New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-25


/ With fatigue and i could
not rally. SO the 1lajor said: Twoof
/ you stay With him and when We get %
j camp We will send aawae after him :
4 Then on We rushed.
To our Disappointment, the sun had
set when we reached the old campgro,,ndl
at Mud Lake. A few empty barrels and
the rifle pits were all that was left to
testify to that having been sibley's camp.
even all be killed. said Pat. Dor
gan; ssthree Of our men left behind.
sibley gone to the and Ingens
all around us. Bad luck to the day I
| iver jined to foight Indians
Somebody suggested that he had moved
to the Yellow Medicine, about four miles;
we could easily follow his trail and reach
there before dark. On we rushed, but
only to another disappointment. Dark
ness had cast gloom over mother earth
long l.efore we reached the river. The
Indian village, situated on the north side
of the river, lay in smouldering ruins.
The gentle night breeze famed the
| embers into blaze and sent up sicken-
ing glare, and made the tired think
that every spark was an Indian.
"Oh!'' said Pat, "we will all be killed !;
I seed an Ingen lape rite out of the fire."
We crossed the river, wound around a
small thicket Of brush climbed hill on
the north and hollooed long and loud.
But all was still as the grave. We then
filed to the left and followed the main
road for a mile, but all was blank. Then
said the Major: - ~ $751;
eve will return to the rifle pits, and
encamp> for the night. About face
! march,
brought me in front. My horse was
nearly exhausted, but the doctors was
more SO; and when was about half way
Edown the hill, "Haltr' came the order.
The Doctors horse had fallen down; but
the man ahead of me moved on, and two
more passed by. Then turned my horse
across the road, and said:
"Don't desert your commanders Then
the man in front cried out:
"Boys, do you see that?' A gust of
! wind had taken the sparks heavenward
It made my hair stand on end. "Fo1
Goods sake follow me!'' he yelled, and
away they went. Another man passed
me. Then I shouted:
! "Don't another man pass me, or I will
drop you right here"
Then came the order, Cali right, foE
ward?" We rushed on to the rifle pits.
No descrters were there. The order kas
then to go out to good feed, and tffea
camp. Two miles took us out to good
feed. Then we let out our bride reins,
/ held one end, rolled ourselves in our
! overcoats, and soon forgot the troubles
of this world. Just as the gray streak
of dawn was creeping into the eastern
sky I awoke, sprang to my feet ant
gazed over group of tired men and
horses, wrapped in silent slumber. I
aroused my poor, tired horse, crossed to
where the major and doctor lay and
awoke them.
"Come; it is time we were on the
move"
We soon had the men all awake, but
the doctors horse was done for. The
men lifted him to his feet, but he could
not stand.
"Well', the doctor said, sit is ve1y
plain am out horse. Now, boys,
have dispatch that must go to General
Sibley. Will you go with me to take it2'
'Bedad," said Pat Dorgan, "it's not
the loiks of me that wants to run the
risk of me loife going through that burn.
in valley agin. Well all be killed.
Another man said eff you will go back
and get the sergeant and the rest of our
men, we will all go willingly
So back we went to where we left the
sergeant, but all were gone. Then came
another parley. Not man wanted to
go with the Major, but the doctor said
"Major, if you will let me ride youp
horse part of the time, will stick Is
YOU" Said I: Major, are you in coh-
mand of this company?'' 81 am" Ehe
replied. He Strengthened himself j fhis
saddle and said: "Men, follow me, and
once more headed his horse toward the
! burning valley. l fell in behind him
and said: "Come, boys, if you 60 = the
fort the Indians will scalp every last one
Of VOu - We followed tho Mainr W&hor