, 1877-03-31
nf Wltfttakcr's book, th1,s synop.tzcs the cir.
c'1fnstanccs under which Custer closed nj.

isid X, -. . "ee.n, ~ nNse ai.p!nycH In this new
"whlc} " ha't eharaetortzc hin in thc wnr. and Il
~ aae tSoay %9s h1s,,s ret
more Or le's, ts gwen to accnnnt Of bia decdss
nm. mn ssnstenes, dns!eg tse'o year., Iut they da
Mnrth the shlts to foiio4 hi career sten hy stcn
fn s sy sS,y o. s lat CAMPAIGN and sf hss dcat i.
5r,Wy w i,.sa 'nGss en- e'sa.ne.s Tho eoiut,y
fahea !, little t1mco 70 reproduce them. '"' -
,,s.n: ,men: IcIty ortorea Custer N proceed ur tho
Mho;r trai had beeii dreorcrcd. Thc ordctn jnt,i.
esad esaI 10 smEioy he vsFy Iaagusga .cd Tho ien.
Placed tho mnch confidence IN Cartcr zrst. rnrr.
~; and shiy 20 wish 70 imro*c upon HIN rrectso
n1s1a %sa w, nnt En- e' ~ .sto
H. ls7. and tho command kept t,eett.r On |dhc thc
tss Tssn esn', cs:s9 sa1s 70 f stss s
fs;1Tles mt 20 Reno snd Nseo 70 Bentccn and re-.
one e's eon'pa9 1s sF sonm,.d Ss'do.
Il Is to BE- Remarked tit tit ,too, S1 IT. t1c
10 s s 10 on asso Is r. order ot tu.ters known
IT. heforc Tho entle and after II. a. veil a. # the
h' XIII n;s!t. ~ made up from tic atatcments Of
H. i'' ass Ms'9 {art & &nsnfeen, Tfnmpesrr Martin.
s csef ffsi5 w W. sa HpsafHs Il iioS ami
slo h,t,c, With t,.e rcmark .at il scens 10 y, !"
E,aushc. sna consistent With itself md With III
81, ~ ahunt o'clock an the morning ct the 18th
~ a of ffand d wi + valley o Inc rsnsh
f 4 .s @ H. s' o. "a: I'd tss s9 XII + ~
lion The river rim, nearly northwsrd iorSr Ycfiow.
elor, ~ t y, Montana Territory. When tic dy,sIon
MHt,n assumed tunmnnd Ut lie cumpanics nstirnr.i
70 toI nisn and: sltnout nny dchnto orier.. moved
jeit jF*a VIZ, Tho re.t q t,e eolu'n a.! wall
tenn - he passed. that he had oriot. u inoyo veil
e"asa e s oxeS n sSfeR oR9s H., before @
rug Horn Faley,-Cnstee with I've cof1,ua rrs m tc
FIJI tt bann n,.k sao sG IS .ies on Ike
sh S Il aSouf f:asr g tas ,efs sna eat q
b cn.crs 1aaant fiat TIC Village was ony nniS'pe w.
nrc ee ntsa ana running away and VA orcfcd 10
dent md g charge serward.. ana .a'Hx' sha wole f,I
natt .. ,x weull *appyrt him Ils at once took fsst
came t9 fcr! Of tho Little njg iiorn, iii. he he
sto,s ,,i,,, nnd aroxo them w grrat or abont
% have lost bes.t and hs W. souebt sssis s',eis
,sf serv nnd.,;sn n sS,s Imher "nd ai,cr sonu
river, :nncrlng considerable Insa "a he It'd No. ~"
Gto,ra ~ !. at lower ford tian ta. by Which he
nne made tecbe effort to fo ow tsser ,1awn t9s
~ sEl,t bank. and then the wioio command ro.
s,sek = which lnsted from 10 i +. \, viii ,oss
b r. a c,rhteen raen Killed and forty.tx woundSi
@ Gea an ,as 9n1
4. 5e'Est Inn oe.oss Ia rset ao liz
tluAF. tEDtH lilo Tire QY their pt1fyurff. |
!irnt.en, from the ttnc he left Custer TN h, |
olned itc1so. seems 10 have been nceupEcd a. foi.
os.: IIe i'and no Indians Of! tio Iii bank o. lie
1sSin' taii s1a ,s rserossea 1 T. any reocd tue main
!srecant trnginR osdrrs to steDonEali to hurry m
10 pasx tfatn, snd mile farther ho was mst BY
tdIusant 10 t'ia eject: Dsnteeu' coma m an. r.
,lI'aGs; III ;s b. quick: bring paeka 4 milo and q
ny t!:e Little 1lly Horn. and there saw lew d.;
'"matrd men ashti1R 1arge frody OF Indians, nn,t
,na mnnafcd ,t party roiIrin9 across Tho rlysr Io
Lste! was not II tint part OF the field. lie
~ tnas % no. q enc iu Henos command WA able
'mancd t,,s With Reno from this time. ''o
tts GIsssr m mGrca 29c rpi!! DOM !c aht bank of the
H. Hi H. ~ GSa Gtn II y; he reached fea ahont orno.
tlr from ths Aid hy I'LL tme. md so s" VIE
They did so an liz ds e 90. 5
1!" y near .hn,e. I'm Custer left some dend men md
III to a. NEE ,s !" r.om is point he dsoa
'onnd. Ca'honus comphay seems 10 aavo besn y
sown aetoss The lne Of rc.reat to check tho In.
,te iron the river The whog of II iay ;ead. in m
regular ling, with Its onlcers. cai!oan % .na e G,t
nds ai,a a. - nRes II tue rear About milo further
,stoa ite tarhsr 10 III t'o 'oaI 1onf acas eas,s, ~
tho 70 bos, Sa 9Sf " h!c W.T. ,;an erc
q u, Of tairty.two mon Of iates' company, Thc y
aics o! tho oaeots and msn os Tho e5mpantes Of
ing ne!shbor!ns iavac. and partiy ' AZ sa! uo!St
.. q, tno f'ser ~here line drawn through tho ra
rh!s y I'd stary,-ave eompanlus OF cavalry Of n;
mo; 10 aeSts ~ to TO- ~ n,an n sarage. Who IL
a. We hare not tho means Of hoariHc bc
asra nars, ana therefore wo limit ourscsus b,
satinr a, 'lG s,1,!ance Of what our au.aor says.
!ne1t Undertaking to pronounce judxmci,t Or
r: W'taksf s that Cassts iap promoton
,ns,o asa Ill., Jealousy .nd tat ax severe dis
:ame inscnas with him bccaase Of IjS srst,m@. "a
r. ts !'slknap tnyc:tigatlon; tst his hostility 70
,sGon n os;nee%oas s;3m qa f1om te Of t
cement {, q. ,s made l'enp aad nentsen sow to h.
q aeiton on tho a5t OF ano as consttt.n me, ~
q w. " uniform syste1n Of attacking always on ia'
as as1n H.. onS s!ao md z sds. 4
wonld haYo suceeetcd but for tho inearaeiy Of tn
91saenss t, re. of l,s chlsf snlo,astes md to IT,
crs mud attacked The southern end Of tae yIilsHe Go
FLY WITH t.eir commands. ho with hi do oF bst
1na sc.r tut whon tho iront attack was slasm rc
al thss attsntion. aud would hare inads tho M me
Il ssto1 ct H. Is S9 G.Mnt M 951 G.sf;
enFnestness and conviction, sn NC ieayo II !. spt
e!l. T. w,!h Iat two addltoaa! remasts: % shat i'r
an sdmirec and pano9yrIst 81 Custer That bs III,
'esey . ,ys :. ~ e b 10 r regarded wth caution. III
y, ~ Is ps;ot o. thc event tso no words eau mo
Scs OF sHea complete destruction OF mrn, many Eyt
nom might ho doubt hays run away, Ths mar. Eui
u control of this leaders must hayS been mag RlU
70 tnablo thom 10 hold 10 their coIufs to tbe ono
a every lnAn Of 1yo compsntcs Of reVrlar tIol
- r.. ! E14hlects, NOT men Interested In rep
9. oat Hea W4Q went inta thu army for liyinr ycf
apt refuge. Nor is our sympathy with Cus bo
no M men lcsacned by tho fact That VIC incna Nr
:ethcf 10 agree with our author in his view of for,
'lou1 war. Wv" " or
!rn11. !trMs11.s &c: : 70 Maksf reply. nait
ft,~irs HI HI ~ " r. !1naso4 4 dMtny. Let
fnto tlo Wiley Of 1irstS S' rule
t[1Ia tho six h4uurlA. II
TUG manner of tho book wo have ltttlc 10 snv uDo
NeH Wfitsen, Milhout posscsstn9 nuy nnsltiyo 1 his
y y o. e!yic. Much OF II reao& like NChnrlcs fhc,
and
THE ART JOURNAL. LIZ. .nI'
rich number OF tho Ars Journal Is Issued TIC,
month. Tho illustrations arc abundant and yeal
and tbs papors Included tn tho letter-prcas drca
and full OF instruction. A second article ya yais
Norway" heads the tsple Of contents, and t.s,'
llo"ed bra third iustaIlment OF s.Tho III
ery OF the Pacific Itallway,' slr Ruthcr- lo!a
Alcock furnishes a frrah r.s.v NV, ~. shin
Aft.H Hnp0fhs1 $o L., | Net'