Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-09-07

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der early N th- morning crossing the
diviie When Reno ani Custer separated
ws watch~i than until they came down inio
tn valley. The cry -As raissi that Tho
white soldiers wsrs coming. ani ofders we're
given Tor the village 20 move. Reno swept
down 40 rapiiy upon ihs upper sni that
The iDilans we're forcri 10 nght Sitting
ball ami were At the point where Ten, at
Tackled siiing Dul Vas The bg medicine
man The womsn and children ~srs hastily
novel down tie stream whsrs ihs Cseyennss
wers cncamT..L The Sioux attacked Reno
AMI the Ch.ysnnes Casisr, AMI then all To-
came MIXED M When Reno mace hi' a.
tack at tie uIt-r end h. klli~i my two
.quAw. AMI thfee chlliren. which made my
heart bad then fought VITA haichsi
Imeanlns that he mntliati The soliisrsl
Prom other portions % biz grnphic de-
scriptlon % the fght one % IN, chief caus-s
OF Cuasr's disaster IL determined lie sAys
that some % The hors-s stool on their h>sds
from fright AZ The Iniians yelling AM stak-
Ing vari-colored biAnksts at them The sol.
dl.rs then abandoned their horses o. nght on
foot, leaving the horsss IN charge q q few
men These were sOon dispstch~l hy tl0
Indians. and the already frightsn',l hor-ss
s,ampeiei. carrying In their ,adiiss the ~
ssrye ammunition on which the soldiers de-
re8,ls,l Ths Wiley redmsa knsw al this.
and drew the ire from the white soldier UNI
al nj. ammunition was exhanst~i. When
they eio,si ri.ht In AMI killei them with
hAtehetN Ths account % the dlsssief IL
born out by tho known fact that m,s, oi the
seventh cavalry hal. iast prcviois 10 tho
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lucky horsss. unframed 20 the yela AMI er-
element Of IniiAn nShiing.
Gall. however. pays high tribute 10 the
bravery % Clusters conmanL The In
diana he ,aii. were IA couples behini ami
In front Of Custer a. BE- moved up the ridge.
AMI we're a. many As the grass on the plains
The first two companies lksosh's aud Cal
hounsl dismountsi ani fought CA foot
They never broke. Tut retired step by step
until forcei back 10 the ridge. uTon which
all finally did They were shot down In
line whsre they stood ksogh's company
rallied and we're all killed In bunch. lThs
statement sesms borne out by the facts. a.
thirty -sigh, bodies OF Ksogh's uooPsr, wrrs
found pllsd In a hsapl
The soldiers fought desperately and never
surrendered. They fought standing along In
line on the right A, fast a. the men fen the
horses wer. heriei And driven toward thu
,auaws and old men, who gathered them up
Wien Reno Attempted 20 find Custer by
throwing out skirmish line. Custer and all
who were with him were dead W1eL the
skirmlshers reached a high point overlooking
Clusters fsli, the Indians were g,lloping
around and over the wounded. dying and
dad. popping bullets and arrows into them
Forty.thrse Indians wers kiii~i that day,
but many more died subsequently, from
wounds
Gall has with his own hand killef many
soldiers and settlers In the twenty yssrs that
he was on the warpaih prior TO iS'd Al
one time party Of soldiers overlook him on
the prairie. near Fort Sally. ID ]. niey shot
him q half dozen times through tie body.
and 10 make sure that be was adeai Indian.
they tayons,si him several times through
the chest. bu; he lived 10 retaiiats On tho
LAtils Big Horn battlefield
Gall IL . magnificent specimen q Indian
humanity. lie IL full six feet In height.
with an Immense chest and 1.-THE. active
body lie. like Sitting Bull AMI the msjor
parl OF nj. tribe, are now sincere Christians.
and that they are proud Of their religion %
evidenced by the cross which thsy wear.
Though born leader. Gall has become one
Of the mssk's, Of followers