Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1877-05-30
THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN.

Rapid hIaroh and Successful Attack
-Narrow1Eseape Of Gen. Miles, who
Came nsar being1 Another Victim
of Indian Tfeaohery-Death Of tho
Tfeacherous Chio&-Heavy Capture
OF Indian Ponies and Supplies
Interesting Notes from tho Frontier.
Some weeks ago Gen. Miles learned
through Indian sources, that there was a
large party Of Indians on the Rosebud
who refused to return to the agency and
who had jeered those who had determine
ed 70 surfe4der. hsaPing upon them in
breasts until they determined to see
whether the savage braggarts would kill
their squaWs and children and fight to
the last, as they threatened to do in case
the soldiers should come after them.
Accordingly, on the 1st of May, Ger.
Niles moved from the Cantonnent
with four companies of the I'd cavalry,
Ball, Tyler, Wheelan and Norwood,
Capt. Ball commanding battalion, four
companies Of the 2ad Infantry, Dickey's.
Roole's, Miner 'ssaad Cusick's, two COM
:panies OF the 9Th Infantry, Benefits
and Hargou's, and a detachment of
amounted Infantry selected from the 9Th
and 22d Inf, under 1t. Casey, 22d, with
1t. iGeo. w. Baird, Adj't 9Th Inf. and
A. A. A. G., 1t. o. F. Long, 5th In
fanty, Acting Engineer, 1t. Douglas,
7th Infantry. A. A. Q: NJ, and Doctors
Brown and Van Eman, medical officers,
and White Bull, a Cheyenne, and Hump,
Ia Sioux, guides. The command pro-
ceeded up Tongue River, and when
about sixty miles out Gen.s Miles
learned, through Indian sources, that
Lame Deer and Iron Star were .camped
tnear the Rosebud. He placed his train
under the protection of three companies
of Infantry. Bennett's..and Hargou's, of
the 9Th, and Miners of the 22d, and
taking with him the cavalry, mounted
infantry, and Dickey's, Poole's, and Gu
sick's companies of the 22d, relying upon
a pack train for transportation, the col
umn was headed for the Rosebud, and
moved rapidly in that direction. This
was on the 9Th Of May, the column leav-
ing Tongue River at Pm. The march
was continued until 30 A.N., when the
command rested until q AM, and the
march was resumed and continued until
f2 y. NJ. After rest of two: hours fox
Edinne the command was again put a
Enaotjon, 1.-The cavalrysand mounted infantry
under Gen. Miles, marching until P.
No zDickeY with the paek.trai following.
It will fbe seen that the march was a
long one, and of course it, was exhaust.
ing. Clrcuitous trails were made in order
to escape the observation Of the Indians;
stealthy marches through ravines and
winding around prominent points, occa-
sionally passing through bad 1ands,I being
the general rule. The men being worn
and the animals jaded, Gen. Miles gave
them an opportunity to rest until A. NJ
the next morning, realizing the disadvan-
tage he would be under if his men were
brought into action fatigued and discour-
aged =
Thcstwo scouts were sentforward and,
in the manner peculiar ito their tribe,
which enables them to see without being
seen, having covered the country with
their-eharp eyes for many miles around
they located, and as it proved, correctly,
the Indian village.
The command again moved at A. NJ.
and at three o'clock struck the Indian;
Greek, a tributary of the Rosebud. The
village was charged by the mounted ir-
fantry under It. Casey, supported by It.
Jerome of the ed cavalry, with Balls;
company, Ball being in command of the
battalion. This force rushed through
the-Village and captured about five hund-j
red ponies which were grazing below it,
while TyleIs, and NoraEood's eompanies|
Eof the 2dcavalry Here operating on the;
north sdeot the creek with q view to in-l
tercepting the fight OF the Indians in|
that direction. This battalion was sup-s
ported by Capt. WheelaRs company, and
in that part of the field 2 hot engage,
ment ensued, in which Lt Fuller, Of the
I'D fava!ry;~ was wosanded, ball
passing through the upper portion of the
breast near the shoulder. A hairs
breadth either way would have made LII
LFuueEssweund e mortal one, but the
EIiAtc1ant is rapidly recovering, and at
Etfiia dkte looks none the:Eo1se for his part
in the Indian war. Gen. Miles entire
loss was four killed and eight wounded,
all of the and cavalry:-0ne of. the four
was killed while guarding two pack
mules and met his fate like brave man
and true soldier as he was, though his
comrades when suddenly attacked, fed,
and the Indians captured about four thou
sand rounds of ammunition.
3 Fifteen Indians were left dead on the
Geld, including the. two chiefs, Lame
Deer and Iron Star. Five hundred
ponies, two hundred saddles, fifty car
bines, many Of these Henry rifles, seven
being found in one tepee, about fifty tons
of dried meat carefully packed, pack
load of beads, large number Of tepees,
robes, blankets, war bonnets, ETC., were
captured, and many Indians are known
to have been woundeds
Gen. Miles had given imperative orders
forbidding the harming of any women
and children, and caused his interpreters
to shout as they advanced, that AL who
surrendered would be protected. As he
advanced through the village Lame.
Deer. naked to the waist, made his way