The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-04
THE BA7TLEAT BIG HOLE.
Gallant Fight of Gibbon ,Vith the Nez Perce8
Howard Comes Up Too Late.
CHICAGO, September 10,

CHICAGO, September 49,
General Sheridan is in receipt of the
official report of the battle of Big Hole,
Montana, August 8, and ofthe operations
in that district preceding the battle. Col
onel Gibbon reflects severely on the in
habitants of Montana who sustained the
murderous Nez PerCes by trading off pro-
visions to them for stock stolen by them
from whites, thus prolonging their flight
and adding to the danger fpursuit. The
best estimate oftheir strength gave them
26O warriors, well armed and equipped. By
forced marches Gibbon came up with the
hostiles with command of17 officers, 1872
men and "a citizens The attack was
made late at night, the Indians being
completely surprised, but as they imme-
diately sought the bushes for shelter and
poured their volleysinto the troops as the
latter came into open ground they did
considerable execution. However, in
twenty minutes the whole camp was in
possession of the troops. The Indians, be-
ing driven out, still shot with deadly eff
feet at long range. By a change of base
shelter was obtained and retaliatory
firing was commenced with equal destruc-
ton of Indian life. The Indians, in the
meantime, had captured the howitzer,
which was coming under escort and on
mules backs. The two privates who were
with it fled, and left the officers to an un,
equal fight. During the day various STRAIT
oO; 90 Vunra am onIoya1 h,,t IL yroo olovo,
o'clock at night before the Indians final
ly withdrew. On the 1lth the dead we're
buried. General Howard came up that
day, but too late to render assistance. A
complete list is appended, showing 20
killed and 40 wounded. The burial party
reported SO dead Indians found on the
field and more found dead in a ravine
some distance from the battlefield. The
killed are as follows:
Company A. Captain William Logan,
Private John B. mith;iCompany B. First
Lieutenant James H. Bradley; Company
D. Corporals William H. Payne and Jacob |
Etsenhut and Musician Francis Gala
CHER; Company E. Private Matthew But
terly; Company F, Privates William D.
Pomeroy, James Mcclure; Company G, |
First Sergeant Robert L Edgworth, Ser
geant W. H. Martin, Corporals Dominick |
O'Conor and Robert E. Sale, Privates
James O'Brien and Gotleib Monz; Com
pany H Private McKinoles and L. Drake;
Company !, Sergeant Michael Hogan; Cor
porai Daniel McCaffrey, Private Herman
Broetz; Company K, First Sergeant Fred
erick Stautz, Musician Thomas Steneba-
ker, Artefcer John Klies. Second Cav
alry-Company L, Sergeant Edward
Page,
Among the wounded are John Gibbon,
Seventh Infantry, Company A; First Lieu
tenant G. A. Cotlidge, Private James G.
Lehmer, Lorenzo D. Rrown, Company D;
Sergeant Patrick 0. DAILY, Corporal John
Musician Timothy Cronin, Pri
Vate J. Keys, Company E; Sergeant Will
liam Wright, Sergeant James Bell, Com
oany F; Captain Constant Williams, Ser
,eant w. W. Wilson (died August 29),
Corporal Christian Sultman, Private
George Bsnghast, James Busk, Company
|; First Lieutenant W. L. English (died
lugurt 1917 Private Patrick Fallon, Joseph
DeVass, Company K; Second Lieutenant
}. A. Woodruff, Matthew Devine. The
,itizens, volunteers, killed were L, @. Ell
lott J. Armstrong, David Morrow, Alvin
lockwood and Campbell Mitchell; woun.
led citizens were Myron Lockwood, Otto
Iyford, Jacob Baker and William Ryan.
1. s. Bostwick, the Post guide, was kill
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