The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-08
~ EZ PERCES.
Surprised by General Miles.
Indian Loss Seventeen Killed and
Forty Wounded; GEN. Miles, Loss
Twenty-Five Killed and Forty
five Wounded.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
CHICAGO Oct. 8.-General A. II. Ter
ry, commanding the Department OF
Dakota, has received letter from Mel.
son A. Miles, Colonel Filth Infantry
Brevet Major, U. 8. A., stating that on
the 3Jth his 9 mmand struck the fresh
trail of the Nez Perces, coming out oil
the Bear Paw Mountains. They sur
prised the camp, capturing six hundred
horses, mules and ponies. The en-
gagernent was severe one. The Indians
lost seventeen killed, including ''Look-
Ing Glass" and Joseph's brother and
three other chiefs, and forty wounded.
General Miles lost the following killed :
Captain Owen Hale, Seventh Cavalry, COM
manning Company X.
Second Lieutenant Jos. w. Biddle, Seventh
Cavalry, Company X.
First sergeant Otto Wilde, Company X, Sew
enuh Cavalry.
Sergeants Max Mallke and Ii. W. Rachael.
Company X. seventh Cavalry.
Prlvatcs William Whltclaw, Francis Roth,
George Hendrick and Frank Knapp, company
X, Seventh Cavalry.
FIRST Sergeant M lchael Martin, COMPANY d.
Seventh Cavalry.
Sergeant James W. Albert, and priyates
Rander and Dawsey, Company d, Seventh
Cavalry.
lrst Sergeant Geo. Mccermott, Company
A, seventh Cavalry.
Sergeant Otto Derslow, and priyates John
Il. Cleve: and. Lewis Kelly and samuel McIn
tyre, Company A, Seventh Cavalry.
Private irving, Company G, Second Cavalry.
Private Richard W. Peseholt, Company Z,
Fifth Infantry.
Corporal John Haddo, Company B. Fifth III
tantry.
Private Joseph Kaler, Company l, Fifth In
fantry.
Private keohegan, Company &. Fifth In
fantry.
THE WOUNDED.
Captain Miles Malon, Seventh Cavalry.
Captain E. =. Godfrey, Seventh Cavalry.
First Lieutenant anu Adjutant &. W. Baird,
Fifth Infantry, A. A. General.
First Lieutenant Henry Romeyn, Fifth In
fantry.
Company X, Seventh Cavalry-sergeant John
Nolan, Corporal Michael Delany, priva es Pc
ter Allen, Michael Murphy, VIM. Ii. Magee,
John Myers, John Schooner, Emil Taube and
Charles Smith, John Schmerer.
Company D. seventh Cavalry-sergeant
Charles II. 'Welch, Corporal John Qmnn,
Trumpeter Thomas Herwood, Blacksmith
Frederick Dettlein, prlvates James Clark,
John Curran, Uriah 8. Lewis, james $. John :
son and David Z. Baker.
Company A.. Seventh Cavalry-Sergeant
Thomas II. Goldman. Trumpeter James K.
Christopher, priyates Daniel 5. Wright, How
ard W eaver. Thomas Dehvlng, Charles Miller,
Michael Gilbert, George ". Savage, james
Farrell
Company F, Second Cavalry-Priyate John
Ferrons.
Company d, Fifth Infantry-Sergeant Jo-
seph A. Gable, private Louis Genser, Patrick
McCann, John Andrews and Nicholas b.
Ward.
Company I, Fifth Infantry Sergeant George
Orager, Musician Jesse O'Nell and Private
Daniel Horgan.
Company G, Fifth Infantry-Second-cla
Hospital steward Jean Baptiste Galienne.
Company NJ, Seven Cavalry-Soux Indian
Hump, theye yenne Indian White Wolf.
The batIle TOOK place on Snake Creek, about
eight miles above it's mouth. General Miles
force consisted OF three companies of the Sec
ond Cava!ry, three OF he Seventh Cavalry, and
eight Of the Fifth Infantry. None of the off,
GERS reported wounded are fatally injured,