The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-08
DEATH ON THE TRAIL.
SEVERE ENGAGEMENT WITH TIE
NEE PERCEs.
General Miles Attacks the Hosries
at Bear Paw MOuntain-The In
Indians Defeated and Their
Camp Snrrounded-The
List Of Killed and
Wounded.

ceived here at II o'clock this evening,
dated headquarters district OF the Yel-
lowstone, camp near Bear Paw noun
tains, October Sd:
General 4. II. Terry, Commanding De
paytnaert of Dakota:
This command moved rapidly to
Snake creek, striking the fresh trail OF
the hostile Nez Perces, coming out OF the
Bear Paw mountains, at o'clock on the
morning of the 30th. We met and sur
prised their camp al o'clock, capturing
the larger part of their herd, about 600
horses, mules and ponies. The engage
meot was quite severe and the
enclosed is list OF our killed
and wounded. The Indians lost II
killed, including Looking Glass and JO-
seph's brother and three other cniets, and
forty wounded. Joseph gav. me his
solemn pledge yesterday that he would
surrender, but did not, and they are evil
dently waiting from aid from o.her In.
dams. They say the Sioux are coming
to their aid, They are closely invested
in deep rsvine, and are kept under fire
To take them by assault would cost
many lives. | may wear them out,
and eventually compel them to
give up. They fight with more
desperation than any Indians that
| ever met 1 believe there are many
Williams in the village who expect to be
hung when caught. | believe there IL
communication between this camp and
Sitting Bull, and l nave used every el-
Tort to prevent junction. | am ex-
pecling the companies with Sturgss, and
will then endeavor to send the Second
Cavalry companies to Benton. | pre-.
sumo you don't wish them Withdrawn
when surrounding the Nez Perces camp.
| intend to send my wounded 10 the
Missouri, aud the captured stock to the
Yellowstone. | would respectfully
suggest that information be sent to the
British authorities TO prevent any por-
ton OF the Nez Perces tribe crossing the
line, or to disarm them should they
take reiugeion English soil. Can sup
plies be sent up the Milk river road Tor
the Second cavalry? Please send me any
information or orders that should gov
ern my movements.
Very respectfully,
NELSON A. MILES,
Commanding.
Killed-Captain Oven Hale, Seventh
cavalry, commanding company X; Sec.
ond Lieutenant Joseph W. Blddie, com
pany X, Seventh cavalry; First Sergeant
Otto Wilde, company X, Seventh caval
ry; Sergeants Mox, Meike and ii w
Rachael, company X, Seventh cavalry;
Privstes William Whitelaw, Francis
Roth, George Hendrick and Frank
Knapp, company X, Seventh csvsIry;
FIRST Sergeant Michael Martin, cOmpany y
ID, >eventh cavalry; Sergeant James Nj.
Albert, company d, Seventh cavalry;
Priyates Rander and Dawsey,
comp ny d, Seventh cavalry,
ripst Sergeant, Geo. McDermont, Gem
paDy A Seventh cavalryi Otto Dersloo
and private John f. Cleveland, Lewis
Kelly and Samuel McIdtyrc, Company
A Seventh cavalry; private lrvlug, Com
pany G Second cavalry; private Richard
NJ. Preston, Company G Filth infantry;
Corporal John Haddo, Company b
Fifth infantry; private Joseph kaIer,
Company Fifth inisntryi Keolegan,
Company q Fifth lrlsntry.
Wounded-Capl. Miles Naylor, Sew
enth cavalry; Capt. f. ). Godfrey,
Eighth cavalry; First Lieutenant and
Adiutsnt, G. w. Baird; Filth Infantry
Assistant Adjutant-Genersli First Lieu
tenant, Henry RoneIgn, Sixth infantry;
Sergeant, John Nolan; Corporal, MI
chsel Delaney; Privates, ?. Allen,
Michael Murphy, VIM. Il. Magee, Jonn
Schermer, John Myers, John Schooner,
Emil Tsuba and Charles Smith, Com
pany D, Seventh cavalry; Sergeant Chas
ii. WEIGH, Corporal john Quinn, Trum
peter Thos. Herwood, Blacksmith Fred.
Dettlen, privstes james Clark, john
Curran, Urah S. Lewis, James 5. john
son and David Z. Baker, Company A,
Seventh cavalry; Sergeant Thos. f..
Goodwin, Trumpter James L. Christie
pher; privates Daniel 5. Wright, Howard
Weaver, rhos. DeV Venning, Company F,
Second cavalry.
learn from the scout, Buckrum, VINO
brought General Miles dispatch that the
battle took place on Snake creek, sbout
eight miles above It's mouth. He thinks
General Miles force consisted OF three
companies o. the twenty fourth cavalry,
three O. the Seventh cavs,ry, and eight
OF the Fifth infantry. ae also thinks
that none of the officers reported wound
ed are fatally injured. General Sturgls,
whose arrival General Miles expected,
must have with hIm the seven companies
OF his regiment. The three companies
OF The Second cavalry with General
Miles were origina ally intended as an es-
cort TO the Commission to meet Sitting
Bull.
1NOTE.-The above WAS received a.
Midnight from Lieutenant General Sher-
idan. FRENCH.
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