The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-14


Annual RenOrt Of Gen. sheridan.
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Gen. Sheridan'S report to Gen. Sher.
man relative IN tho military operations
=. tl.a n:'r;.;o,s of ~ M;.sonr; dnr;no
~ JIG OiViSioii "a Cno NAiSSouIA
the past year, Das been ma0e Puonc'
The more important and interesting
nortions ara "a follows:
A.. .,..
~. Luz ~. ~ Iss ~. ~ LIZ. -. :,
tAon y. JUG uivIs.om uutlik .ne pae. ye"
S rhn na =. eae " man ,hracs within
nuG OGpa S4uc KY VI C@nUa, eo s 80. -
I:s hnits tne otSte u M.nnesota anu ~.
.aa % ". au 49, .SM ~
pS"e s. eOs.s anu . S"'''4 AZ; H.,
Iosea n;h co'a 4ha ~ .nsa,,ca =;
g U,:.. G ~. n;s, n T r1 49, nrs...M,,t
- tho pi.ttn o,,hr.o,mr *, ~ St.t.s a. I"w"
and NEBRASKA the Territories of WYOMING
orS itch = md !. ,,ort,on ~ Iishn nth 3wnmty.
"n ,,e rermsnsnt posts end tw" csm"s If *
ssrvation cnmpponI.S nv Rr;u a:sr Eaorre
ssrocE. tho nanar,mon+ ~ the Ns;ss"nr; ~,
hrs~;r.r ths Ststa. 81 iiI;nn;s M;.s",r;
sss a"S S,oIor".So Tho Torr; ~, If N.,' NJ;
80 and tho Indian Tsrritorv syS tho rosts y,
Eort RIiss and Eort EIliy.t N Tavss ,.,th
tventv. fnnr ncrmanert n"sts con,man,,T ~ ~,
Rrir .1en Jnhn Pore. Tho Hsnartms~t =,
T.v.. emhrsc;nr thn stato ~ T.~.s .,,;th
thirtssn normanor. f,-.s a"S ,,,,are,,,s ~.
81 ohsorrst;o,, n@,,.,'.n.a..S Dr. Go - ~
e. Orb "'o"' .'''"''''" ID s-"c'' e. w.
To garrison these eighty-two pcrmancn,
nosts asrS ns,,ns ~ ehs..s.t;o,, ~, E..'.'r..
ment cmnl"xs fomr o c"%nsm;". W 9' . uTe
avers,;nm ..nr,. ,,,.i,' ~, VI til. .
ments ~ ..r,irr .vor..r;r 80 H.. ", -
a;ohtoo,, $4,000 &c 10 i.'.u eas, a .s,
men each Which q. vii, ~. s"e, NV th!s ra ~,
If G.ns ~, ny S;s,i, 80. ~ '.v "
49,, rs 100 S "uu w. :, t us oy que
T~a ~ 80 Sluae 'a as in sme nela.Ient o.
lila /. ". ~. o W " 10y squa..
~. ~ s''o r. DaNVCa, anu aoU y"
pie.. s" am5 la W,sso'a WG y. , .. .;s
mind that this immense section of country
has to be constantly under surveillance against
Indians and Ira raidins parties from the Mexican
I've reformed by that norton Of onr n armv
located within this military division will he
appreciated by all military men. and Ivy those
VINO no., nave a ever r avea upon our frontier:
The Indian situation at the present time is,
am sorry to say, unsatisfactory: The In
uian department., owing to want OF sufficient
appropriation OF from wretched m:smanagc-
ment' mas given TO the settlements in the
western country constant anxiety during the
i ,ast year. anu IN some PAGES loss or lie anu
c lUiS ., rropeay, a't T WIN Dreadful
suhciency OF 1oou AT inc agencies. ana, as the
ZANE Is gone, MUNGER mas made the Indians
III some cases desperate, anu almost any race
OF men Will nSht rather IMAM starve. 1t seems
70 me, Win wise manaSement, That the
h s.;; appI4prlsueu ~ congress ought To
oe sullcient, II practically applied to the ex-
act purposes specihed, and II the supplies are
regularly delivered, but the reports OF the De
pattn,ent commanders forwarded herewith
wouiu Ihuicate 9'1erent result, except IN
the case OF the ked Cloud anu Spotted Tail
nanus OF SIOUX; VINO, altnoush threatening IN
tne a conauct, nave oecn tne best supplied,
anu nave oech hImoreu until tnelr increasing
lhsoience constantly threatens 10 bring about
oreacn OF the peace.
The General at length reviews the
situation OF the Indians ten years ago,
ana the causes which have led to their
present unhappy condition. At that
Ume tnelr wants were satlShed.
But, alas for the poor savage, along came
it may be called, to disturb their happy condi-
ton. The white men crowded on to the
grounds of the Indians and made encroach.
ments on their rights which no (;oyernment
could stop. Our handful of soldiers was at
first sent to protect the Indians. but such at
made treaties, gave presents, made promises.
none of which were honestly fulfilled. and.
like all original treaties with Indians in this
country. they were the first stems in the
process Of developing hostilities. The Indian
became Jealous; he made in his simplicity
blind bargains; he began to see his lands
wrested from his possession, his herds Of
had given him, rapidly diminish, and the elk,
deer and antelope killed for the market and
By the sportsman, and widely scattered by
both, and his rude nature under similar con-
ditions naturally rebelled. He commenced
war, war as he had been accustomed to make
upon his soil, were killed, no difference being
made between the innocent or guilty, the
armed or unarmed.
The General then reviews the WARE
yh;oh follovod a. oons;dorol,lo 1orc.th
" IN .o.o"e, .. -, Quiz AonS'.'
anu Suggests Wnat Is likely 10 occur In
the near future:
Tho s.,o,,a ,>,,th-o.,, ~ r,a;., ho..u,.;. ;,
c.nsed in nj. ~ A. Hf.or ha hos i,s. ,i ,s
ca.,st.r ~. a..S. Hsy.,e e nI n"S .osI a.S
ou ra.srra+;nms III I;,a;.s is",, ~ h;s
~ hnrt;nn ohr;,rnd ~. ~. LIE
Sisa nnearin~ s;cEnes. IN he Indno ' f frnu,
change Of life an. and food and insufieielcy Of
The ref,ect,on coming to him " Th.t hc w u,
md whst ha now IL enJ n;nobad ~. hmnn Vas
oroato. foa,;no - - az .t;af.t, ny h:n, s =;
the shsence If ool.d str"m~ Sor.o ~ .nII;s,rs
efarfs him ont m tho war.noth a~.;n ond M
rrrod ,,aorio 90 LII, "'a so.sia,n anu u
hroror IN far,,s GRO ahendonaJ onS .a a.I
ooUS,,s;on sx;sts Th;s n,S;.;o, afu gee =.
Iii ;IS,,stra.oS ~" A. eo n.. -. as ~
Nor4harn f,heu ~ 'nJ h 'e 1a.Sr oaSorak .,
their raserv.t;9 at r"rt nano srd p .hn saa
'm;rht he sa;S - ,ha n,,th.a a.1 t .h s; Mae
pasaas i"s. ra.. 80 u.";,s. y. ~ .ne e w s,e
"a shnsh . ~ ~. =. .ua' " tne
1,hn.o any Smoslon guy r ~ .nIs year: .. snc
and nniess r;ser oas,,.as nraHsn ~ h ao.s'
a1.a, :. Str, e"'u ~ p[Svan lett .s,
oo,,,a ~ 49, e.. Hs.,,.hni So NV, o. viii
Vnnt nS III .,,has s.na .r ny a"M ulos
vi, ~, s %nu t xi, hotsn =. 5nS missouri
nas G ~ vueu W .ol .s,, Spot.eu ialrs anu
a ~ Nou h ovpac WI o ulNen ~ Iue eaIne
s sUI' ~, 81, enIuas' auu 50 ~ uOwn 70 rne
s,.ons. !" sne ~esn pa,s y. s.e tnu.an ae
uh;ch nav ccur No VI r ent;resv ,"v
for. without exposing other important points
we can collect together but a few hundred
men. For instance. at Fort Sill and vicinity,
to meet the Aiowa r. CGmanches, Apaches and
Serine 90 or 4foo we have i1 not MORE I than
800 effective men. At Fort Reno, to guard
the Cheyennes and Ararahoes, numbering
1910; or o,Uo' we nave not, not exceeding 9U Ell
tScr. =. . ~ ,ea @ fnI;an. Agency S,s ~ne ,
two companies, and could not in ten days
collect over 500 or 600 men. At Spotted
IaiIs sn we have only two companies, number