicinity. 1, was his plan then to send
np the Rosebud and cross from there over TO the
Little Horn You will see from this
despatch that the courier reports that It
Was on the Little Horn that the action
is said 70 have taken place. While Custer was march.
ing up the Rosebud the Little Horn Terry won't with
steamer to The junction OF the Big Horn and Little
Horn and ferried General Gibbons command
70 the south side of the Yellowstone. You
see the Little Horn empties into the Big
Horn, and that into the Yellowstone.
TO march up the Big Horn and meet Custer
who coming down All of this confirming GER
tam features OF the news makes regard tho report
With anxiety, but still hopes that true
should have come more directly.
Tho General then left to preside over the meeting OF
the Army of the Cumberland
About three O'Clock your correspondent called on
the General again, found him at his room in the
Continental Several ofhccrs were with him. and he
was reading u long despatch from General Terry.
Amer he had concluded he said, with much feeling
that his news iron General Terry coanrmod
the reports a extent. stan they were mpcr-
af the action that tho way, and be had teis-
Eraphcd Tor IL Unti be received this he could not say
what The disaster had been.
Your correspondent, asked IL this was an Official
. despatch.
The General said 1t was no. Only a confidential de-
'patch which 1t his duty send General shcr.
man. It that there was An action, that Custer
,ttacked the Indians, who outnambercd and defeated
aim, ana he was killed.
Your correspondent asked II this despatch confirmed
ths death OF Custer
srMgrcHERs voR TnE wouspRD.
ayes; Terry says that In many words But he
also speaks of sending up rcchers for the wounded
which, as said this morning shows that there we're
wounded and not A the despasch shova = compIess