The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-10
A MAN WHO WAS sCALPED.
'Onesof fCnster'sEsoldiers Tells Graphic
5 stosylof a:Right with the Indians and
H.ow,ho.was dutilated.

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teenth street, New York. Mr.. Holly
8 was 8 soldier insthe United States intan-
try, under Custer, and participated. IN
many of the battles with the Indians
du.ing this campaign OF 1869, among
them the bloody fight with Black Kettles
Z band in the Big Horn Valley. In TINS
engagement: Mr.. Holly was wounded eho
&scalped by tho Indians, and ls one OF Lac
very few persons who were scalpeo anu
lived to tell OF it. AS evidence OF nus
sacrifice he shows a round, bare, nat spot
: on the top Of his head, probably three
inches in; diameter, where his scalp was
.cut and torn away. Although fourteen
years have passed since ne was sca!Pea,
& the spot is atiil extremely. .lenaer. !. Is
of pale red color, ana l1. 10 very 9atnp
:or cold weather 10 painful. Mr. aolly
gives graphic and realistic descflPtion
of the circumstances which leo 7 70 tae
mutilation and his sensations SWnile !ne
Indian Was securing the trophy from ais
i head. s..
We had heard that biacK Ae!1le "s
.encsmped somewhere IN me 5ig morn
VALLEY, !, says MI: holy, anu Was 81. q,
s:most daily sendlng ous Plspaia.viy O~uus an5
OF lais warriors 20 P1nnael sssssls n.,s.su aae
emigrant trains, ana denelA. Sasset ,;., Hs
cided to hunt MIN up ano Panis. nln''
Tho infantry was; some Two mlies 10 ao.
9 vance of the cavalry, when one Gay, just
at daylight We came IN sight OF the enc, e;
my's camp. We were on a nlgn mn
looking the valley ana q. 1ne n.s iaa'ant ~
were below. ~ was N .ne oepl1 "
Winter anu nStne. snow. @ Mss very us0p.
Their camp vas y LuS. spos, there a I IL
the women .pa :nnasoI ~. " he.dnnarters % ~
waa eyidens tnAs !. va tnu nsd to snr.
of the oand, Y was 9esei ena..;an w ~ H onr
PRISE tne ylitsge, an = pyis. tha Iood. 10 -
command was sens snlousu see ,.o "oea1 n,n ~
the r,gnt 70 get III she tea1. ~ sne S,
while the REMAINDER suyanesu da'o'.y
down the monnIa3n' ,.I iom =, sIe .Sa I vp,lev ~
which good Llal, icu ~. e' .,o
through the tnlck Nooss; Az. t'I hasar.
.inaayrlng was 10 i;.eess,sd sacss.ai E hv the In.
our presence was Iisssere Xoi, rerd. If the
st1lans We were 81 .nhaant M..niu 2 .snt | 70 omen
:amP, ana tne uo.a1nd n..;ssd | ~ nos;,ion
shre IN the rear nau atlN1u IVY AZ ; o0.;
We knew by the yeiis OF tne lndlans an. anu
jsths great commotion snong .aen 'las
SMeswere discovered, ana Nc ~ oncG I uI
gan:the attack. FIRING 1egaa on oosa
sides OF them NJ once, Anu ,Suus eaue:u
what at irst promlssa 70 ps . p.uio
smong the Indians tnas Wouid maxi 9ui
victory m easy one, Dnt s9ooenly an IL
dian Of unusual BIZ, Wild nls isce stlSaA-
Sed with bright yellow ana vefmihon
paint, in crows bars. came e,. oAsnins h,anh Mu%
some place among Inc locks on .La.a y.aSa
I pony. His yell conid oe heafo a99ve
everything else. as ne tole 20 anu h;o Lio
among the warriors, ana 1ne enee.o LIS
presence at once became apparent. in
less than two minutes after our n.st nts
every indian vas ~ Pgsislon 10 ovutL az
some rock OF tree, ana We koe" tTae S1a. sue
fight would be desperate one. W were
( ID q secure position, but tne inaians were
Just aa secure as We We're, ana tne only
way We could hoPe TO defeat them was 10
charge npon their strongnolos, olsiooge
then, and settle the fight hand to hand;
! We we're ordered to charge down the hill
upon The enemy, and, every man OF US
yelling as Shideousiy as the req oeslls
themsely we rushed rlgnt lnto Tue On,
! emys camp. AZ soon as we emergeo
Rom theswoods ne were met with rlhe
balls from every side, ana q gooo many
poor fellows never reached the camp.
The detachment IN the rear OF tne camP
came into the conflict from that sioe,
and We forced the Indians out from thelf
hiding places TO the open grouno' anu
the terrible battle waged. rsas among
their tents. Black Kettle seemed to De
everywhere, and his hideous presence
alone prolonged the ight. he held MS
warriors to their ground, and the hght
became free and general. The Indian
women and even the children tooK part
I in 1t, and among the dead that soon
strewed the snow, squAws and papooses
were mingled. In few minutes the
Snow MAS as red for rods around as the
paint on Black Kettles race IRON mn sae
blood of dead and wounded. In a hane.
to-haud fight like this, OF course, IL
was every one for himself, ana l soon
found myself in one edge OF the camp,
firing and bayoneting and clubbing VIII
my gun, just as the situation required. a
soldier named Wilson, VINO haa messeo
with me, was killed right by my SIDE oy
Indian who fred from behind tent
The next instant ball shattered si, NY
right arm, at the elbow, sna M ls leli sa',a neip,
less at my sloe. immeolass,y 1a:,ht toons ~ ans
that shot.a Dig inaian, no oouus nuaaa s.,e une
who killed wilson "a anu Nv mounaou ond sn.hoJ
sprang from 6ehlno me .ens sa;sad siu u'NSu NJ
at me with ms tomanaMk ,nf. ia,s.a hand ha;ug s
gun Was empty ana my lel. .h;ap1 iapI oen1S oerIS
useless ! couio not ioau; :; ;..ah LII a. ~ ~;
have run my bayonet !aiousu .sae sne ,tu .4oI.
an, though, but an lnolan "ouau 'so.e sono
up behind me and, tnto"ihg goa 1n. = af;n ~
shout my neck, 1erEeo me oacX%ate ~ s.t. ~
the snow. The thlckest pars Oh .ne ngns
was in another part OF ane camp, aant anu
none OF our men were uoaI ui0J SASoPo