Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-31

! dispatches from which we hastily mad
up the CoURIER-ExrRAo Of 26th. Az
was necessarily incomplete and incorrect
: and rs 80 much request is made upon us TO
details. We conclude to anticipate our reg
y ular issue, aud have prepared the follow
ling from the mass of dispatches received
by us.-ED. COURIER
II BATTLE OF MUDDY CREEK.
Careful comparison of our data assure
US Of the general correctness of the up
pended account of this, probably. tn
most effective blow yet struck the hostlles
THE MARCH.
/ On the LIST inst. General Miles, with hi
detachment Of the ID Cavalry (,he Mon
tana column) and his companies of thu
5:h and 22d Infantry accompanied by
wagon train, left the OantcnmeCt, guided
by some lately -surrenderlng Chcy. nnes
The line of march was up Tongue Rive
81 miles, where packs were substituted
and the bull-train left to follow across tn,
country to the Rosebud, the point aimed
for. Three companies of Infantry wer,
left to escort this train, which followed
the day after departure of the command
The march continued night and day, tho
hostile village being discovered by the
Cavalry end Indian scouts on the 9Th. A,
8 p. m. halt was made, when two days
rations were issuel to officers and men
and packed upon their saddles, and after
general preparation the march was re.
sumed at 2 q. m. on the morning of the It'll
The location of the village was 8 miles up
Muddy Creek "a branch of the Rosebud),
about Is miles from the junction. point of
Terry and Crook last July.
NILES ESCAPE.
Reaching this point Gen. Miles ordered
the hOstilcs to surrende. the camp being
composed mainly of Sioux and Minnecon.
jous. The Chief, Lone Deer, advancing
and offering to shake hands with Miles he
$50 one of our accounts says) refused, and
turned to leave the Chief-another asserts
he accepted the offcr--at any rate, a mo-
ment after, Lone Deer aimed his gun and
firing at Miles, the latter escaped only by
falling over his horse. the shot instantly
killing his Orderly (of % Cavalry who
fell pierced through the heart. This out
rage opened the fight, as Miles immedl-
ateIy ordered q charge, with Instructions to
spare no one.
TIE TROOPS.
The column consisted of
CAVALRY.
Battalion 81 Cavalry, 275 strong, Capt
+. Ball in command, as follows:
F Company-Capt. Geo. L. Tyler. It.
A. N. Fuller.
G Company-Capt J. II. Wheelan.
H Comlany-Lieut. l.. H. Jerome.
i Company-Capt. Il. Norwood; Lieut..
S. T. Hamilton.
Adjutant-L:cut. G.. B. Schofie|d.
Quartermaster-Lieut S. r. Douglass
9th Infantry
Surgeon-P. Il. Brown.
INFANTRY
-Four Companies II, E, F and l. 22dI
Regiment.
Two Companies, II and B, 5lh Rcgi
strong.
Baird, Adjutant- General.
Douglass, O. NJ. G.; IL. Long, ADO
Mounted Infantry (5th) aud citizens. 27|
''rong, Lieut.. Casey commanding, with
'ne piece Of artillery.
THE ATTACK.
L'euts. Jerome and Casey, the first with
l Company, 2l Cavalry, al d the second
With a portion of his command. being
rdered to charge the village, did so with
rush. killing hostlles and capturing
he herd of about 500 ponies, utterly de
'oralizing the outfit. The charge was
lade directly through the village and
ack again without loss of q man. and|l
'nec's so all accounts agreed great credit I
pom Lieut.. Jerome, which will preat,v |r
r.t'fy his numerous friends IN Montana b
Inc squaws actively participated in the I
sn1' TWO In particular making indepen> 4,
ens charges against Infantrvmen is
no soon brought this performance {
an end by means of a brace 81
cartridges. The hostiles then {
~ TO the hills, IS the remainder of the D
'nmand came up and pissed through b
e now deserted yillsge-it then followed
e Indians over the terribly broken c,
un'iy' where many narrow escapes &C. g
FRED. and where charging on horseback o,
ON nil to hill, or diminishing on foot Idi
came necessary. Many escaped through
9 brush anu down the led of the Mud. ia
:, leaving everything behind them t..
a'le (says one Lottery the lately contest. |tb
Held was for time the scene of|or
overs OF bullets and hand-to hand to
nnicss-the battle raging from 4:3o to|or
|. m.
The retreating hostlles were followcd|S
the Cavalry 5 miles, when the pursuit.
5 abandoned, and the command again
'ched the train on the 9th. A heav
n fell during most of the time, adding tn
the difficulties of the occasion. bur all pa
counts concur in awarding highes of
use to all engaged in the fight. m
That night (9lh) the entire command ar
nped together. 1t was terrible night: ira
and picket firing continued until
Tight, and the worn men and animals an
'lrg no repose until the next Jay. laf
THE MANAGEMENT. bic
was complete surprise, the village CO..
ing no knowledge Of approach of the ira
ops until just before the opening of Ey
attack-and the managemont ~ a.. Ian,