The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-10-19
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hnvr bccn exhausted and enr.
r'nl.r have t~~,mc imperative.
TN tl,r fourth hay " tin flgls
Joseph raised shc white hAg for lhc tllirl
time. and, through m interpreter who
NslvAnccd toward thc camp, of1rrrl III
surrender, provided they wrrr allowed
~ keep their gums. Miles acnt wur,l
back TINT hc ms.Ht eNrrrshlcr without any
reserve, anil thc battle wMs takcn ri,
agMin. The white flag was displayed
agHin TN the iiflh anil last day II the "a.
gagcmcnt. when Joseph apInnrsl In
froht ~ his lines nnd advanced to meet
ucn. Miles, ~ whom hc rendered hix
gnn. lic wna followed BY sixty warriors
who Mlno turned over their Arma
and .shook l,And~ with Milcs M
they passcsl. When The trooI,~ cntcrr,l
tho rillc.pitS forty warriors were ,liscov.
cred disabled BY wounds. They were
removed 10 thu camp hospital, and rc.
ccivcd MI the attention which waa giycn
~ thc troops The number II Indians
killed II not known, =. they had alrcasly
bMriNl tllcir slcMal. II Ii supposed that
they Lost MI equal number with the
Sioux. Ocn. Miles left n noon ycsscr.
tlny for Tongue river, taking with him
his dead and wounded and tho surrun-
dcrrxl band. Gen. Bturgia dill not arrive
IN time ~ take hand In thc fight. and
the glory u tho magnificent attack rests
with Miles.
"Ncn. Howard viii, MI cncort ii seven.
teen Mcn arrived On tile field on the
morning II thu surrender. His presence
there was not mn,lcrrtoosl, an,l hc made
nO nttmpt ~ assume command. liz lrit
lis small force ri infantry 10 thc Ms.
.o,iri river, anl with llis small escort VI
eavnlry proceeded to the .ccnc IL battlc.
The intrencl,Incnts occupied Ivy the In.
slinns wcrr admirably constructed fcr Il
defense They occupied In MI over nv,
ritte.pitH, which communicated with ench
otlicr. NJ TINT assistance would bc rrn.
,lcrcd II necessary. The sqlaws fought
by thu wnrriorx, took csrc nj the wound
cd, nnd buried the .lcAd. When the
history II tl,e unparalleled mnrch of the
Nek lcrrH !. written tlioy will lN ~.
credited with grcat gnllantry In tho field
md wonderful humanity. Their slc-
fennp could mt hnye tNN.f, exerilnl bv
my boly VI men, nor their generosity.
Hcven wounded men lying under thc In.
trcnchmcnt~ during the entire bMtlIe
live 10 corroborntc this. They tOok
away tho gums and ammunition from tie
disabled troopx. hut dill not Offer ~ mo
lest Them"