Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-29

on their baci1x Behind these machine
cannon was Captain Cap-uns battery
Of g-tneh rife guns. with soldiers hold
ing earhtnes sitting on eaissons-
Behind the artillery was General Carr.
astritie of n bay horse. and I.adiur ths.
sixth Cavalry. which has cut It's way
through the Southwest. from the In
dia1 Nation 10 the Rio eiransIe. The
General wore q slotIeh hat his xrizxis.,f
whisA<ers t.sssing AL about the collar Of
his buffalo euaE His entire regiment
was praueing behind hin. the truopers
being muffet in canvass avereuats. with
their rides slung "a their saddles. Gen
er7A Carr ; hat went off with deliberate
grace tts response was the dipping of
General Miles sCmbrpro Then th,.
famous leasier of the Southwestern
troopers drew up alongside Of
General Miles and General Rrpalse.
while his trOops pushed for.
ward through the storm More
Hotthkiss guns followed. then came
the LeavenwUrth battalion. a MIXED
regiment commanded by Colonel ~ansl-
ford Behind these troops was still
another battery Of Hotehlxiss guns. the
carriages Of which still bore evisfenrrs
OF the furious storm that ragged for an
hour at Wounded Knee A lean.
stlrunSeu-face,f man. with his overvuaE
buttoued tightly around his throat and
mounted Ou a splendid horse. followed
the cannon Il was Colonel Guy v
Henry who was shot through the f:lee
IN n battle with the Sioux in i<7s. and
who led his flying negro troops of the
Ninth IN an all-uight rids. OF eighty
miles to save the Seventh Cavalry.
which was threatened with Clusters
fate ut the Catholic Mission less than
four weeks agO. Behind him wers
long lines Of black faees. peer
ing trum fur caps ansf high euE-
lars OF buffalo avervuats. Rel
and white s<tIi,ions rrttere,f bsf51rg each
company The negro eavairy came IN
unhrOheu columns. with its wurisi-
famed and decorated hs.rues af tbs.
Thoruhursy massacre riding at the ex-
trrme left AMI their earbines ut a 81
lutte Every man in tbs. Ninth Cavalry
was m that long ebony wave ef f.n,es.
and ls It swept IN front af General
Niles the famous Iadian fighter dipped
his hat again and again
There waa another battery ot ma.
chine guns. and then eam. in Eaur
eniHnn trOnt the most celebrated repi-
nent IN the Western army It was
proceeded by n bugEe corps mount
et On white horses ans. from the rgfr-
terfng instruments there eauts. a roar
that even the screaming Of shs. storm
could not drown The truopsrs Of the
seventh Cavalry. a regiment that has
been torn and leveled by xhust dan,.rrs
On the putrss. was appruarhfnw Tbs.
musicians from California began toplav
--tiarry owen stirring rolIisisfnsr
melody which Custer saisi was 1t u11lsi,.
for any soldiers dsash- The ts7os,g..r,s
came with their carbinss ar n salute.
and their blue eapes lung back ~ that
their yellow Innings were exl.3s..si Mafar
Whrtesisisss WAS IN command esf th.. rpsr-
iuenr AS it passed tseusruE Mites
the entire staff doffesf their hats,
while the commander himself
waved his white xiaved hansl.
Tru0p after troop passed BY with
yIiinus that had been risIsiIssf with In
dian bullets. until B Troop anaf h rrslap
came IN view The appearance. Of tIless.
troops aroused the emotiuuS Of the
spectators. b Troop was not 81 larz-e
as those that had preretis.sf Tt. anf X
Troop was even SMALLER When the.
savares at Wounded kne,. turned their
carbines upon the soldiers the>.. troops,
faced the awful fire X Troop WIS
without its commander amt ali OF it,
commissioned and uon-cumrnis.<i1us.sI
were those who were nat killed Or
wounded IN that terrible tight. ant she
only officer To lead B Troop was a ses.-
Ond Lieutenant with hantiages about
his head But the gallant Troopers who
remained rode with proud bearing.
their rifles being held over the
heads of their horses. Bshinsf sht cav
airy came the hospital ansf supply train
and pack mules. The culurnn was an
hour passing General Miles. there be-
ing nearly 1000 soldiers and ;. 7Ba h,rS...
and nules in line.
The mandate has at last beer. gfvrr
Dispensing Il large portion Of the soldiers
massed here to suppress the Sioux up-
rising The troops Of the Departments
Ut the Missouri now IN the field were
to-day ordered by General Niles
ID proceed TO their several sta
tons. except Captain Wells bat
tzIlion Of the Eighth Cavalry.
which goes 10 Fort Meade. : d
Colonel Henry has Instructions =, seek
Il sheltered camp with his battalion Of
the Ninth Cavalry at n distance of not
more than ten niles from Pine Ridge.
Seventy members of the First TnfanErv,
Colonel >hatter. san Eraneiseo. have.
been allowed 10 transfer at viii % regi-
uents us1Tv here and belonging - ether
departments. These changes still leave.
four troops Of the Seventh Cavalry.
Capron's Light Battery Of the First Ar
tlllery, all Of the First. Second and
Seventeenth Infantry and Sixth Cavalry
and two companies Of the Eighth In
fantry IN the field
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