, 1879-01-17

companies, WIN Gomp9ny y nn snn .,,ax sxTv .ntM
they approached tho woo1e.
NJ. Gilbert said he wanted TO 60 hack attle
and ask tho witness II he remembered whether
Lici,t. Cook anil Gapt Keou9,.
The witncks stated, In reply. that those officers |
started with ilcno's men, Tor ne ea~ thetN ana
ths asnf ha IL a. al thsy 'p Il. M no
SEQ them aftor the fight uut'l hc 1ound theis
Approachin1 the woods, after the gallop, CON
ttnrtd Tho witness, the command halted aud the
command |
"PRErARz TO E1our or roor"
rms giycu. The men accordingly dsmounted,
leaving the horac.ho!dcra not1nted. Tho men
OF tho command could not 10 called pract1ccu
been In Tor two OF three years, others tor FOUR
md In Company g, Of which witncAs WAS then
Second Lieutenant, there were twenty recruits
ceeSd nt s Mans
the enlisted men had never been on horseback
until they started out IN this campaign. Some
Of them almost lost control OF their horses. aud
tl.c,n straiei.t. when the command haI,e!l,
Keno WIS In front Of tho lino.--ratheF IN
front and right Of centre. After dfsmolntlnE.
tho co'onnn deploye r. skirtn,sh u, u l!ns TIC
| holders, who weru about onc.fourth of tho conn
mantl. Before tho Init, witness saw tho Indians
to the number oi over 200. Besides this.
IHtfG WAY q HCASf ANkk AAl LACb AtHh SHV sN'1~sS
| tntlkat,n0 tho presence of mounted me1.
Q-Whcn you crossed tho river. tue nrtlcr on
which Ma1. Reno acted WnA prcdfcatcd IN TWO
things rhs rs wa' t6ss ihG n%cT:o Gasy W @ Zee.
| the Indiana Hcro OIL the jump.
Q.-rhc next thing was that the rest OF tho
command would follow in sunpurts A.@fes.
| Q--That was the undefatandinct A..fcs.
t.-Waen'k that Tho understanding OF every
other ofl}cer4 Alt was Of those talked With,
I after and during tho fight. :.
Q.-After tho men wcrc dIsmounted and the
formctls AYES.
THE sK1RMlsHIsax.
Q.-Docs the dotted ling on thts map repre-,
sent the position Of tho 'k1rnl''l'ltnc eorreetly'
O.Niiow would you correct the sklrmtsh-llne1
| A,-Dy cutting oil about thrcc-tourths Of It..
| Oh The front ba1t corrccts A.-Tho left
| vns further In front, or towards tho Indian
'o.SYou ssy Mai. Reno had from 1'oto 1'S
O-What was the distance between the men
In tho .klr1nish-linc Alive yards is tho
G.-Esttlnatlnr tho number Of men and tl,o
offices, w,nt was tho length Of the stirmtsh-
line A.-lle probably had seventy or seventy
tiye men on the sklrn'ist.ilne. =.
he had scyenty.ilsc men, there would bo scv-
cnty-four Intervals, OF lvc yards each.
Q.-Thcn, at tho time tho dismount was
fron, ao Ia gOO. mud there wcrc Indications Of q
much iarrcr force on tho wayl A.--1es.
O.-Whcp was tho first shot trcd lY tue In
,,,nn. A.-Aftcr wo moved down the bottom,-
tniIe and half or thrcc.Quartcss.
O'NHofore or u{ter you dismountcli Abe
torc.
n-Vh.t were The Indtaus doing ut tho time
,o,. Astronomical: worc ti,ey standing sttll or
inoy,ngi A.-Tl,cy were riding In regular order
"in "lne MWeer,,o II, what tltrcctIonf A.-Aroupd
a., 1,,r t.f, mn, r. renr.
- pMI1d tnat take them between yourselves
AZ ~ tomii AoYcs: between rs AMI thc
T,,M s.r., w., .s,e ,rt,..c,, flr.t
nNAfter w" thc st,rm,.t.ltnc was formed
9e' '''v ,ys,.r vo,,owrn1
WHAT FoLAo"Ao'
A.-Thcy eontin"et 70 pass around liz, tho
numbers increasing slowly m ifont. lncy
werc nnt staudinG attla' bnt "ero slalns al the
time, aud iirinE rs &t'ey fouc. some Were pass
tu. iii tic hlu or sto',o TO inc lett out o1 range
, ana ar9nno 10 ous seLsi seL,si;,,,,,. ,,,n,. f., IT,.
Q..,,n,a1 AIf. adrsncctl into thn lnon. WV