The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
GIBBONS BATTLE.
A Desperate and Successful
Fight Against Almost
OyerWhel Ginning
Odds.


4 dispatch was received by Gen.
Terry at Department Headquarters this
afternoon from Gen. John Gibbon, Col
onel of Seventh Infantry, commanding
the District of Montana, dated near Big
Hole Pass, August 9th, as follows:
"Surprised the Nez Perces camp here
this morning. Got possession OF it after
hard light, in which both sides lost heavi-
". Capt. Logan and Lieut.. Bradley were
killed. Myself Captain Williams, Lieuts.
Coolidge, Woodruff and English wounded,
the last severely. OlEBoN,
fSignedA Col. Commanding.
AS nearly as can be made out, at Gen.
TeTy's Headquarters, fourteen or
fifteen officers were engaged, and
nearly or quite one-half were killed or
wounded The companies engaged
were A, D, +, G, l, and Is,
The force engaged would thus be one
hundred and fifty men.
The following dispatch from Gen. Glib
bon to Gen. Terry, forwarded by courier
to Deer Lodge, and thence telegraphed to
st. Paul, was received at Department
Headquarters this morning. Being dated
at the scene of the battle, and two days
after. it shows that the sen Rational dis
patches forwarded by the Associated Press
from Helena Saturday night were more
sensational than true. GibbOn may not
have remained in the Indian village, but
it was only natural that he should choose
, some cleaner spot for his camp and in
making the selection be governed by con-
sideration for his wounded. About one
third of his force appears to have been
wounded in the fight of the 9th, and this
!. would be enough Of itself tc
compel the command to halt and te
s confine it pretty closely to its camp. l
g NAV be seen by the tenor of this dispatch
D that the Indians have fled The numbe
of Indian dead found on part of the bat
;, tlefield makes it almost certain that tn
y Indian loss was three or four times NOR
e than Gibbons And it is certainty no
p ONLY that brave Gen. Gibbon aud his gal
liant command have fought one of the mos
g desperate battles in our record OF India
waee. but it is also certain that they hav
/. won a very important victory, breakin
} the strength of the hostiles and PRACTICAL
putting an end to the Nez Perces war.
a The telegram is as follows:
Dc I0Y NJ r Anr II
To Brig. Gen. Terry. Commanding Depar
ment. ST. Paul, MINI.
Nv loss in the battle of the 9th was seve
20 officers and fifty-three men killed an
fit wounded. am satisfied II
ed Indians suffered much NOR
a. for the surprise was complete and mar
- were killed in the tepees or running on
b. Forty dead Indians were counted On abo
C half the battle field.
IS Howard has Just arrived, and l belle
! eI he can catch them again. As soon as q
~ command comes up and can get the se
n vices of doctor, propose to move
nd Deer Lodge and take most of our wound
he to Shaw. They are all doing we'll, but
ns' fear Lieut. English is MORALLY hurt.
81, [Signedl GIDEON,
m Commanding
nd Especial Telegram to the Dispatch.l
IN HELENA, M. T., Aug. 12.-Dispatcf
or of the 18th from Glen Gibbon state til
.ha the supply train and camp was not c.
ext tured as at first reported. Gibbons los
ad are: Killed. Capt. Logan, Lieuts. Brad
re- and Bostwick, and seventeen men and
ing citizens Wounded: Gen. Gibbon, "a
the Williams, Lieuts. Cooledge,. Wooor
the and English, the latter seriously.
y IL. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-The foiie
L .n ing dispatch has been received az niiii
~ ~ headquarter this city:
,a-e HEADQUARTERS DEPT. COLUMBIA
The IN FIELD; GIBBONS BATTLE FIELD,
the VALLEY OF BIG HOLE, n. L. Aug IL.
her. To the Adjutant General Military Dep
Ie1r ment of the Pacific, San Francisco:
nan Reached Gen. Gibbon at 10 a. m. to-
xe a He assaulted the Indians at daylight OF
and 9th, iniictlng great losses upon %
vail. His own casualties were seven ONO
lrht fifty men and ten citizens Gen GlD'
t SO is wounded but not seriously Inc
axes plies were not cut of as reported. !
the bon's command is in the best OF spl
rmIy The last Of the Indians lett last nlgn'