Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-29
Indian Fight.

! TONGUE RIVER, NJ. r., May 6, 1871, via
BISMARCK, y. r., May %, lS17.-Genera
MLhs !rlt The raitoameot at IcuSuc diver
NJ. T.. on May |, with Balls, Tylrr's Wheel
ans and NorHoods companies Of the Second
cavalry ucdor Captain Ball, baItIlion tonmat-
der; Dick4y's, Pooe's, Miners and Cus!ck 8
companies Of the Twenty second Infantry; Bsn,
nett and llargas companies OF the Filth lniall-
| try, and detachment Of mounted lniantry
composed OF mcu of the Fifth aud TGenty-
second irantry under Lieutenant h. w. casey
| Of the latter regiment. The General tUok
White Bull, ri the surrendered Chcycun,s, aDi
another Indian with him as scouts.
Finding that Lame Deer ADD Iron Star, who
would not 60 back to their agency, were camp
ed on the Rosebud. lie left his wagons with
three companies Of the Filth aud twenty
second Infantry, On the Tongue River, With or
ders to follow rs rapidly as possible aDd Struck
across ior the Rosebud taking with him the
cavalry and Dlckey's, Cusick's and Poole s
companies
Beginning the march at hal.past Two p. III.
on The 5!h of May, he kept it up almost aont!nu-
ousiy, night and day, winding through raVlneS
and bad lands and around hills, so IS to avoid
bcins sccu b. the Iudiaus, until half.past on
the morninc OF the 7th, when he struck tho
camp, takiag i: conlp!ctey by surprise, On
creek running into the Rosebud, known as
MUDDY Greek. The advance was led by Lieut.:
Il. ". Casey, with the mounted party and
Lieut.. Jerome, OF The Second cavalry, with
CAPTAIN Bali scompaDy They charged through
the village and captured $50 ponies, horses and
mules, which were quietly grazing below 1t.
Gen. Miles ordered Lieut.. Tylers and Nor
wood s companies, Of the Second cavalry, under
these officers and their llcutcDants, Hamilton
and Fuller, supported by Wheelan, with hls
company 10 cut the Indians off from the bluff
on the other side OF the creek. The Indians
fed, leaving everything except their rifles, and
making running tight Of several miles, during
which four soldiers were killed and nine wound.
ed. fourteen Indians were lett dead 90 the
field. Among them 81 81 the chief sud head
warrior, Lame Der aid Iron Star.
Four hundred and iity ponies aud Lwo hul,
dred salll We're captured; also fifty toDs OF
dried meats, quantities 81 powder. LEAD, b!an.
kcts pack loads Of beads clrbueS, var bon
peis, tcpces &c. Some o! our ammuolton-a
few thousand rouah fell into The enemy :
hands, being abandoned by three OF the four
men wh5 guarded it, Oae Of them, dlasker-
sy, died at his post.
General Miles had given orders to his
Interpreters to anDnurco as they went through
the camp that all who surrendered would
be spared. As General Miles rode through
The village Two Inlians approached him,
holding 10 one haod their carblnes and extend
Jog the other General Miles shook hands
with Lame Dee. and Lieutenant Baird, Adju-
tant Of the Filth infantry, shook hands with
the other, who was lroa Star. General Miles
motiouod 10 the Indians 10 lay down their
arms. They did So and the General told
Lieutenant Long, CT the Fifth infantry, TO dis
mount and take the carbines. Lieutenant Long |
had hardly dismountcd, when Lame Deer,
either fearing treachery or Intending it, picked
up his carbiue and fixed a. General Miles. The
ball passed between the Generals body and
the horse back aud killed Private Springer,
of the Second cavalry, who was behind him.
Iron Star began shooting at the same time.
Both indians then rctrcated firing, but were
killed within hundred yards.
Irou Stars bonnet, Of sixty eagle feathers,
with pendants of yellow lace, evidently trophies
of the Custer fight. was captured, and there IS
forty.fpe cabre rifle bullet hole right through
the ccntre Of its front, and Iron Star lies dead
on the field with the bullet in his forehead.
Thus at tito base OF the mountains from which |
tho Custer battle ground eon!d be seen was
that bloody deed avenged,
CHICAGO, May 29.-]iieut. Alfred NJ. Full
lar who brought the reT3 to Bismarck OF
Gen. Miles Indian fight, says Fourteen dead
Indians were counted upon TIC field, aud many
others arc known to have been killed and |
wounded. Fity.lour lodges with their entire
conteots were taken. The cavalry found many
new agcuc7 goods aud saddles, guns oficer'a
&C.. taken from the seventh cavalry
inthe Custer fight. This band of Indians were
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