Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-29


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of MS when theyzcharged wefell back,
and stood for a moment facing each
ThentheRIndians4yot courage,s
and started for them in agsolid body.
We went but d little distancewhen we
spread out and encircled them. All
the time could see Their officers riding
in frontand her them shouting to their
men. It was in thisehHfgeB that
MOST .oFsTHE ansDIANs WERE KILLED.
Weslost 1856 killed and .166 wounded.
!, WE s,yf sP Psa; " W tbs party right there
[Gen. Shsfidan fsofthe opinion that
Red Horse meant to say that one hun
bred and thirty-six were killed and n
hundred and sixty were wounded dur
ing the entire engagement, and not in
any one particular charge-7-Eds Times.
"Thesfroops up the river made the
first attack, skirmishing. Alittle while
after the fight commenced with the
troops below the village While
the latter fghtawas going on we poste.t
some Indians to prevent the other COM
mand from forming q junction. Some
of the young mens took the clothing off
the dead and dressed themselves in it.
There was several men among them
who had citizens clothing. They went
up and attacked the other command
that way. Both banks Of the river were
very steep and difficult of ascent. Many,
of the troops were killed while crossing.
When they GOT or the hill they made
some Kind Of fighting works, and the
fight was then carried ON alta dis
lance the young men sometimes charg-
ing close up. The fight continued at
long range until the walking soldiers
came. This was. General Terry's col
umn, which arrived at a point near the
battlefield on the night of the goth of
June.-Ed. Iames,l There are many
little incidents connected with this
fight, but / don't recollect them nows T
don't like to talk about that Fl 2ht. III
hear any of my people ialking about it
! always move away. .ra
"We kept moving all summer, the.
troops being always after us. They
stopped following us near the mouthof
Powder River.
"AFTER a GREASY GRASS CREEK
.es.., r FIGHT,
we all moved east until We came near
Slim Buttes. The Indians decided after
this fight that there was nothing to be
gained by fighting two large bodies of
troops, but that there was something
gained by having them follow us until
their horses gave out, for then they
could do us no harm. When the two
commands divided we made a stand for
one of them, but for some reason they
passed US and did not attack US. left
the main camp then with 4S lodges and
campedsa at Slim Buttes. There | was
attacked by the TROOPS. 1t was early in
the morning, still dark, and missing.
We wereran asleep. The first we knew
we were. fired upon. We caught up
what arms we couidsind in the dark,
the. women taking the children andhid-
ing among the rocks. We gatheredu up
q few horses and put our families on
them and went TO the main camp, about
aday's Journey distant, where we told
what had happened. A large body of
young men went out in pursuit, These
troops were from the Platte. We were
coming inshere to stay-to give our
selves up, the anne as we have done
noW-When WI were attacked. 81
SEVEN OF MY People WERE KILLED
and four wounded that time. Some of
my horses were shot. ~Thestroops cap
tured all our lodges and all our buffalo
robes, and we had a great many. They
took alive had. The main body then
left Slim Buttes and travelled along a
northwest course until they reached the
Yellowstone, where they camped a lit
tie below the mouth of Tongue River.
Before they arrived there i left to go on
a hunt, ard remained away fifteen days.
When l joined again the main camp
vas on Tongue River"