The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-15
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lut lOiOWlhS hao Jtot peSAA 'eeSa' VI AiSf'A military headquarters at Fort Apache:
 SEPTEMBER, 2, s.30 P. Mo Adiutant General Whipple, Barracks. Arizona; Pur- suant to orders from the commanding general, dated August 80, to arrest the In- dian doctor Mckay Delklinne as soon as practicable, and the formal request from the agent dated the 14th ult., to arrest or kill him, or both, l hoped to arrest him when he came to hold his dances and in cantations here, but he did not keep his appointment. l then sent an Indian scont with message that wanted to see him on Sunday, August 2S. I received an evasive answer from him, and next day marched with troops D and F, 9th cavalry, and com pany A, Indian scouts; the command num- bering six officers, seventy-nine soldiers and twenty. three Apache scouts. l reached his village on the 30th, and arrested Medi- cine Man He professed entire willingness to come with me, said he would not try to escape. and there would be no attempt at a rescue; but, as we were making camp, our own scouts and many other Indians opened fire upon us, killing Capt. Hertig first, and running off the animals turned out to eraze. Medicine Man was killed as soon as they commenced firing, and we drove them off after severe fight in which we lost Capt. Hertig, shot in the back by a scout as he turned to get his gun. Four privates killed, one sergeant and three pri- yates wounded, two mortally After bury ing the dead I returned as rapidly as prac- ticable, arriving on the Fist. Some Indians had preceded and killed eight men on the road to Thomas. Next morning they made A demonstration against this post and again attacked in the afternoon, but were repulsed. Our total loss is: Killed-Capt. F. c. Hertig, 9th cavalry; seven privates of troop D, 9th cavalry, and one private of troop A, 9th cavalry; two privates of com pany D, 18th Infantry. Wounded: First Lieut.. c. G. Gordon, 9th cavalry, in leg; one sergeant of troop and one private of troop D, and forty-five horses and ten mules killed, wounded and missing. The com mands behaved with the utmost coolness and gallantry, and encountered danger and hardship and fatigue with greatscheerful- ness. In spite of the sudden and most traitorous nature of attack in the midst of their camp, officers and soldiers sprang to their arms and defeated their plans of mas sacre, and subsequently, held their post and are ready for further service. We require fifty-nine horses and ten pack mules. Officers here are Major Cochrane, 18th In- fantry; Capt. B. McGowan, commanding company D, 18th Infantry; First Lieut.. c. c. Gordon, 9th Infantry; Post Quarter master Wm Stanton, commanding troop 10, who moved forward with skirmishers and most handsomely cleared the sayages out of the bushy bottom close to the camp. W, If. Carter, Quartermaster. 9th cavalry, Ad- iutant and commanding troop D, after Hertig's death Second Lieutenant Thomas Cruse, commanding company A, Indian scouts, and afterwards troop D, 9th cavalry, on march and battle here; Assist Surgeon George McGreery, U. s. A., who, besides skillfully performing his duties, used the carbine effectively. My young son, c. NJ.