New-York tribune., 1890-03-22

Rosccrans and Thomas and was recommended for
promotion. For his services he made brevet
colonel in the Regular Army.
BECOME, \ MAJOE.GESEEAL OF VOLUNTEERS.
In February. 1864. General Crcos WAS assigned to
the command Of the Third Division. Department. OF
West Virginia. on May . he attacked and defeated
General jenkins. Fayetteville. Later he was
ordered TO siaunton which he reached after con
tinuous skirmish. Then he ordered 10
Newcastle, and aftcrward mp the kanawha valley.
During two month, hs command on foot almost
continuously II marched 500 miles crossed differ
ent ranges Of the AlcGiany and Blue Eidgc sixteen
times and was continually short rationS and fre-
qucntly without any. II defeated the enemy IN hVe
cnca scments. and parcipatcr III nnnincflDio
engagements. 1t captured killed or wounded h'SirN
600 rebels and took piece. Of artillery IL hin
not lose one captured nor lose a elin or wagon
bu; nearly onc-third Of It's number was hlicP OF
wounded. The Kanawha Division never lost the
right 10 lie called the best IN an army whcic All
were good In July General Crook took command o ''
troops lying near lisboro. and soon after he saved
his command from utter defeat AT SnchtrS ferfN ~
Withdrawing il in good order from before harS over
whclming force. In the same month he W. made a
lrevct major general oi volunteers for M services III
West Vlrsina and he wa, placed in command "i
the Department Of West Virginia with orders Il pursue
Early up The shenandoah Valley. General Crook ~
mon.,Iatc1 against undertaking the pursuit Win NJ
small command. which badly equipped. lie
met the enemy in force on July II. but h. wa' com
PEELED TO move back to lalpcr's Ferry. General
sheridan wa, now transferred to the shenandoah
Valley and the army rcorcanizcd All the
world knows the story of Sheridan campaign, ana
General Crook services of such value that lie
was made major general OF volunteer, IN october.
About January l. 1850. hi, command wcat into
winter quarter, at and near CUMBERLAND Nd. III
February a band Of pnicrillas found IL way 10 his
s..f,
oncr lie was exchanged on March 20 and again a..
sumcd command Of his division The next day ho
was assigned 10 the command Of the cavalry "i tho
army OF the Potomac. and from that time {" the close
Of the he participated III all oi S"'i"a"
movements For hi, services he was made bfcvci
hricadIcr+ general and bfrNct major sch'rl III |i'
Regular Army.
When sheridan wa -iencd 10 the command oi
the southwest. General Crpo. placed in command
Of the Cavalry Corps from which nc Wa relieved ap"n
July l. 1ac5. his rcquc-t In August ne ""> a.
signed 70 the District Of Wilmington y. c. where he
remained until honoably mustered ou' OF
the volunteer service. on January L. l-'6
After ia weeks leave Of absence be Wa put on TIC
board OF examiners Of rinc ;acuc-
sTBDIIS APNCHi.> SIOUX NND 'NlNFNNi~.
The most important portion of General 'roohs
career began on July =, l-nG. when h' WAS corn
mi-slou,d lieutenant colonel of The I'D Infantry
and -cnt to Idaho. There hc remained untli 49,.
sent to Arizona where he had 10 deal with the m"-i
warlikc. cunning trcaohcr,u> and desperate OF The
native tribes. lie 1T once issued am AHdr., 80 ih'
hostile chief bidding them return lmmci lately
10 their reservations. They ignored tl-. AMI hH
attacked in the Tonic basin. Their stronghold l'i
been rcchoncd imprcguahlc hut hr conquered .cn
and compelled submission. said writer of il"t
campaign: some thought he would succeed oth'.,
loohcd upon - dot iul. So fist h' thor 'urll' ir
formed himself u thc whole situation. anl having
full command. inau-urii"d an entirely dii' r..i
'noGc - warf,r. from ans Of h.. pr,ic c..or. BE-
lad Wei ~ crlated pack trains with apafn." ana
the hc~t Of packers employed. 80 That hi- supple.
,ould. II uo'cs-aiy f,low and 'c with h., 'lfH..'
or wherever hc wished them - ho. iii- horc. .'i
mulc.. ial'hrrd. hlidv Ca,fo-r0i ono. could lr"
on gra,. alone and vouM travel fDr Dol rfA, v.f.
ont forage or grain. Int DIS cicaf'.t i''fir- ii Ii
warfare Do, Indian soldier, and -c'i'.. ID
though belonging t. the same nation. au o. ttes.
lpachcs hc somehow induced thom to l".onc -o'i
Indian soldier, against the hld Indian Apa h.s N'4
p company - those Indian soldiers arl'i lnt
equipped. and a company - United Stat. r.oi.-
following uru. they would trs. rc m"r .'c..
and - apache. down Ike hlorihonri. un'l iI'f.
wa, 40 place they could nnl th,m.o.fr. ."ra...
and found AZ las, that there Va ono general Nhl
could conquer them. whom they learned to feo- lr'
whom tacv had TO submit. Ana ihc h-.o
Genera Croot taught tl. Apache the, haze uNt nnI
never VIII f0.-ct~ Iu October. l-7I. he ra, made
brigad.cr. general
In i-75 General Crooa va. srn' Nor'h go slhflc
the sioux and thcy'ua'- winch Dee dll .u ihe In
portant battle of Powder Eisc- and Ionrir Ats.
lie whipped them aa.n ~ no,chud. hli tlc do. p'-ae
then na.-.d thor fYrrr- trapped '-t's a.c
his men and slaughtered tcm. General Crook ir
mediaiclv str,i thccd DIS army attacked and npr"
the Indian, AZ sim Eu'ics. Dakota. ard preset tlr
campaign so vigorously That bv May. 1-,7. .ii iNe
tribe, lai Welded 10 him. lu announcing ''- 'l'' o.
the campaign hc -aid 10 his troops. fhe ir-fd."r
general commanding announce ih" close of the Powder
Plvcr 80 pctiiol and avail, himself of ih' opp1-irrt
70 thank TIE officers ard mc'i composing u for i.r
ability. courage. endurance and zeal c.MDted Dos
them during lt- pr0src.s With the mrrol., .naica'
lne -uci csircnc degree. - cold 70 niA' lio url
nigh un.cir,blc. even when surrounded i' tho c,.n
fori- Il civilization. ,ou have endured. vith uu'pn
p,lnlne fostildc. th" riro. Of 'r weather f.n which
,on had c.. 10 protect yon than an Indian o. udy
provided ulti Tlo d-iricrrton - many hiud. oi
the hostile .aeners. against whom y"l h''' h"'n
orrrltuc 1ifr. ilt .G'cc-s ~ oil" brilliant i-hi made
y t. ca,a!f. with ihc Ch',canc. on tine NYrih For,
aud your t.i.ou' muchc- along Tire Powder i.'.'
AID I.cl. Iourcic.7
TurcurfcAnrAs nrroNr HIS rrI~oNlE~
lie returned fo Arizona iu 49,. drove oIi no
Mormon. AID other .quaiicr, wh, had c gals .cl'd
Tie land of tie i1iian. AID encouraged tr ii'rr -
return and cultivate the ,ol under Government r.'
tec;ion. In l-oa the Cau'ihua Indinn- began a.
er,., Of raid. near the Mexican line. lie got upon
their trail bat ir-i''ld of following th'm hc went
IachNa.t 10 ihcir fn-tc-.c-. which hc -r"d 900 their
absence Thcn Il, fat a. ih"t returned. De- t"oh
them captive. Thu. be- marched 200 milo and too.
400 prisoner. For iHo years thereafter Do" was ln
command and there pcirc. NcnnNilic hr ii1-ti
the Indian, 90 work thor iarm-. abolished ih"
trading abuse, and carried thc voiA of civilization
well forward
lie made 10 January 1--a highly interesting rc-
port to tac uant General 81 Tire Army, "l'h -N''
"a vivid account Of hi campaign against IN" 'mn'"
lua. The trail of q iicI-ihlc number. he ,hid lE'
into thc Ch,rcu Mountains on I'D" n the hu'.
and was followed by all 81 the Apache cont. Tho"
scouting parties had lccn continuously in the u'ld
since Nav. marching more than 900 mile, Ihc' ANA
their pack train, had been completely worn ont, ana IL
wa necessary tn replace the scouis bN fresh dcihrh
menis and 10 reorSanke the pck trains. Drtchncn''
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