The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22

miles when We came 10 the top. The scouts. under
Lieuierants vsrnum ana Hare, then pushed on ahead
al iopc and the command followed At a troL was
with the scouts, ana Kept Gown creek which led
toward the Little Horn. when we got near tho
Ssas q We 's' f ROD: ~ on hill y as
flank and overlook The lodge. ana stw
!. was deserted From The top Of tho h h,n
Horn aud heavy cloud or dust anu
some stock apparently running We could see be-
You'd the few Indians the Mills riding very
fast, and seemingly running away. said. the In
dams were running and we would have TO hurry up.
or We would not catch them Lieutenant Hare wrote
note 10 Custer but do know what he reported.
presume tie thought as the rest OF us did, that tho
indians were getting away Custer was near ~ hand.
and was riding at a last trot.
MANS LODGE
Tho scouts charged down the abandoned lodge,
cut t open, and found IN II dead Indian Custer
came ny wniie VIZ were al The lodgs Colonel Reno
having the advance. l heard Custer say 10 Reno,
'Reno, lake the scouts, lead out and Will be with
YOU" Reno started az gsiop snd as he rode called
OUT "kcep your horses We'll Ia hand" NY horse ieii
ana for few moments was delayed, but caught up
with Reno at the ford. AS we were crossing heard
The Crow scouts cali out to ono another "Ihe sioux
are coming up 10 meet u.s., and, understanding ther
language called 10 Reno, "fhe Sioux are coming.
Keno waited a few mono until tue com mand closed
up then crossed The Little Big Horn aud ioned IN line
OF baltic on the praire just outside some timber Tho
formation made without hating, anu tho line
kept on moving nrst ~ IA lrot and then ut gaiop
INDIANS HOLD THEIR FIkE
We could large body OF Indians just ahead OF
US and apparently waiting forus We advanced prob
ably nall mile, the Indians setting ire 10 some tim
IN tho timber and we tired on them. but no shots were
returned
THE SLAUGHTER BEGINS.
Very soon we dismounIea, ana the soluiers formed
skrmsh line, facing the hills The ING extended 10
the left ana front, anu hring almost immeuiuey be-
g The ndans being near the foot hills oi the little
valley. ln suort time The iring became quite heavy
the Indians moving 10 The ieit aud working 10 OUR
The horses now led INTO the timber on our
right and rear, anu soldiers fell back covor
among the bushes aud small trees There Was iiltc
PARK meadow Just within the timber, anu on his
maud formed luOGuteu. OF he
get into the TIMBER and halte at the edge
Of The bushes nfe Indians VINO
msad, WITCH sSi iosua mous lied and sitting
bushes. There lIttc arIng Tor some minutes, and
then We received volSy toe bushes. Bloody
my lef iue yoilsY xillcd Bloody KNIFE and one
dler heard The SOLDIER call oul us he fell 'oh! my
RnSo's cnASck or MIND AND PRECIPITATION
Reno gavo the order 10 disnount, and almost anne
diaeiy gave the order 10 mount again The soldiers
were not all on horseback when Keno started Of
the timber toward the prairie, the ncn following HIM.
The scattered getting out OF The WOODS us best they
could ihey ran quar!srng toward .ne Lille og no,n;
DID, about half OF being ahead Of me and The other
hail IN my rear. There WAS such cloud OIL aust 10
the edge OF the prairie my horse ell thrUMing me OF
and running away ran back 70 The timber about
$50 yards and took cover among the bushes Just As
/ turnea back heard some oilcer call 0ut:-"HaIt
men halt let Us light Them!
SURROUNDED
AS soon the troops led by Reno emerged from
the tifnoer the Indians closed down upon thcm some
ahead, alongside and SOME the rear OF thcn,.
When went back 10 The timber, alter my norsc
threw INC, just reached the cover met Leu
tenant Dekudio aud stopped 10 talk 10 him. AS we
SPOKE together about aozen soldiers, some on loot
and some oil horseback, camv along aud 1 called 70
them come into the timber and We could stand The
Indians OIL The soldiers joined us At once and We
concealed ourselves, Tying the horses to the trees
rus NOISE OF cUsrEK's FIGHT
Just as We got sc;Lied down nring below us opened
had beou leaving Rcuo and gong down Tho valley in
considerable numbers al full speed. The bring down
the valley was very heavy. There were abont nine
voleys at intervals aud The intermediate firing
quite rapid The heavy firing lasted from three
quarters OF an hour 10 an hour aud then IL dei away
ESCAPING FROM HIDING
SAID 10 tho VINO with inc, "Boys, VIC had
better get out Of this" told them that the fight
below hud stopped and IL was guess uow had gone
but thought likely IN favor ot The Indians and We
had better get away before they Game b,ck up The
valley. started out and the men followed me-. We
Reno. We could see Reno's troops on hill about
mile distant, where they nad halted. II Was ive
O'Clock when Joned Reno
SECOND ATTACK OK RENO
When We had got Out OF tho timber wo could sec the
Indians coming up Che valley in large numbers.
As came up Inc hill Reno started down the way
Custer went, but did not 20 more Than thrd OF u
nile before the Indians met hun and drove HIM back
10 his old stand the NIL. Tue Indians attacked
Keno win great fury ana fought i'm un M DARK.
On Inc fouowins day. tho 10Th oil June, the fight
four O'Clock T. NJ. Tho men had water and SUI
Tered greatly. AS many as sevon men were nil while
trying TO get water
BESTxEH RESCUE.
think CaptuI Bcnteen saved thr nSht on the hill
None of US knew with ccrtahty what mud become Of
Gcnerai Custer until General Terry up Gio-
bun's command on the morning oil the 9th OF juno
WILL RENO ANSWER TAisf
The number vi ludiAns that atiacned RonO's CON-
mand In tbc Hat the 10th OF Juno couiu not have
exceeded 200 warriors. l 90 not think any ono had
killed the Time wnea he rctreatcu into the
timber, and only man hau been killed ~ tho tmc
wucn he broke Tor the bluns.
NEITHER MRN NOR HORSES wERE TIRED.
The horses aud the out
sleepy Tvs mas pecn rcpresenedl When VIC arrived
al The balLlo Held The animals wcro iresn and
Custer led We'll tod md chccru SET oil men AS ever
went 10 Datlle Everybody thought the LndIaus werc
running away when We charged upon The viiage
and tbs Only lear was that they would escape bevro
could strike them.
TiE CHANGING TlDg OF BATTLE.
do not think Custor's night lasted very long. Ger
fanny Was all over IA less than two hours; but ut
advancing, and The humans seemed 10 have soiuc
doubt us the result OF the battle Tor they COM
menccd 10 take down the lodges anu pack up tho WI
lage us II Tor nignl
THE MARCHES BEFORE THE FIGHT
The distance IRON tho mouth oil Tue ,sebud, where
Custer slartcu Ou, ~ the battle Held the mouth Of
tho Little BIG Horn was something over one hundred
miieA. think Tie nrst day we marched twcve miles,
the sec0nd duy th1rtylvc miles, the third day tnlrty
three miles, ana the fourth and last dsy twen nvc
to twcuty-eght MICS We started at noon me I'D
Of June, did the battle held I'll about
the 18th oi June. All stories ABOUT Custer
running his mon and horses until they were out
by tho time Ihcy arrived the battle lied un-
us. The movements OF Custer throughout tho march,
SO far as could judge, we're denberae and sosierly
In the extreme GEORGE Is. HERENDEEN.
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