Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-31
OFFICIAL REP0RT
Later Details.

General Br;sbin has recc,voa ,...,
'"S u"'S' which in the main subs,.n,;s,.
our own report-we are under oh,;r..:
TO him for the same: s"''on
THE COMMAND
'ett Tongue River Cantopmen, m a.. ,
ol may ana marched up Tongue so mile.
where the train was parked. Tho oon,
mana then took pack animals viii -.
days rat''ns and crossed over on the 5,h
from tongue River to Rosebud. strik;ne
u near where the forces of Gents Tsrr.
ana CROOK formed a junction last Yea
ne march was made through drencbine
rain. On the 9th the command moved us
'Soscoud and encamped at s D. ~ Or
'ne morning of the 9Th of May it movef
lat i:5o a, m. t. attack the hostile vi,,.,,
which had been discovered on Little Mud
dy' small tributary OF Rosebud.
NODE OF ATTACK.
Gen'l Miles commanded in ner.,,, a.,
cavalry Battalion being under the com,
mard OF Captain Edward Ball, ID Cavalry
The disposition made for the attack wa,
as follows: II company I'd Cavalry. and
detachment mounted Infantry ard scout,
under Lieut.. jerome, had the advance ID
were to charge the village and secure tn,
herd; F and G companies, I'd Cavalry
were depIoyed across the Little Mudd,
valley; l. company, 81 Cavalry, deployed
in rear of F and G as reserve.
The Indians had just turned out thei,
herd to Craze when they discovered the
advance of Lieut.. Jerome. They mad,
every effort to recover it, but were Toe
late, Jerome dashing down upon them
and driving them back through the vii
isge. The herd was then secured and
driven to place of safety.
by this time F, G, and L companies
had come up. and were ordered to charge
the hills where the Indians had taken
refuge. They advanced in the face of a
Calling fire from behind every rock and
trce-F company having the right, L the
centre and G the left. The hills range
to the left, and as companies F and L ad
vanced driving the Indians, they were
met by company G, which in few mo
ments inflicted a terrible loss on them.
The Indians broke and fled to the hills
pursued by the Cavalry. After following
4 miles, the Cavalry returned to the vii.
lage.
THE RESULT
The Indians left 40 dead on the field,
among them both their chiefs, Lame Deer
and Red Elk. There we're 81 lodges in
the village, containing some 800 warriors
An immense amount of provisions and
stores were found. and over 20 tons of
dried buffalo meat.
TEH GREAT MEDICINE NAN
of the village was killed and his body
secured by the troops. Lame Deer was
killed by Private Davis, Company F. I'd
Cavalry, who took off his war bonnet and
presented it to Gen. Miles. Captain
Wheelan killed the chief, Red Elk, who
had just fired at soldier, and was raising
his gun 10 fire again. The captured herd
between 400 and 500 ponies.
better animals than are generally found
in the hands of Indians. The village was
burn d, and all the stores destroyed. All
reports agree in saying that nothing could
excerd the
GALLANTRY OF TIE OFFICERS AID MEN
Of the Fort Ellis Battalion, and General
Miles praises them without stint. The
victory gained by the 81 Cavalry was
of the most complete, in.
deed, in the annals of Indian warfare
This body of Indians is left utterly d s!i
tu.e and in q starving condition. Those
VITO go: away escaped only with their
lives, and can never recover from tLc:r loss
in the battle of May 9TH.