New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-12

Grummonds. The following are the names Of the men
who fell in the Phil Kearny massacre Fist
Sergeant Augustus LANCE, Sergeant Hugh
Murphy, Corporal Robert Lennon, Corporal VIII
lam Dule, Privaes Frederick Ackenan, William
Betzler, Thomas Burke, Henry Buchanan, George E.R
Coodall. Michael Harlan, Martin Kelley Pairrk
shannon, Charles y. Taylor, Joseph d. Thomas. David
Thorey, John Woodruff John VI. Weaver, Maximllsa
Dehrng Francs S. Gordon sergeant Patrick Gallagher.
Sergeant Francis Raymond, Private Patrick Rooney,
Corporal Gustav A. Bauer, Priyates H. Walter, Henry
X. Aarons, Michael O'Gara, Jacob Rosenberg, Frank
p. Sullivan, Patrick Smith, Sergeant William Morgan;
Corporal John Quinn, Prvates George W. Burrell
Timothy CulIinans, John Maher, George y. Waterbury
First Sergeant Alexander Smith, Sergeant Ephraim C.
Blssell, Corporal George Phillips, Corporal Michael
Sharkey, Corporal d. Karston Privates George Davs
Perrie +. Doland, Asa Griffin. Herman Ke, James
Kean, Thomas NJ. Madden, Sergeant James Baker,
Corporal James Kelley, Corporal Thomas +. Honigan,
Bugler Adolph Metzgar, Artifcer John McCarty,
Privates Thomas Broglin, Thomas Anderson, william
Bugbee, william Conroy, Charles Cuddy, Patrick
Clancy Harry s. Deming, Hugh b. Doran. Robers
Daniel, Nathan Foreman, Andrew W. flzg srad, Danlei
Green, Charles Gameford, John Gller' lerul-
nand Houser, Frank Jones, James b. NC
CURE, John McColley, George W. Nugeh''
Franklin Payne James Ryan, Oliver Williams, SCOUT
John Wheatley, FrontleIsman John Fischer Inc hfs'
twentyone men named above belonged to Company "
Second Battalion 18th Infantry The next nine mea
named belonged TO Company C, Second BausHoh
18th Infantry The next six belonged 10 COMPANY
f. Second Battalion 18th Infantry. The next thirteen
men belonged to Company Ii, second bauaioh lou
Infantry. The remaining men, twenly,sM 10 oa all
belonged Troop C, second United staleS anu c2i
stltuted about the entire company at thaI uiho u"i7
the command Of Captain Fred Brown .
The last time visited the Phil Kearny massaer,
ground, about year and half ago, louhd no tI liz
the Site of the old fort and it a farm. The spot
where the old fort had stood was grain neld. pr;
Foste the farmer who owned the place, sad ne hSt
heard about the battle, but had come to tag eoln,
long after Il had been fought and knew 1bing Pe..,
sonaly about it. he had cut down me oa MAJ xs
but the stump still standing in the ground; S
into the grain and Mr.. Foster VINO ,nl y, t H
not like our ra%png down a wnea co si s rac,
the outlines of the OF buildings BY the ridges IN
s s wh sas While lhs rn sSod b %ns
and said: Come. if you don't hurry back we VII
bright sunlight long lay silent and grim 100
sleepers who needed not and heard not After az 2,
ner walked 10 the old graveyard, and found -
adj open and unprotected Tho horses and cattle had
trampled the graves The men lay In long rows
The Government had at one time built small brick mex
monument by the graves, but IL had fallen down anu
an enteIprsing settler had hauled the ont Ss away
fence had been put about the graveyard, but me
prairie fires had burned and the settlers han ar haq bs
yards and farms The men had lain IN the ground 10.
Government they had yielded up their lives to serve
On my return to Fort Mckinney | wrote lettef
10 the Secretary Of War; giving him an account Of n'
ploring him to protect the remains of our sohss
there This letter must have done some good. i3r "a
remains were soon afterwaId ordered TO DC disintern
and taken 10 the Custer Battlefield. which Is now
National Cemetery The officer In charge OF the WORK
of dlsinterring the bodies, Captain J. NJ. T. sanno
18th Infantry gives interesting account Of the con-
dton in which he found each body after lying in
the ground for twenty three years He says
We had no trouble in finding the remains. consid-
ering that the cemetery was not incosed except b3
clearly the exact position of the bodies and with ons
exception all were buried from six to seven ieeC
ground was completely decayed. The boxes contain.
ing those killed on December 81 le7 were s5 ~
sufficient strength 10 be lifted ont Inc remains 0,
Colonel Fetterman and Captain Brown were identlhei
BY their on the corins' -,
The following is the more detailed report oil oap'Aa
Grave No. 77-Evidently the remains of Colonel
Of preserHa ha' 0 No oo 5The remains OF cap
Brown 0ame on fG9 a e of q nanry ven and
shoulder-straps in good condition. EvideMIy lns
remains Of Lieutenant Jennes sh intaa mr. ho S J,
wen as clothing In good state of preseryat alton. SN
airy officers buttons blouse. plated white ,as
p S9 whistler appeared to have been scalped was
easily recognized as the body Of Lieutenant hct
g feet by 90 inches wide and l. inches deep. Gras
No STA man shot through the head , No,lDS yo
so~Hody In uniform clothing and evidently s9ps ss
No s3-A man in uniform ana G hondIs,der Ev-
| IDENTITY the remains of samuel Currey, band eS1 s
| 18th Infantry. No. s4-Clothng indlca',a 4H Va
| fantrv soldier evidently quito young man: "A, AZ
s5~A man shot through the head clothing g iS how
Gated an infantry soldier No. eo-Nothiag Sloi5l1s
indjcated he had been an infantry soldier. Ne 80 ~,
Young man, but nothing TO Indicate whether ,s ne MAJ
SonSS and had on buclsIn trousers but nothing %
Indicate whether he had been soldier or 10 Indicate
S m' hS had been soldier or G aiaSs
No. si-A cz H. with dark hair; past ,S S,SrSS
the body with an arrow st lmbeidcd in the sp psms
column Nos. 81 and 92 were bGrca d y u or been
whether soldier or citizen. no pa NAN 7" and que
man cinzen e 30 o citizen. quit Tu te Young, with q
arrow through the rbs No 9I-Ah lnid h ooih Arny
who during the war had 6el1ng ,snd 70 lad the corps
badge still his breast. ms p0uy COMPANY t.
edy tho remains OF Sergeant g. T. Bo"1rS, 1885.
NO. osA citizen young dressed i9 frocH eGae MAD
arrows were in this body. No w soo. man mIddIs
sSshg and sia rrapped In rubber blsnk An arST
his side Nothing TO show wns,"e bot ,bSb The head
s Sh an arrow Had hair ydendg be s sss
killed in the pine wSSas middle aged man with re.
listed man m,ng 70 indicate VIII Their he had pes
Soldier or citizen No. homes homes I missing Nothing 70
grave grave s MSeher the remains Of s0m Solder
c sISw No. 1854 Eos n ae oSy music an 10
light hair, e'% yomns soldier No. 1O7-A nan arSs,
Soasb the and mapped o IL G or eren
nothing 70 No lo9-A midd eagcd man Moth.
show Whether soldier S or citizen "r not No l
ing 20 snST man. infantry solder WIN ss Gyentur.
mdWnst story these erct note 'e', o. M 10 No.
suffering % Of the men killed at the Fort IN one man
are and given In full sSoy We Government 70
missing The "s graves Ss at cser atehed ,s
Of Of Rnro marble and win s soS" pcSs but VII
French SET Few wears at most. For some reason ony
nther the Government has r Killed rss6s though ts q,