The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-10-16
DEATH ON THE TRAIL
SEVERE ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE NEE PERCES.

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CHIcAao, October THE following
dispatch from General Miles was receiv.
ed here at II o'clock this evening, dated
headquarters district Of the Yellowstone,
camp near Bear Paw mountains, Octo-
Der 3D.:
General A. n Terry, Commanding Depart.
naent of Dakota: ~
This command moved rapidly to
Snake creek. striking the fresh trail of
the hostile Nez Perees, coming out of
the Bear Paw mountains, at 7 O'Clock
on the morning of the 30th We met
q sayprtseti thar camp at 9 so'clock,
capturing the larger part of their herd,
about 800 horses, mules and ponies
The engagement was quite severe and
the enclosed is list of our killed and
wounded. The Indians lost II killed
including Looking Glass and Joseph's
brother and three other chiefs, and forty
wounded. Joseph gave me his solemn
pledge yesterday that be would surren-
der, but did not, and they are evidently
waiting for aid from other Indians =
They say the Sioux are coming to their
aid They are closely invested in a
deep ravine, and are kept under Are To
take them by assault would cost many
lives may wear them out, and even
tually compel them to give up They
fight with more desperation than any
Indians that ever met believe there
are many villains in the village who ex
lpect to he hung when caught believe
there Is communication between this
camp and Sitting Bull, / have used ey-
cry effort to prevent junction. / am
expecting the companies with Sturgiss,
and will then endeavor to send the Sec.
nnd Cavalry companies to Benton. l
presume you don't wish them withdrawn
when surrounding the Nez Perces camp.
! intend to send my wounded to the
Missouri, and the captured stock to the
Yellowstone / would respectfully sug-
gest that information be sent 10 the
British authorities to prevent any por
ton of the Nez Perces tribe crossing
the line. or to disarm them should they
take refuge on English soil Can sap
plies be sent up the Milk river road for
the Second cayalry2 Please send me
any information or orders that should
govern my movements.
Very respectfully,
NELSON A MILES,
Commanding
KILLED Captain Owen Hale, Seventh
cavalry, commanding company X Sec
end Lieutenant Joseph w Biddle, com
pany K, Seventh cavalry First Sergeant
Otto Wilde, company K, Seventh cav
airy; Sergeants Mox. Meilke and Fl w.
Rachael, company K, Seventh cavalry
Privates William Whitelaw. Francis
Roth George Hendrick and Frank
Knapp, company X, Seventh cavalry
First Sergeant Michael Martin, compa-
ny D, Seventh cavalry; Sergeant James
NJ Albert, company d, Seventh cavalry I;
Privates Rander and Dnwsey, company
D, Seventh cavalry, First Sergeant, Geo.
McDermont, company A, Seventh cav.
airy; Otto Dersloo and private John E.
Cleveland, Lewis Kelly and Samuel Nc.
Intyre, company A. Seventh cavalry (;
private Irving. company 6, Second cav.
airy; private Richard NJ Preston, CON-
pany G, Fifth infantry; Corporal John
Haddo, company B, Fifth infantry pri.
vate Joseph Kaler, company l, Fifth in
fantry; Keonegan, company G, Fifth in.
fantry - $500
WOUNDED Capt Miles Naylor. Sew.
enth cavalry; Captain E s. Godfrey
Eighth cavalry; First Lieutenant and
Adjutant, G W Baird; Fifth infantry
Assistant Adjutant General; First Lieu
tenant, Henry Roneigh, Sixth infantry
Sergeant, John Nolan; Corporal, Mi
chael Delaney; Privates, P Allen, Mi
chael Murphy, VIM. H. Magee, John
Schermer, John Myers, John Schooner
Emil Taube and Charles Smith, compa
ny D, seventh cavalry; Sergeant Chas
h. Welch, Corporal John Quinn, Tfum
peter Thomas Herwoed, Blacksmith
Fred Dettlen. privates James Clark
John Curran, Uriah S Lewis, James S
johnson and David E Baker, company
A, Seventh cavalry; Sergeant Thomas
E Goodwin, Trumpter James E Chris
topher; priyates Daniel S Wright, How
ard Weaver, Thomas DeVenning, com
pany F, Second cavalry
Ilearn from the scout, Buckrum, who
brought General Miles dispatch, tina
the battle took place on Snake creek
about eight miles above its mouth. H,
thinks General Miles force consisted q
three companies of the Twenty-fourtt
cavalry, three of the Seventh cavalry
and eight of the Fifth infantry He al
80 thinks that none of the officers re
tported wounded are fatally injured :
General Sturgis, whose arrival Genera
Miles expected, must have with him tn,
seven companies of his regiment. Tn
three companies of the Second cavalr,
with General Miles were originally in
tended as an escort to the Commission
to meet Sitting Bull.
| fNoTE-The above was received a
midnight from Lieutenant General Sher
lidan. e5d FRENCH.
1 Death by ClOckWOrk.
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