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

and most comple'e victory yet gained owe
the hostiIes during the Sioux campaigl
(which was commenced more than y.a
ago. The GOODNESS and gallantry dis
played by both officers and men is worth
Of The highest commcndaiiOD. and the q
Cavalry may we'll be proud to add to it
splendid record the recent brilliant sue
cess of the Fort Ellie Battalion.
BY order of CAPTAIN BALL.
OHA>. B. ScHOFrKLD,
I'd 1t, "a Cavalry, Battalion Adjutant
| CASUALTIES.
We regret necessity of recording re
|sulting casualties, as follows:
KILLED.
F Co.. Priyatcs Msrtindale. ant
Glakowsky;-h Co., Privates Loneys ant
Schrenger. All of 2I Cavalry.
WOUNDED.
Lieut.. Fuller, slightly In right shoulder
IF Co.. Privatcs O'Flynn. Jones ant
Fryer (dangerously);-G Co., Private'
Ryan and Jeffers;- Co., Private Gil
more dangerously; L Co., Private
Wilkes. All of I'd Cavalry. Sixteen
horses were also killed.
INDIAN LOSSES.
The hosti!es suffered severely in killed
and wounded, losing Lone Deer (Chief)
Head Soldier (chitf warror), and Iron
Star (chief medicine m my, besides a,
least AZ warriors killed (somc of whom
were left upon the field), and as many
more wounded and carried off.
THE CAMP
consisted of 81 lodges of Sioux and
MinneconjoCs commanded by Lone Deer
Head Soldier and Iron Star, and was a
regular depot of meat, ponies, arms end
camp utensils and equipage of every kind.
THESE INDIANS HAD BEEN INTO TONGUE
RIVER,
in part, at least; which fact was Prov en-
by capture of material they had receive !
at the Cantonment. It IS evident (so
writes one of our correspondence they
were the renegades of all the bands, and
were doubtless the nucleus of all the non
surrcndering hostiles. This letter con.
cludes thus: 1T is the general opinion
here that this camp was forming with
hostile intent, and that had it not been
broken-up we should soon have had very
strong body of determined and well. sup
piled Indians to deal with.''
CAPTURES.
The amount of property captured and
destroyed was immense-wc have list in
our possession (made upon the tield) emu
merating 500 Tor more) ponies, SO lodges,
bales of clothing, 500 Tor more) pounds
Of tobacco, 3 bales of blankets, at least %
wagon loads, $4,000 lbs, of dried meat,
several 45 Cal. carbincs, Winchester's and
many army pistols, besides large quantities
Of ammunition, Indian trinkets and
frying pans. tin. ware, ETC. ETC..
\ 9TH Cavalry horse and army accountre-
mcnts probably stolen from Gus er or
some Post. and many other things. too
numerous to mention. In fact, it was q
cleanup of the most disastrous
kind.
AN INCIDENT CAPT. J. NJ. wHEELAN.
Capt. Wheclan, 81 Cavalry, had the
honor of shooting the attempted assassin
IT Gen. Miles. This chief wounded
private Jeffers and was taking second aim
when Capt Whcclan, drawins his pistol,
shot him through the head, and relieved
lin of the necessity Of drawing additional
atoms of the United States.
pREsENr SJrr,rYoy
When the courier eft for Bozeman
apt Ball with his i companies of 2d
cavalry and con. panies ii and l of 22I /
infantry, and 3 irch gun, was Occupying
he attIc.field. awaiting further orders.
Companies 3, F, G, andI, of the 9Th In.
dntry, had been mounted upon the cap
ured stock, which was in fine condition
nd of
AR SUPERIOR NATURE ID ANY YET SUR
RENDERED
On the 18th Gen. Mills and escort re
nrned 20 the Oantonment, where q fur
her movement of great Importance will:
e inauguratei.
The pRo.pycr.
A letter written as after the fight and
anded the courier, CORPORAL G wharf, 5th |:
'fantry. just Us he was starting for
ozeman. confirms the fear suggested in
ST weeks COURIER thai the hostiles haye|
zen playing game and that the cam
'ign is by no means over. 1t states: II
ID concarred in the opinion general At
e Cantonment that the war is over and
at all the hostlles with exception of
ting Bulls camp and one OF 30 lodges q
mich formed part of cur late foe) had
rendered, but have changed my mind
nay, of course, be mistaken, but nv 6
essen: opinion is that Of all whose ideas 81
We been expressed"
Ten. Miles is highly spoken of bv our .
active, enterprisino
nerous, and brave to fault; and his
rsoral command as efficient and splen-
lily differed.
Proud Of the brave fellows who have
len, and envious Of those who bear the
cars OF battle" we congratulate and I
INK the little army which is protectinpI
frontier at time when it may be said|
De SO doing without money and with. n
price. !"
'IRIT OF TERRITORIAL
PRESS.
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