The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-01
lighting the Red skins.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF GEES. HOWARD
BATTLE on COIruNWOOD GREEN.

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF GEES. HOWAEp's
BATTLE on COrruNWOoD GREEN.
ICqr ftIie san rr7uai eco CbIoni.lr.l
ON piE nahr".hTr1 t-~->~~~ 5-ftauI
CottOns unh creek, JUly iI.-lloariug
that Joseph aud hi, baud were in the
neighborhOod OF the south fork of the
CicarWa r river, Gen. Howard, with
his force of 400 III !, made two rapid
marches from Grange CITY in this diicc-
ton. When within Il few miles Of the
volunteer CO mp Lieut.. FLETCHER OF Gen.
Towards 8 4 and Adit. Chapman, son
ol Col. Chapm?l OF Portland, we'll
known and courageous irouJicrsman,
discovered, wh'e scouting oil tt main
trail, Urge baud Of cattle IN little
hollow near The conHucn,, of the south
fork of the Clearwa + river and Cotton
wood or ak, Gen. Howard was imnrdi.
ately apprlscd, and with ~ possible
speed hurricda noun in hoWitzer and
rrmpany of infantry TO a high point
overlooking the camp, prepared to bonn.
bard them in the hiding places should
Indians be with the $ 'ck.
FEW SHOTS WERE FIRED
From the gun in the direction of The In
dian lodges, when suddenly red.blaukct-
ed hOrScmcn were seen ScampCring over
the hills in every direction, keeping up
an unGarthly,J c' Eng and hprding Their
stock together, which was at ,rwards
driven by he old Indians, squaws and
children into the h ) to the rear OF their
camp. Finding that the shots fell short
OF their ma X. c n. Howard moved u
couple OF hOwitZerS TO Hill about a nile
- the south, but by the time the guns
were noun most OF the stock was
beyond range. The gunncrs had
scarcely begun operations when they
were surprised Ov a rafting fire from Il
knoll on their lett across Il thickly tim.
bered guch. which the indians hld
taken possession of while our att on
was being occupied by the'r stock.
THE TROOPS
Were ordered - the south hNl and the
engagement began in earnest. This was
Il little If | O'Clock, aud we had Oh.
posed - us about 300 strongly cntrcnched
wa"rors. Gen Howard had the pack
tfa'n d"iven - the centre of the table.
land on which we were with the horses,
and then diSmounting the cavalry with
the infant y clrclUd Ihcm in Il single frank
around. As quickly rs the Indians saw
hat they were d'-' Dycrcd and that our
afternoon W. bel. transferred from the
stock them, some eight or ten them
rode out from the little canon and along
the entire line OF on" lc. yelling in con
mpt and provoking from our boys q
shower OF shot, Their object was evil
IDENTITY TO divert us further from the
ESCAPING sIoCk tND tine sMRrsmoor-
Frs
Across the canyon; in this, however
they were disappointed, Us our troops
could not be dCcoycd from their posts.
shortly after this about TWENTY-FIVE In
dams issued from the same canyon. rid.
lng far around our lett. Suspccting that
they had seen pack train which was On
| route tor Us, Capt. Wilkinson hurried A
couple OF cOmpanics-une OF cavalry and
one Of artillery down the road, and lust
in time to save the entire train, with the
exception Of one mule which was loaded
with balls tor the howt2ers-- which are
pretty much OF AN elephant on thvIr
hands. Two packer, are missing and
supposed 10 have been killed IN the
struggle. Although we
ou1NuMBERED TIE lNJI.Ns ~
~ hundred men, we fought at great
disadvantage. The redskins were in
fortified canyon, shooting from the brow
OF a hill, through the grass and from
behind trees and rocks, while our men
were obliged to approach them along an
open ana treelcss prairie, At ines a
redskin would show h's head, or lump
up and down, throwing lis arms about