The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-12

-NtL IeECes CdLuD lnJeDO 10 Seflu III y
wounded to the Missouri. and captured
stock TO the Yellowstone. would
respectfully suggest that information
be sent to the British authorities to
prevent any portion of the Nj Perces
tribe crossing the line, or 10 disarm
them should they take refuge on En-
glish soil. Can supplies be sent up the
Milk River road for the 2i Cavalry
Please send me any Information or or
ders that should govern my move
msnrs. Very respectfully,
Your obedieDt servant,
NELSON A MILES,
Colonel 5th Infantry Regiment, Brevet
Major, U. s. A, commanding"
KILLED
Capt. Owen Hale, 7th Cavalry, CON-
manding Company K
Second Lieut.. Jos. w. Biddle, 9TH
Cavalry, Company X
First Sergt Otto Wilde, Company
K, 9TH Cavalry.
Sergts. Max Meilke and II. w. Rach
ael, Company X. 7th Cavalry.
Privares William WhiteIaw, Francis
Roth. Ge, rye Hen rick, and Frank
Knapp, Company K. 9TH Cavalry.
First Sergt Michael Mar in, Com
pany d, 7rh Cavalry.
Sergt James II Albert and Privates
Rahder and Dawsey, Company D. 9TH
Cavalry
First Srrseant Geo. .McDermott, Com
p my A, z h Cavalry.
n,r. D...Io.- D.;,-, 81,
John E Cleveland. Lewis Kelly, and
Samuel Mcintyre, Company A, 9TH
Cavalry.
Private Irving, Company G 7th Cav
airy.
Private Richard III. Peseholt, Com
pany g, 5lh Infan ry.
Corporal John tiaddo, Company b,
5rh Infantry.
Priva'e Joseph Kaler, Company 1,
5th Infantry.
Keohesan, Company C, 5th Infantry.
WOUNDED
Capt. Miles Maylor, 7th Cavalry
Capt E Godfrey, 9TH Cavalry.
First Lieutenant and Adiutant q.
w. Baird, 5th Iufantry, Acting Adiu
tant General.
First Lieutenant Henry Romeyn, 5th
Infantry
Company K. 7th Cavalry-Sergeant
John Nolan, Corporal Michael Delany.
Privates Peter Allen Michael Murphy,
William H. Magee, John Scnmerer.
john Myers, John Schorer, Emil Taube,
and Charles Smith.
Company d, 7th Cavalry-Sergean
Chas HI. Welcb, Corporal John Quinn.
Trumpeter Thos. Harwood, Black
smith Frederick Derrlein, Privares
James Clark, John Curran, Uriah s.
Lewis, Jas. 8. johnson, and DAVID f.
Baker
Company A, 7th Cavalry-Sergeant
Thos f. Goodman. Trumperer James
E. Christopher, Privates Daniel s
Wright, Howard Weaver. Tbos. Den
wing, Chas. Miller, Michael Gilbert,
Geo. w. Savage, Private Jas. Farrell
Company F, 2i Cava!ry-Private
John Ferrons.
Company D, 9Th Infantry-Sergeant
Jos. Cable, Private Louis Gensler. Pat
rick McCann. John Andrews, and
Nicholas B. Ward.
Company |, 5rh Infantry-Sergeant
Geo Krsger, Musician Jessie O'N.al.
and Private Samuel Horgsn.
Company g, 5th Infantry-Second
Glass Hospital; Steward, Jean Baptiste
Gallenne.
Company II. 9TH Cavalry-Sioux In
dian-Hump Cheyenne Indian, White
Wolf.
l learn from the scout Bucknum,
who brought Gen. Miles dispatch,
that the battle took place on Shake
Creek, about eight miles above its
mouth. He thinks that Gen. Miles
force consisted OF three companies of
the I'd Cavarly, three of the 9TH Cav
arly, and eight of the 5rh Infantry.
He also thinks that none of the officers
reported wounded are fatally injured.
G-n. StugIs, whose arrival Gen. Miles
must have with him seven
of his regiment. The three
compani-s of the I'd Cavalry with Gen.
Miles were originally intended as au es.
cOrt to the Commission to meet Sitting
Bull. (NoFR The above was receiF-
ed ut midnight from Lieutenant Geuer-
al p. II Sheridan.
PORTION OF COLONEL
MILLS RkPoKT OF THE BATTLE
CHICAGO. Oct 8. The concluding
portion of the report of Colonel Miles
of the engagement with Joseph's band,
the first CT which was sent Friday
night, has just come in, the wires hav
ing '-een repaired. 1t is as follows:
TO keep the companies with him an
other escort was provided. This es-
cort will now be used to convey a train
of wagons which will leave iu tie morn
ing for Snake creek with supplies. l
have assumed the responsibility of no
tifyi e Colonel Nc Led, the commits
sioner of the Canadian police, OF the
81 uation, aud OF Inviting his attention
10 rhe Importance OF preventing Sit
ting Bull and his followers from cross
ing the line.
A. H. TERRY. Biigadier."
REPORT THAT CHIEF JOSEPH WAS CAP
TURED But EXCHANGED
CHICAGO. .Ocr 9.-Tbe 1Tibune's spe
cial from Fort Benton, Montaua, dated
October 5th, says the scout who
brought the report of the late fight be
tween Joseph's band aud the United
States troops. states that Joseph WAS a
/ Lrisoner in Miles hands, but was eI
changed for Lieutenant Jerome, of the
Second Cavalry. who had been cap
iured by the Indians. The story needs
The NRz PERCEs UNDER JosEPH SUI
RRNDER To Col. NELSON.
CHICAGO. Oct. 9.-The following dis
patch was just received at the head
qua ters of the District OF the Yellow
stone:
CAME On EAGLE CHEEE. II. T. Oct. =