The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-28
SCALPED.
HAlR.aAlsINa INDIAN STORY
Told by one Of Casters Old soldisrs-Ds,psra..
Fight With Black Kettles Baad-GrAphic
Account Of Indian AtrOeItIes-Ths
Sensation Of Being sealptd.

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NKw YORK, DecempeE 1.-al W =
Holly, oil Dearborn county, IND, S ViSi'
ing friends In this city. MI. hoIy was
soldier under Custer and parnciPatea u
many OF the battles with the lnoian
during his campaign ol lSoS, among .nen
the bloody hight with Black hetties pam
in the Big Horn valley. In this engage
ment Mr.. Holly was wounded and scalpe'
by the Indians, and is one Of the few per
oo,o rho ,vere aver eca,,sd and lived I,
sV"s WV .eto e,et SsIf. ~. - - I
tell OIL AS eVioence oi h's saeiaioe' ~
shows q round, bare fiat spot on the bacl
OF his head, probably three inches il
d;o n,o,o- ,rba,a h;s sca,, uss cpt and to,,
u'aLue'e.' muete N'9 os"'p "A' eus anN ~.
away. Althoush ioufteen years nav
passed since he was scalped, the spot i
still extremely tender. II is OF pale rel
color and IN verv damn or cold weather i
~ V," noinirI I : NJ HnIiu Gives IL Mo- a eranhic do
soI@;n,;nn 80 @ ~ tha c;rcyms,sncea S which lar
~ .ba r,rt;iot; and h;s sansat;ona whil.
A. ~ ~ Ina;an roc saanr;na tha tronbv fron
Sis S basd baAH ""' 's sA' NfA' 49,
ti'' Ns"u'
THE BIG HORN CAMPAIGN. a,,
"We had heard that Black Kettle was
encamped somewhere in the Big Horn
volley s,ys Nv Hollv uand was sending
'aA,'' Coy" 80 1-', a ".s -. :.
out bands oil MS Wafrlois 10 piunaer ECU.
tiers and emigrant trains, and General
Cnster decided to hunt him up and pun.
~ H., Tba inion,rv v,o oor,a ,wo r,;,o,
sn ajn..oa n g ~ ,ha nans,rn ma' wban "na % das
- ;a,t ~ de9I;aht ~ ne oava n s;,bt ~ ~,
Jus. a. q. n:ne We wara @ on a Xii, o,ar. @
nS ,anI;Sn tSa valley o,d tho Ind;ons wera M
s hoiom. ~ T. waa , u " u;,t"r onS ,ha snoY NOV
neao". 'aS va, doa,. t. u.s Sstarn,irsJ 10 svr.
,'.;o. We vi ~ s,;Ii.oa oa5 a nar,;.n ~ M,
piiss pnS .n mas "se, 81. tn tbo r;aSt - cot I IN
~ tna. =, ,%a oen, oe ~ yb;ia ,hs roma3n nd, a.
od,anaai Sde ara. u nn;otIa mi 5own % ths monnta;n
.Lsonni. us .ha ,b;cy vooGs % Paiora % ovr nrss, @
a9n anoa wos sn d;a"ovsreJ @ % bv tba Indians we
,rore S within IOI var5a of ihe camn, and the
dstacbment sent 10 omen fIre In the rear
had arrived in position. We knew by the
yells OF the Indians that we were discover c.,
ea, aht hegsn we az ~, % 10th s;daa ot NJ hem a.
once, and caused what promised
to be panic among the In
dams thas would MAKE our vic.ofy
saSs e;zs ,sme uut Sssbing from some placs among
tba st"s ronLs % on a hisct nonv Ma vell conI1
Sa LoarJ ohsro sserrth;n, eIsa as he tore
:" 70 oaJ ,eu ;so oU aoue h;s war,;ors and tbs n.
70 soc. a ~ h;s % nrssaSca @ al once bscsme annsr.
ont @ In lsss than Iwo minntes aiter our
Srst % fira evspv Indian was in noa;,ion ba.
hind @ some rock or tree and. We knew that
The f;sht wonId he a desnerste one W.
,nS srs nSna eSrdsrsd m 10 cbsrse down The Iii and
ovary 49, ] nan ~ rs veii;ns az hiaeonsIy ss iSa
@ ss5 aan;la Hn ,hemsslnsa ~ ~s @ % ,nsheJ into w ths M
anemS,s sa A1 csmn Az soon nm 90 we emersed
;.o,n ,bs waods we wsre moi VIII
"a 4.haiI j,or, ers,v s;da end nsnv moor
i.lIows Lii Us never nave reached The camn W.
forced the Indians ont from their hiding.
nIacca to Tho onen gronnd and tbe hattis
aS i.assS r;ght H. araon, m the;r tsnta tn o ''''>
"esso t'sA' "as .nsn 80,
a AoDhAS iheuashh.
Black Kettle seemed to be everywhere
and his hideous presence alone prolonged
tho fgbt .Hs held bis varriors to thai,
tAe CT. NJ,
ground, ana tne nsnt pecame GENERAL ine
Indian women and children took part In
II and among the dead that s.rewed the
80 so,.us and ronoosos wera MINGLED
1nom hIsnasobsnd iIu"%s % ssSs lie this n wss
aaosn - nna tos h;mso,f an5 sonn ionnJ
sss,yi t3yif y t, aoa ~ odaa ~ ,ha eann % Sr;,s and
XIV ~ o1 and ei,bh;ns ,ar grn ;nst os
uayo;ue;s 70. o;.a.;s. s.a asa;..a sa1S;aI aeIl ai
iuT W;,son s,,e sba bsS nnesead y;th mo wos
,,;liaS L r;nh. hr nv OIL. Tho naxt I'm ;n,,an ar, n,
hLteI III is ~ ~ ss .rr, ond II teIl baIriass
ua,. ,an sI siJe Immsdia,aIn h;o Tndisn ne
anty, ~ y etae' sSa ona rSn S;i,sd u W;lsnn ,nS ND
aouo. naaa .n ,,a on srshaS a. me a;,h h;S tonaa.
mouhueu h ra;sad Mv %,n was e snnntr m @ anS mr
A iai, hand ' beiro ~ rseIsss lass I re conld not load
th;nL Iii n conI5 @ have rnn nv bayonet
thronph The Indian, but an Indian
woman stole up behind me and,
throwing one o ,aa1 arm l., II ao9at - ~. IN. my
Ts TeoA ,h;cbest au nars @ ~ ,Se s.ht was @ ;n nv
a.hos M % nar. a, ,bs ,caron and none n ~ on, M
,a. ,,san irara p naor mo 1be Indisn seared ned
- T1. ba he % onIv @ ono ,oo that wss not in ,ha
oai W uo sle eaaSa%an, 10y @ @ e1cans lot ~ snnaas
set ssnd ., NOISES that swarmsd N N. sno,
aha p1pTosss Ios ,ba aa. wSo bsd tbrewn epo,
ma maI boldinS 10Y me @ down bv R the I hair while wb;le
ntSer S nV, womsn and nanooses anti Mi IN INV face
;anaoS 1snea Go wv or ~ botn L;cSsd mo 10 nj, No q,
!anpea ga ~ .ar;r,sS 10 % In svarv nov ] ~ az
nanIt Mr an Mo % arm was e yery ~ nsiniSl @ and Vas vas
IJS SIead;ra " y,atnseIv Gins Far,pnataIy I The In. s
,;en I;eeu'ns ns,a G ,bs wsnsn and nsnnosss @ too M
,nn ,nnnb s,o ,;we 'Nu 70 have their frn With mS nv
hHSh .h;a;na s' .na, ba bsS % mo s arre % SnddsnI1
haa.d 'Sao shot ' anJ I I two snnsws s ieI dsa,
-, nesu .,' s;de s1 ons @ ~ orr havs bad @ % AZ
9 ,en e,ue, s;,rot;ors az " nv Tha @ N3oonsss n snJ a
covefea g axav bnt a ,be
Ig%dams Igldiaa nonnnad oSt1 down % on ma % With III III
na tnoian pounJbeu Obea, Srsr b;a tn;io nj snd ths
Knees on Snes I,eS asaaS Sou,a
neat tan os NV bead WAS Seu eone n'u's ~
ine' 'ue up VI ny Aeeu 40 eoAe'
now IT FEELS TO De scALPED.
"Imagine come one grabbing a handful
., vorr hair while Won ara living proatrate
/" yvut ,,A,s". r@.. - ".I - :. : an5Lon ia.s
and helpless, anu Riving Ta sIuuen JeLh