, 1891-06-28
BRAVE GEN CROOK.
A Short Story of His Campaigns in
Wyoming.
He Always Won and Never Lost a
Battle,
And Dealt Wisely and JudiCiouslV
With the Indians.
A Patriotic Movement TO Secure a
Monument Fund.

which will be given in the Cheyenne
opera house on Tuesday evening next,
bids farr to be a grand social aud financial
success. Cheyenne and Wyoming and
in tact all of the states and territories
west Of the Missouri river, are inhibited
to Gen. Crook, aud the present move
ment and the hearty manner in which 1t
is entered into shows that his work is not
without appreciation.
A LEADER reporter yesterday obtained
from Capt C. 5. Roberts Of the l7Jh
Infantry, who was with Gen. Crook in his
Arizona campaigns. and was a member OF
his staff at the time of the generals
death, and from Col. Thomas Moore,
who had charge of Crooks pack trains in
his Idaho, Montana, Colorado and Wyom
ing campaigns, the following synopsis Of
Crook work in Wyoming.
In 1874, after Gen. Crook had straight
ened out the Indian troubles 10 Arizona,
he was placed in command of the Depart
ment Of the Platte. At this time nearly
all the country west of the Missouri river,
north Of the Platte and east Of the Gas
cadc mountains was overrun with Indians
and the whites were IN danger of Indian
thefts and massacres in this whole region.
10 the spring Of 1876 there was a gen
eral uprising among the %Cheyennes,
Sioux aud Arapahoes throughout the
West 10 Wyoming there were no cat
tlcmen porth of Horse Shoe creek aud
Cottonwood, and depredations on stock
were being made constantly, the raids sz
tending down as far as the line Of the
Union Pacific railroad.
1t was at this time that Gen. Crook
ra",o - wyoming. He made Cheyenne
the starting point for his first campaign
and the base OF his future oprra,ie-a. IL
got his troups IN readiness aud took the
field on the 18th Of February, 1876. with
ten companies OF the Pad aud Bird cavalry
under Col Reynolds. At Fort Fcttcrman
he added two companies of infantry to
his command. From F,ttcrman the com
maud marched 10 Crazy Woman creek.
The country was full Of hostile Indians
aud the troops were fired upon every
night At Dry Cheyenne the beef herd
was run off by Indians and the herd
ers killed. At Crazy Woman creek the
wagon train was parked and left IN charge
Of the infantry. The cavalry made a
night march to Clesr creek, a fork of the
Powder river.
The weather was bitterly cold and
nearly all Of the men were badly frosted.
Thee Was but one tent in the entire com
mand and but two blankets for each man.
The march from Clear creek to Tongue
river was made in a blizzard with the
thermometer Ice below zero.
The command mo~AI dawn Tongue
liver to the Rosebud. There we're no
signs Of Indians aud all the camps found
had been abandoned Crook hen moved
cast and struck the Powder river on the
10th Of March That evening the scouts
discovered two Indians and following
them up found a big Indian village. At
dawn on the 18th of March the whole
command moved forward and attacked the
Indian camp. Crazy Horse was in com
mand and had 2OU to 400 lodges. The
village was destroyed completely. The
indians said Col Moore 'foght like yellow
jackets" Fifty OF the troops were killed
and wounded but the Indians we're CON
pletcly scattered aud the Village wiped
out SIX hundred 70 4 thou-tnd o. the
Indian pony heri vas captured.
After this Eght the command moved to
Fort Reno where the wagon tram had
gone from Crazy Woman and the eDtire
command returned to Fort Russell April 9.
At Fort Russell General Crook reor
gained his forces and started north Nav
18th on what is known as the Second
Grand Campaign of 1870 At Fort
Fetterman he added more troops to his
command and left there May 3jth with
fifteen companies of cavalry and five Of
infantry, taking his old line of march to
Crazy Woman and to Goose creek on
Tongue river. There were no signs of
Indians, although but a week before they
had raided south as far as Horse Shoe,
they drove off Hunton Bros stock,
killing a brother OF John Hunton. The
command reached Goose creek on June
It'll. On the afternoon Of the 9th the In
dams attacked the troops from the bluffs
across the creek. General Crook sent four
companiea across the creek, who drove
off the Indians, killing a number of them.
Tho command was then moved north
to where Sheridan now stands aud was
ioined there, june 18th, by several hun
dred Grow and Shusbone scouts. From
Sheridan all the troops moved due north
for the Rosebud. the infantry riding on
mules. Tie Rosebud region was the
iavorite ground Of the Indians, and on
June 18th they came upon Sioux scouts.
There was some skirmishiug and then at
1890 a. m. the battle began in earnest
Sitting Bull, Dull Knife. Crazy Horse
and other noted chiefs we're present. and
the Indians under their command num-
bered fully 1000. The Indians fought on
horse back on the open plain. They cir
cled around the troops. pouring 10 an in
cessant lire, Seven Of Crooks men we're
killed aud thirty-seven wounded. Col
Guy v. Henry was shot through the
lace.
The number OF Indians killed was not
known as their friends carried them away.
When the Indians finally withdrew the
troops had very little ammunition remain
ing and with but four days provisions