The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1881-09-10
SITTING BULL.



Sitting Bull ~ Teton-Sioux, and
shout Al years 81 age. He is said to
have been CONVEX of Father De Smet,
who taught him to read and write
French He always scorned to learn
English Father De Smet kept the
Ieton-Sioux from the warpath until
1868. He then left the Upper Mis-
souri,, and Sitting Bull became a chief.
In 1862 he began to show that bold,
defiant spirit and hatred of our race
which subsequently placed our nation
in mourning, At that time Gen Henry
A. Morrow was in command of the
United States forces at Fort Buford, on
the Missouri river. Various deprcda-
tions were reported in the vicinity of
Buford, and these were charged to Sit
ting Bull. The willy Indian denied all
knowledge of these matters. Soon the
settlers entered ON csmnaig'R. Of re
taliation, and one a DLf.sl-> s.ITlors was
killed. This he declared an unjust act
OF reprisal, and ayowed his intention of
avenging the death of the Indian. Gen.
Morrow, hearing this, arranged to meet
Sitting Bull, and, being convinced that
in this instance the settlers were wrong,
Morrow paciiied him by piling presents
ON the dead, pursuant to Indian usage.
In 80 doing however, he created dan
Snco boconc lnoun 'tbo hold Ind;ons
aockod oronrd III, So, aiI o,,,r4ors
nm bn soon fnnnd himself ~ tbc beod
- ono Of tbe most noworfnl and most
dnnporous hands IN tho Mains And
as hls hond increasod in strono,h ST.
t;rg, RnIl,s o,rogonce on1 forecit,, Lo.
can,o r,nro r,orIoJ 10 rofnsod % l;yo
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n wild nort of tbe country on tho Wi.
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oIong That strenm md its tr;bmtorios
Eori7, in tbn yonr 1871 sona sottiors
ron Ninntnna yont dor, o ' ,hn Viz
s,o o,i anJ Lr;it n fort Nv, u,a tarr;tor,
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tiIIod hv tbe wSitos tbor S;tt;n,, puiI
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toninms TIiS anaSo5 ~ nav ,rb;ol, iagt.
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ta;noJ nniv cortv.sevon ,r,itos ooai,,s,
rhono Son L5iSns 49, sont frhp saio
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Witt Lant tho sovoges NJ I,av dnr;no
wh;ch ,1o,iod civ of 3ho n,,,',hor 80,
l;Iiod pnd nino vo,,ndod tTho ,,r",,;s
;nns Of Fort pcoso ravo ont and ptorya
,ion throatnnsd 10 t5oLo sbort ,rorl, ~,
H., III Observation-Disclosures II ,yos thon
rasoIyeI 70 send for heI, on1 ZOO NM,
ioft the fort QUO niobt ma, tLo oovo,
of darkness and snccoedeI in reocbino
Fort Ellis oftor n ner,inns ionrne,, oS
font IN Teb. 90 1sFG Tho ai,rn, Wa,
,ivan aud Cen Terry tba denortroni
Commander. ordered lint Fort Peasa Ia,
relieved immediately and ot oll bo1ords
Within two DAYS fonr companies Of tb,
Second United States cavalry. tbro,
oon,panies of the Montana militia nm,
100 friendly Grow indians werc on th,
march. Sitting Dnll Withdrew bofor,
the troops reached Fort Pease On NIorcl
q without firing a shot Uo declnro,
bis only desire WINS To bovn tba cornt,.,
rid of the offensive white man 4
soon as tbe NIontnnians had been tol,e,
away Sitting Bull set fire ia and dc
stroyed Fort Pease, then returned +
his camp. Immediately on the arriva
of the half-staryed whites nj Fort mi
war was declared ngainst Sitting Bnl
He was ordered to surrender within te
Z DAYS. He failed to come in. and Gen,
. Crook. Terry and Gibbou. from the 4,
4 nartments Of the platte. Dakota nm
z Montana we're sent against him in di.
) ferent directions with heavy column
5 and instructed TO capture or destro
J, him and his band. Sitting Bul I'm
Q Gathered his warriors on the Rosebn,
l. where Gen. Gihbon foupd him. HI
: eamp. which wns seven miles long. co,
r tanned about 5000 men, women an
5 children. tho fighting men nunberip
: about 3 600 The main incident of In
i campaign was the march of Gen. Cust,
), up the Rosebud, and thence to IL
e Little Big Horn river, where he a
it tackled the Indians in large villag
t. and un the 2bth of May was anlbn, cade
/. Cnster,s Ioss was twelva oalcars 81
# enlisted men, five civilians, and thr,
,r Indian scouts, killed, while over an
n others were wounded in the ranks
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