New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-25
A STORY OF THE MASSACRE.
Another Chapter in the Narrative Of Mr.
Miller in the New York Tribune.

AAos>o 49, 80
burial of Capt. Marsh, Mr.. Miller contin-
ues with subsequent events as follows:
On returning TO the fort several Of the
wounded had just arrived. "Halloo,
what's up? Has there been battle!
Well should say so:'' There was one
poor fellow all shot to pieces. Why
was it that we could not have little
fight with the Indians? We had been
scouting every day and yet the Indians
would not give US one squint at their
noble forms, There were thirty or forty
all told of the wounded. "How many
did you hurt?" we asked. "That we
can't tell,'' they replied, "but we think
the Indians lost double our number"
Oh, how we wished we would have
given anything if we could have ridden
in on their flank and lifted the. topknots
off from about thousand of them.
The mule train had been sent out to
the Indians gardens for forage. The
Indians gobbled them all except one
man. This man loosened a mule, shot
his way through the Indians, reached
camp and gave the alarm. The mule
train had been surrounded and captured
by the Indians. The Sd Regiment grab
bed their guns and was off on the double
quick to the scene of action. The Indi-
ans were on Il rolling prairie. The Sd
Regiment took advantage of a ravine,
opened fire and slew them right and left
Although the Indians outnumbered our
force two to one, they could not stand
our long range rifles, and the Sd Regi
ment sent them bowling back to their
town like a pack of wolves.
The wounded men were taken to the
hospital and had their wounds dressed.
After little squad had turned IN for
the night the Indian problem had to be
solved. Lieutenant Roberts made little
speech: 'Fellow comrades We have
been called upon to witness another sad
burial of a dear comrade, cut down in
full health and vigor by the red devils Of
the forest; and again we are called upon
to behold the mang led and bleeding forms
Of more of our comrades. We cannot
help it, boys. You know it isn't my
fault, and it is none of yours, for we
have ridden night and day, rain and shine,
and worked hard to get them to attack
us. But they wont. They dodge us on
every hand. But I will make them one
promise. If we ever get them out of
the woods we never will leave one to get
back to tell what became of the rest"
''Three cheers for Lieutenant Roberts, -
They were given with will, and we
went to sleep for the night. But did
not sleep much. My head was filled
with dreams of wounded men and Indi-
ans, and my stomach was too full OF
wild plums.
At 3 o'clock in the morning there came
orders for our company and six pieces OF
artillery from the fort to move to General
Sibley's headquarters at once. By reason
of my having had two suppers-one Of
supper and the other of plums- I had tc
be left behind. 1 was left in care OF
O'Conner, one Of our men, who had beer
detailed in the arsenal at the fort. Ou1
men filed out into the darkness and across
the river, and all was quiet ence more
There was no sound except the lone sen.
try's tread. Day dawned at last and found
me somewhat verse for duty. O'Coane1
went over to the Commissary's and got
some tea, cefee, beat, cabbage and other
provisions. i.
"Now," he said "stuh yourself. A cup
of that tea just as strong as you can drink
it will fetch you out all right ID.
"CaI you cook cabbage and beef"
asked; II want an old-fashioned boiled
dinner just like what my mother used to
cook.'' .'t .....
II don't know how your mother used
to cook" he said, 'sbut I can cook the
way my mother used to very well.''
"Cook, then, your way, and I will be
the judge" T.. II,
tested the virtue of the tea, and i
worked like magic. 1 had the boiled
dinner SO nearly perfect that O'Conne
almost went into Mysteries. He said i
took him back to when he was littl,
boy and eating his mothers cooking: i
made him think Of his grandmother an,
Ike and all of her relations.
ssWell,'' said, 81 think tomorrow
will be able to go to Sibley's camp.'
"Whatp' said O'Conner, ssycu don't thi1l
of starting out for the fort alone2''
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