Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-22
BIG HOLE BATTLE.
Sixty Of General Gibbons Command Killed
and Wounded.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GEN oIBBoN
AND GEN. HOWARD.

ana wounded
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GEN oIBBoN
AND GEN. HOWARD.
WASHINGTON, August 13.-The fol-
lowing telegroms in relation IN the
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rerces lhdlahs were received al inc
War Department this morning;
aHEADouARTERs MILITARY DIVISION
OF THE PACIFIC, SAN FRANoIsco CAL.
August 12.-T6 the Adjutant General,
Wdshinqton, d. G.. The following has
just been received from General How
ard. dated Trail Creek. Big Hole Can.
non, Montana Territory, August 10
Colonel Gibbon with about 200
men attacked tho Indian camp in Big
Hole basin at dawn yesterday. He
seems to have hrd considerable success
at first but the Indians fought him all
day. Several men from the battle
field met me here, eighteen miles dis
tant, and they say that there are at
| least fifty soldiers killed and wounded
CAPTAIN Logan and Lieutenant Brad.
lev are reported killed and Colonel
Gibbon slightly wounded. The dis
tapce from Missoula 10 the battle. field
Is about 1875 miles, Have pressed
every nerve to overtake Gibbon, who
had iour davs the start of me from
Corvallis Montana.
81 pushed forward with A small es.
cort to-dav. making 81 miles leaving
NV command 10 follow
III hone 10 rive Gibbon valuable as
sistonce bv to.morrow with INV Cav.
nlrv and fiftv Infantry in WAGONS
HowARp.
"Bricadier General Commanding De.
nayfment of Columbia
nTbc Cavalry with Howard consists
Of fonr comno1ies nnder Major San.
ford M'DowrIru
General MpDowell also forwarded
the following telegram inst received
hv him from General Howard
aSAN FpANcIsco CAI. Aucust 10
1s77-T6 he Adtaanf General of he
Army WosLjnoton d q The follow.
ing Just received from Gibbons battle
field:
"Reachod General Gibbons at ten
o'clock q. m, to-day.
ale assalled the Indians at daylight
of the 9th and inflicted great loss upon
them. His own casualties are seven
officers, tiity-thrce men and ten volun-
teers. General Gibbon is wounded,
but not seriously.
supplies are not cut off as reported.
Gibbons command is in the best spirits.
The last OF the Indians left last night.
Shall continue the pursuit as soon as
my command is up. HOWARD,
Brgadier General Commanding
HELENA, Montana, August l3.-The
following are the names, as far as as
certained, Of the killed in the Indian
fight on the Big Hole on the 9TH lnst4
in which the Seventh Infantry was
engaged Oilicers- Captain Logan
Lieutenant Bradley and the Fort shaw
scout. named Bostwlck' Company i
Sergeant Hogan, Corporals hCaiirey
ana Edgworth, sergeant Marulh' oor'
porals Sayies ana oOonnor ana pr
vate obrlen' Company h-Sergeah'
Stortz' Inc courier couid g'Ve h'
further names. -,
CHICAGO, August lo'-7Ine %ioilow %
ing dispatch was received at MILITARY
headquarters To-Day; :,
DIG HOLE rAss, august l-M
loss IN thc pattio OF the oln was sever
ofheers ana hity'tnree men, kllieu an'
wounueu. alh s"'lsneu sn". .n0 ~
diahs suffered mucn more lor eno sur
PRISE was compete anu many wer'
killeu 10 ,ne 'epecs on running ou'
forty ueaa ihuians were coun.eu Ir ~ y
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