The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-03
THE INDIAN WAR.

Following is ali account of the battle
with the Indians in Dakota, written b,
a staff correspondent, and which seems
to be concise and authentic:-
Camp on Wounded Knee creek s.
D., December 80, via Rushville, Neb.-
seventh cavalry arrived from Pine
Ridge Agency at 3 o'clock Sunday
night. At 8 Monday morning Gen.
Forsythe issued orders to have the $50
male Indians who had been prisoners
called from their tepees, saying he wan
ted to talk TO them. They obeyed slowly
and sullenly and ranged in a semi
circle in front of the tent where Big
Foot, their chief, lay sick with pneu
monia.
BY twenties they were ordered to
give up their arms. The first twenty
went to their tents and came back with
only two guns. This irritated Major
Whiteside, who vas experimenting
this part of the work. After q hasty
consultation with Gen. Forsythe he
gave the order for the csvslrymen, who
were all dismounied and formed in
almost a square about 25 PAGES back to
close in. They did SO and took a stand
their center. When This was done a
detachment of c%avalrymen atoot were
sent to search the tepees. About 60
guns were found, but while this work
was going on the warriors held all in
cautation powwow.
The tepees having been gone through
an order was given TO search the war
riOrs. All thought of trouble vas evi.
IDENTIFY wholly out of mind with the
soldiers.
About a dozen of the warriors had
been searched when like q flash all the
rest of them jerked guns from under
their blankets and began pouring bull
let's into the ranks of the soldiers who
q few moments beto.e had moved up
within almost gun length. The Indians
who had no g uns rushed on the soldiers
tomahawk in one hand aud scalping
knife in the other. 1t was Economical,
a hellishly horrible rush.
With Gen. Forsythe and Mai. White
side [ stood when the firing started
within touching distance of the death
dealing devils. The only thing that
saved all three OF Us from instant death
was that the Indians had their backs
turned to us when they began firing.
Their first volley was almost as one
man. so that they must have fred 100
shots before the soldiers fired one.
But, ., how they were slaughtered
alter their first volleyl Some, however
succeeded in getting away to the small
hills to the southwest. The fight lasted
\ half hour, and even as [ write these
words hear that Hotchkiss pouring
shots into the gullies TO the north
where a few of the devils have taken
refuge.
The list of killed, as far as we can
ow ascertain, is as follows:
Capt. Wallace, commander of X
troop.
Private Cook, b troop.
Father Crafts, Catholic priest. NOR
tally wounded in lungs.
Private Frank Lewis, b troop.
Private Stone, h troop,
Private Sullivan, X troop,
5. +. Smith, X troop.
Corp. Clinton, K troop.
The wounded were: Davis, Hazle-
wood, Toohsy, Lieut.. Darlington, Ser.
Lloyd, Interpreter P. F. Ellis, Lieut..
Kinsie, Trumpeter James G. Holden.
son, Mortslly; Sergt. CAMEL, Private
Seller, A troop; Sergt. Dyer, II, o.
Duncan. Private Elliot, X troop; Sergt.
Ward, b troop; Sergt. Holchkiss, *
troop, mortally HippA Cook, troop:
Private Adams, 4 troop; Corporal
Newell, b troop; Moylan Miles, cap
tain, MORALLY; Campbell, sergeant,
wounded in the mouth; Davis, troop
B, shot in the arm; Duncan, troop A,
wounded in the head. This is only a
partial list. About a dozen more are
reported seen lying as if dead, but no
more officers were killed. While 25 or
more are wounded, many OF the woul,-
ded will die
Capt. Wallace was tOmahawked
squarely in the forehead. Lieut.. Kin
sic received but a slight wound In the
ankle. Army surgeons. Capt. lloff,
Lieut.. Kenna and Capt. Ewing are car
ing Tor the wounded.
Advices from the seat of wal gives
the news OF another encounter between
the troops and Indians at a point about
four miles from the agency. Tho
Seventh and Ninth cavalry were just
in from yesterdays battlefield,
followed at soine distance by their pro.
vision train. On reaching the point
named a large band OF lnuians. headed
by Chief Two Strike, dashed suddenly
npon the train. captured it and were
off toward the Bad Lands,
when the cavalry wheeled and gave
DursuIt. In the battle which followed
over 80 Indians were wounded and no
IOldiers were killed. !