The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-21

saddle and encouraging his men with
words OF cheer and personal acts Of
heroism. lie was in the thickest Of
the fight throughout the DIV, and his
bravery did much i'm stimulating the
men to extraordinary valor.
La conversation tO,las General
Sheridan intimated that Gibbon had
been hasty in making the fight against
such odds lie said that the savages
must have hal upwards Of 200 war
riOrs, AMI
GIBBONS FORCE
did not number over 20p, AMI portion
of those We're volunteers. mskilled in
Indian warfare. lie does not look
upon it in rs serious Il manner Is
others and saws that Howard will now
be instructed to follow the savages
with renewed vigor. As to the loss of
the Indians, he says it does not ex-
eeed that of the troops.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHICAGO, August 12.-General
Sheridan received dispatch from
General Terry. at st. Paul, tonight
which read queerly in the face of the
news transmitted bv the Associated
Press and the specials from the
scene of Colonel Gibbons recent
encounter with the Nez Perces In
dianS. General Terry reports that he
has received from Colonel Gibbon, at
Big Hole Pass. dispatch stating that
he had surprised the Nez Perces camp
on the morning of August 9 and got
possession of ii after hard fight. in
which both sides loss heavily. He
confirms the death Of Captain Logan
and Lieutenant Bradley, and adds
that himself. Captain Williams and
Lieu,enants Coolidge. Woodruff and
English are wounded, the last seriously.
All other dispatches received there
show that GibboE was not successful in
getting possession of the Indian camp,
and that when charge was made the
troops We're driven back, safter MANY
hours hard fighting. There is dis
crepancy somewhere between the Off
cial AMI unofficial reports.
IT, the .iSsociaied Press.
HELENA, NJ. r., VIA SALT LAKE
August PA courier from General
Gibbon arrived at Deer Lodge, NJ.
t., at $50 p. m. to-day with dates to
the 1lth. Gibbons supply train and
camp was not captured as first re-
ported. There was no fighting after
the first days battle on the 9th. Glib
bon's losses are: killed, Captain Lo-
gan, Lieutenants Bradley and Bost-
wick, seventeen men and five citizens.
The wounded are: General Gibbon,
Captain Williams. Liutenants Coolidge
Woodruff and English, the latter seri-
ously. besides thirty-six men and four
citizens.
The Indians suffered seriously, as
forty dead Indians were counted ON
about one-half Of the battle field.
Howard hal arrived and would pur-
sue the Indians is soon as his command
arrived.
General Gibbon would move to
Deer Lodge and his wounded to Fort
Shaw rs medical aid and transportation
arrived. The Indians had disappeared
but in which direction was not vet
learned.
GENERAL HOwARDs COMMAND.
DER LODGE, NJ. r.. VIA SALT
LAKE, August 1.-Two couriers are
in from General Towards command.
lie was eighteen miles distant from
Gibbon and would reach there early
on the 18th. No further particulars
from the battle field excepting the re-
pnr: that Gibbons camp and guns
were captured.
OFFICIAL. REPORT.
CmCAGo. August 12.-The follow
ing is the official report Of the Indian
fight in Montana
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, August II.
Lie.isaa,t-G General Sheridan. Chicago:
a dispatch just received from Cen
eral Gibb,n, dated Big Hole Pass,
August 9, is as follows:
Surprised the Nez Perces camp here
this morning. Got possession Of it
after hard fight, in which both sides
lost heavily. Captain Logan and
Lieutenant Bradley were killed; my
self. Captain Williams and Lieuten-
ants Coolidge. Woodruff and English
are wounded, the latter seriously.
A. III. TERRY.
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