The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12
THE FIGHT.

DEER LODGE N. T., August lie A. NJ.
W. II. Edwards has just arrived IRON Big Hole
bringing accounts OF terrible battle between
General Gibbons command and the Nez Pcrces, ON
the Big Hole River August g. Gibbons command
consisting OF ls2 men-seventeen officers, 1873 regu-
lars and thirty two citizen volunteers-crossed:ov
from Ross Hole on Wednesday. Starting at eleven
o'clock the same hight they moved down all Of
the troops with the exception Of few lett to
guard the transportation few miles above, close
to the Indian camp, which was on the Big Hole,
about three miles below where the Bitter Root and
opened by the volunteers firing on Indian
going after the horses The charge was
then made on the Indian camp, and some
hard fighting took place in the next
two hours; during which time large numbers
OF our men and OF the Indians were killed. The
soldiers then charged the lodges, but were re-
pulsed. The Indians then attempted to cut the
soldiers from high wooded point but the latter
charged beating back the Indian advance from the
point. which they held and at once fortified.
Fighting continued all day. and was still progress
ing atiuIly when the courier left at eleven O'Clock
The fighting was desperate on both sides, the full
force of Indians being in the fight.
KILLED AND WOUNDED OFFICERS
General JOHN GIBBON, commanding the Sew
enth regiment of infantry, who Is reported
wounded, was distinguished officer Of the Union
army during the period OF the war Of the rebellion
He was a native Of Pennsylvania, and was appointed
% West Point Military Academy in 1912, from
tns a~ate Of North Carolina He graduated the 3Oth
o. .une lS47. On the 1st OF July, ls47, he was ap-
pointed brevet second lieutenant of the Third United
states artillery, and the following September was
rank. In September 1856, he was promoted to first
heutenancy, and in 1864 held the position Of az
sistant military instructor at the Military Academy
In 1859 he wrote a work, published In New York,
entitled the "Artilerist's Manual ~ On the I'd of
November, 1859, he was promoted to captaincy Of
his regiment. In General Order No. g. Washington,
June 10, he Is announced rs brigadier genera, Of
volunteers and had charge OF the Third bri.
gade OF General Kings division of the Army
Of the Potomac. At Antietam his command
fought so well as to merit the special in,orse.
ment OF General Mcclellan On the 18th OF June,
1864, he became MAJOR general OF volunteers and
was mustered out Of the service January Is 1866
He was appointed colonel of the Thirty sixth In
fantry July IS, 1866, and transferred to the
Seventh Infantry as colonel March Is, 1869,
since which time he has been on from
tier service, occupying many important
positions and holding deservedly high merit as
brave. skiiiul aud judicous officer. In last years.
operations against the hostile savages under
Sitting Bull General Gbbon rendered most i'm
portant service, coming from the West to the
rescue OF the disordered columns OF Terry and
Crook, which sought the hostles in the Big Horn
country, from the east aud south, and found
them to the disaster OF our arms In the prese mt
contest he was cooperating with General Howard
to check the march OF Joseph and his bands Of
hostile Nez Perces
Captain Logan and Lieutenant Bradley were
killed.
General Gibbon, Captain Williams and Leuten-
ants Coolidge, English and woodrun were wounded,
General Glbbon slightly.
Lieutenant Bradley was the first man killed.
The messenger says that AFTER the troops failed
to capture the lodges the Indians moved thei