, 1879-01-14

ottrccr. nrc t.s,,. or Rravet .co,. F. ~ ncnt.rr.
of Ii Company, Seventh, Cavalry; Col L.
w.. " Smith ,Sa and s..,x. L!eHt Edxard ,,,; NJ:
staif: Lieut. Gcnr1,e i. Wnilaee. LIcut EGar|es
f. Vart,,t,,' H. itr1ter sna f.nnt' r II liz
Dugal, of the Seventh CAVALRY, Al tic officers
~ IL. gnr"ntt. wer" from Tnrt iinrnin srrnt
Cnnt. Mr,1nt,ai VIM haiic6 trom ttnnl;afy ink.
Hr Portrr was AssIstnr,t Eur1tct,n viii, tf,e Ser
cntl at Tic time Of t!,c tragedy,
a rsnortcr chancrd to apo
At hour ,,st @ cycn'5s ~ y, wa. anont rc.
iiriur 10 biz room, l,c having tarricIi \
ts"h tew mn}ncnts " I" talk VIII t:snt' ~
i, Douchcrty, au Indian Aren't. whr
wns returning from Washington 10 i,a nost nj NJ
tlla (irnw fsraotf hrrncy. An nrn,tnft,tnnre
nmjct|v s,rarS I'm nctwrr thn T,nfon"i mn,1 in
rsnnrtrr. md n rnnversntion unnn thn sm,Icct
,uattnr ensl,ctl.
liz atascd that be had COME hero expressly to
testify in tio Kgno tnycstiratIo1. md t1u lad no
amliton to t,ayo his Testimony n,hI,sf,c bsfnr,,
II writ IN Tia m ~ al thc t.nn'mtsssm. Hc hoI
however. no obtcrtfuna To- answrrinr any
rrncrni o,,est,nrss liz ,ntd th"t ~, tx
5Sth n Jmne he cane fo the rrorn,i
wIIrro Rom wn. fnirenci,el- III lad
brc,, asnt hv Custnr m n r,.rnn,nite RIM cvn"ii
tio,, at twe,,ty m,tca bnck ia tic nit. md I,c
sot bsrk 10 tic ,i,uIt column ust In tne Il, son
Reno repulscI aid driven nr9oss ths Littic Biz
iiur, l,irrr fwhch hn snys nv an art ~ tfe No,;.
lam Inwtsint,,rn hss h.s,, ci,a,,wns ~ T,r..ar
Hirrr1. 1iia tnr,v arrival wn. m,ninuht e,Itv rf,c
salvation of Eeao, for tho latter wis bcins
jmn,mrI n, nrrtty ,1nsrv i,v n ion.1 ~ suva+,n.
far outnumfeti,lr hIs uvn forccs, 1ne it,-
Iions caurht el9ht of Can't. Bpntcen with
hia troone when tlloy wrrs nls,I,t tw,,
n,ies IN lin rivrr. and this chcric,i tbnr mr..
s1,tt ~ Rrn,, and Hi men. M thrv nunnrenSiv
th"uwh. n iran Ind rrr,, ln5d lar them' rh"y
aiss.c,i thrF En,tnjH "n,i hn~axsc,i lii, ,"1
,inuajiv by tirfnT intU hs euatmanJ kiln, a,,l
wo,,niintr a nnn,h.r nj MIN, mil ntr"r II. t,s.i
;mne,i Wrno - ''N'' ""'N "'%e' Ao ""'
Custer VIA away With about 900 men: tho
regiment wos divided ia: Tenteett lad atont
iii, ana Reno 1sl men. Thoy y' "Scns wcro
deer. r,,tnumbernr t1n snltljcrs tIrsn nr fair
r. ira nnfi ti,n r.,,sktns stnod n,Y ,,,nn IL.
hIIls ntaI rrsrkch nwuv ~ thr trtntm viii ,1str
rIrk. greatly Ia tht I[.rnmfiture II lin 1a,..r
until ihe 9Th. wGcn Terry cume nm viii III
rmlumu, and thu w.itte m,,yud ncrosa ths rjvrr'
Al tic time Hentnen cau,n nj, with Hspn' Il"
was #. cotmalul of thru cs.,,nat,Tcs If III"
seventh. When l,o sav TINT lIcuo was renu,srI.
hs Jill not know thut iu was nIo,s. iii s,,,,.
nisu nnI In thnivt1t II wui,l Iw 1sricss for lin
Il, nifnrE tho ln,iiHnx II th"v xrr,, s,,i.isot n
nutDfers In swami the rcaf. 80
Wt,nn usI.,.i xI,Tt r.. thn,1o,,t ~ tho n,.s..,u.
II, a:Istrr iii n"ntrsn rsnI,..i tl,t ~ h.
xcnt Rrnn mi viii. ti,o axst,rsnc. fhnt ~ v,,
},n reinfnrrti If atarke.l. tv ti,r ,msn ,,,I,n,,
,,.,trr III t,w, tnn,,nnn.i FIN -ot,,f'rcs.am.
Heno t,nturaliy exnectsd. wnuI,l cn,,r fr"n i,,,,
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Wcn"rI, HAM wn,f,i Ioyn shnr"a = smstsr N. ~, j.
r. i,nstarts Tnc iattar anot"o,1 ~ hntn,, ~ -
c"rf ni,, mini AZ ctrt .it, tin,r snnk tr s,,,.
sevot, .,,ti.1 ~ .rT,,,,,i ~ ss, r;.r1,t 49,.
-ri.sl an.j mi l., nt.,.s h.for. t har,Iv t,,.,,
xwhrr" h, 1ns. f.nI' Itsttccn tho"ght thr ast".r