The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-10-11
GENERAL MILES.
He Meets the Terrible Nez perces
in the Bear Paw Mountains.
A Sansuinsry Battle Attended With
Appalling Casualties.
More than Half Of the Loss Falls
upon our Soldiers.
Names of the Brave Men who Went
Down to Their Death.
Many Of the Names Well-Known to
the Leavenworth People.
General Miles Confident that Many
Desperadoes are With
Joseph.

Gen. Sheridan received at his headquarters
In Chicago ON Sunday afternoon the follow
ing inter,s- ing dispatch from Gen. Terry:
ST. PAUL, October The following dis
patch from Gen. Miles was received by me
here at eleven O'Clock this evening:
| HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE YELLOW
STONE, CAMP NEAR THE BEAR Paw Noun
| TAINs, October 5, lSs..-Gen. A. II. Terry,
Commanding Department of Dakota:
Z GENEHAL-This command moved rapidly
to Snake Creek, striking the Il esh trail of the
hostile Neg feTceS, coming out OF the Bear
Paw Mountains, at eight O'Clock on the 3Of h..
We met and surprised the camp. at eight
I O'clock, capturing the larger part of their
herd, about six hun ired horses, mules and
ponies. The engagement was quite severe,
and tie incioscd is a list OF our killed and
wouneed. The Indians losl seventeen killed,
including Looking Glass ami Joseph's
brother, three other chiefs, and forty
wounded. Joseph gave me his solemn
pledge yesterday that he would surrender,
but DID not, AID they are evidently
waiting for aid from other Indians. They
say that the Sioux are coming to their aid.
They closely invested in some deep
rsiyiues aud kept under fire. To take them
by assault would cost many lives. l may
wear them out and eventually compel them
To give up. They fight with more desperation
than any indians have ever met. i believe
there are many escaped Williams IA the village
who expect 10 be hung when caught.
believe there Is communication between this
camp and Sitting Bull, and have used every
effort TO prevent a junction. 1 am expect
ing the companies with Sturgis up.
and will then endeavor TO send the
Second Cavalry companies to Benton. ri
presume you do not wish them withdrawn |
Understanding the Nez Perces camp. in |
tend to send my wounded 10 the Missouri and |
the captured stock to the Yellowstone. |
would respectfully suggest that information |
DO sent TO the British authorities to prevent |
any portion of The Neg Perces tribe crossing |
the line, or to disarm them should they take
refuge on English soil. Can supplies be sent
up the Milk River road for the Second Caval-
ry? Please send me any information or or
ders that should govern my movements.
NELSON A. MILES,
Colonel Fifth Infantry, Breyet Major General
United states Army, commanding.
KILLED.
Capt. owen Hale, Seventh Cavalry, COM
Jompsn II.
Second-LieuL Joseph W. Biddie, Seventh
Company X.
First-sergt. Otto Wilde, Company X Sew
Sergts. Max Meilke and ii. W. Rachael.
Company h, Seventh Cavalry.
PrIvatrs William Whiteiaw, Francis Roth,
ieorse Hurdick and Frank Knapp, Company
n, seventh Cavalry.
FiFst-Sergt. Michael Martin, Company d,
seventh Cavalry.
sergt. James ii. Albert, Company d, Sew
Privates Itnder and Dawsey, Compan d,
seventh Cavalry.
First-sergt; George McDermott, Company
A, Seventh Cavalry.
Serpt. otto Densiow, Company A, Seventh
IavtiTy. Ii
,nd samuel Mcintyre, Company y. Seventh
cavalry. II
Private Irving, Company q, Second Cav ,
llry.
Private Richard N. Preschoit, Company G,
nth Infantry.
Corporal John Hadso, Company B, Fifth
Private Joseph Kahler, Company 1, Fifth
n!antry' ,
X. OIIegan, Company C. Fifth Infantry
WOUNDED.
Capt. Miles Maylon, Seventh Cavalry.
Capt- r. ;. Godfrey, Seventh Cavalry.
First-Lieutenant and Adjt. u. W. Baird |
fifth Infantry.
First-Lieut. Henry Romeyn, Fifth Infantry
Company X, Seventh cavalry-sergt. John
solan, Corporal Michael Delany, Privates
'eter Allen, Michael Murphy, " n. II. Moger,
Ohm Schmerer, John Myers, John Schaner' I
mil Taube, and Chas Smith.
Company u, Seventh cavairy-Sergt Chas .
Wells Corporal, John Quinn, Trumpeter
'homas Herwood. Blacksmith Frederick | :
,ettiien, Privates James Clark, John Curran
riah >. Lewis. James Ii. Johnson and David
:. Baker. .
Company A, Seventh cavalry-Saryt Thos
.- Goodman, Trumpeter James T.. thrisio-
her, Privates David =. Wright Howard
eaver, Thomas DENYING, Charles WiIler
lichael Gilbert, George W. Savage, and Jas. |
ariel.
Company F, Second Cavalry-Private John
ersonS.
Company ID, Fifth Infantry-Sergeant Jas.
: Cable, Private Louis Grensier, Patrick
lcCana, John Andrews, and Nicholas Il.
Yard.
Company 1, Fifth acknowledgement Geo.
RACER, Musician, Jesse O'Neil, and Private
aniel Hogan.
ospital steward Jean Baptiste Gallenne. i,
Sioux Indian Hump.
Cheyenne Indian White Wolf,
i learn from the scout Bucknurn, who | r,
fought Gen. Miles dispatch, that the battle .,
ok place on Snake Creek, about eight miles | h
Iove its mouth. He thinks that Gen. Miles |
rec consisted of three ompanies of the Sec
nj Cavalry, three of the Seventh Cavalry,
I'd eight of the Fifth Infantry. He also G,
inks that none Of the officers reported W
ounded are fatally injured. Gen. Siurgis, cs
hose arrival Gen. Miles expected, must n
I'VE with him seven companies Of his regi- n
emit The three companies of the Second
'valry with Gen. Miles were originally in hi
nded as an escort 10 the Commission TO n
eet Sitting Bull. A. II. TERRY, r
Commanding Dena RI mept "a