Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-11
The Indian War.

DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN GEN. MILES
COMMAND AND THE BAND OF CHIEF 20
sEPH.
News from Chicago of Oct. Sth states
that Gen. Sheridan has Just received the
following:
ST PAUL, Oct. THE following dis
patch was received by me here at II
o'clock this evening:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE VEL
LoWsToNE, CAMP NEAR THE BEAR Paw
MOUNTAINS, Oct. s, 1S77.-Genegm 4. II.
Terry, Commanding Department of Dakota
GENERAL: This command moved rap
idly to Snake creek, striking the fresh
trail Of the hostile Nez Perces, coming
out of Bear Paw mountains, at S o'clock
on the 30th. We met and surprised the
camp at o'clock. capturing the larger
part Of their herd, about 900 horses,
mules and ponies. The engagement
list OF our killed and wounded The In
dams lost seventeen killed, including
LoOking-Glass and Joseph's brother,
three other chiefs, and forty wounded.
Joseph gave me his solemn pledge yes
terday that he would surrender, but
did not, and they are evidently
waiting for aid from other Indians.
They say that the Sioux are coming to
their aid They are closely invested in
some deep ravines and kept under fire.
To take them by assault would cost
many lives. / may wear them out and
eventually compel them to give up.
They fight with more desperation than
any Indians | have ever met. I believe
there are many escaped Williams in the
village who expect to be hung when
caught. | believe there is communica-
ton between the camp and Sitting Bull,
and have used every effect to prevent
a junction. [ am expecting the COM
panies with Sturgis up, and will then
endeavor to send the Second cavalry
companies to Benton. [ presume you
do not wish them withdrawn when sur
rounding the Nez Perces camp. in
tend to send my wounded to the Mis-
souri, and the captured stock to the
Yellowstone. [ would respectfully sug-
gest that information be sent to 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 sup
plies be sent up the Milk river road for
the Second cavaly? Please send me
any information Or orders that should
govern my movements. Respectfully,
your obedient servant.
NELSON A. MILES,
Colonel Fifth Infantry, Brevet Major
General
United States Army commanding
KILLED.
Capt. Owen Hale, seventh cavalry,
commanding company K.
SecondLieut. J. w. Biddle, seventh
cavalry, company X.
First-Sergt Otto Wilde, company K,
seventh cavalry
Sergeants Max Meilke and H. w.
Rachael, company X, seventh cav
airy.
Privates William Whitelaw, Francis
Roth, George Hurdick, and Frank
Knapp, company K, seventh cavalry.
First-Sergt Michael Martin. company
d, seventh cavalry.
Sergt. J. NJ. Albert, company d, sew
enth cavalry.
Privates Rauder and Dawsey, com
pany d, seventh cavalry.
First-Sergt. George McDermott, com
pany A, seventh cavalry.
Sergt. Otto Denslow, company A,
seventh cavalry.
Privates John E. Cleveland, Lewis
Kelly, and Samuel Mcintyre, company
A, seventh cavalry.
Private Irving. company G., second
cavalry.
Private Richard NJ. Pescholt, com
pany &, fifth infantry
Corporal John Haddo, Company B,
Fifth Infantry
Private Joseph Kahler, Company [,
Fifth Infantry
K. O'Hegan, Company c, Fifth In
fantry.
WOUNDED.
Capt. Miles Moylan. Seventh Cavalry.
Capt. E. S. Godfrey, Seventh Cavalry.
First Lieut.. and Adit G. W. Baird,
Fifth Infantry
First Lieut. Henry Romeyn, Fifth In
fantry.
Company X, Seventh Cavalry -Sergt.
John Nolan, Corporal Michael Delany,
Privates Peter Allen, Michael Murphy,
William H. Moger, John Schmerer,
John Myers, John Schaner, Emil Taube,
and Charles Smith.
Company D, Seventh Cavalry -Sergt.
H. Welsh, Corporal John Quinn, Trum-
peter Thomas Herwood, Blacksmith
Frederick Dettlein, Privates James
Clark, John Curran, Uriah s. Lewis,
James H. Johnson, and David E. Ba-
ker.
Company 4, Seventh Cavalry-Sergt
| Thomas E. Goldman, Trumpeter James
| E. Christopher, ,Privates DavidS S. Wright
Howard Weaver, Thomas DENYING, Chas
Willer, Michael Gilbert, Geo. W. Savage
James Farrell
/ Company F. Second Cavalry-Private
John Persons.
Company D, Fifth Infantry -Sergt
James A. Cable, Privates Louis Gensler
Patrick McCanna, John Andrews and
Nicholas B. Ward.
Company l, Fifth Infantry-Sergt
/ Geo. Krager, Musician Jesse O'Neil, and
Private Daniel Hogan.
Company G, Fifth Infantry-Second
class hospital stewart Jean Baptiste Gal
lenne
Sioux Indian Hump.
Cheyenne indian White w If.
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