New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-09-18
SOME HISTORIC SKETCHES.
Incidents Of the Indian War, Hitherto
-. -. Unpublished.
History Of the South Bend Company, as
Related BY Judge Buck.

Hon. Daniel Buck in the Mank alto Re-
view relates the following: When the.
news of the Indian outbreak came to-
South Bend, we organized company
and elected John D. Zimmerman, cap
tain; and Hon. D. G. Evans, 1stlieutenant,
and Immediately started for New Ulm.
On the route the company was joined by
citizens of Judson and Butternut Valley,
and when we arrived at New Ulm, the
company, numbered 70 men, armed
about equally with shot guns and hunt
ing rifles. was member of the compa-
ny and was present at the election Of
officers, and at the request of the compa-
ny kept a list of the names of the men
and officers, but unfortunately it cannot
now be found. Accompany was also or
gained at Mankato under Capt. William
and this company arrived at
New Ulm soon after the South Bend
company. When we arrived at New Ulm
saw nine dead men lying side by side
In one room, who had been killed by the
Indians the night before, within the
limits of the town. They were part Of
a company of men who had gone into
the country to assist the settlers or notify
them of the Indian outbreak, and upon
returning were attacked and killed by
the Indisns. Only one of these men
was scalped, one had his throat cut from
ear to ear, one had large piece of fesh
cut out of his thigh, while all of them
had been struck upon the temple with a
Ratchet or war club. 1T was a CHASTITY
sight. A little further on in the "Gross
House, also used as a hospital, were
quite large number who had been
wounded by the Indians and by them
left FOR dead. In one room I saw three
little chlldren-two girls and 'koy-the
only survivors of large family. These
children had been struck upon their
temples with the Indian war selub, and
their faces were black and swollen, while
one had on its forehead a Ratchet cash.
They were unconscious, but alive and
eventually recovered. New Ulm was full
of refugees and each one had tale Of
horror to tell; how many children were
hacked to pieces before their parents
eyes; how parents We're shot at the table
while eating; how travellers were slam on
the highway; how the wounded had es-
capped into the high grass and brush.
The afternoon of our first day at New
Ulm was spentin organizingthe different
companies, assigning them ,tkeir proper
places, and preparing generally for the
expected attack from the Indians.
Two or timee times during THE nigllt
there were reports that the Indians
We're coming, and the men were out
ready to meet any attack, butssaae reports
proved to he unfounded. One alarm
came NEAR proving fatal to our men. A
company from LIE Sueur came in quite
late at night, it was gaming and very
dark. :and when approaching our picket
lines some one of the company indis-
creetly gave an Indian war-whoep. Our
pielSets fell back short distance and
then fired :at,ths supposed enemy, but
fortunately no one was hurt. Cur men
were mostly dressed in,ssmmer clothing
and they suffered greatly from the cold
rain. Just before daylight the pickets
were doubled as a precautionary measure
against any Sudden attack by the Indians.
The next day news came that the Win.
nebago Indians, wko had a reservation
near Mankato, had entered into league
with the Sioux to massacre the white
people and this, together with the fact
that two Winne5ago Indians had been
driven from Butternut Valley emily day:
Or two before, one of whom it is said
Vas '"Little Priest, a Winnebago Chief,
Induced large member of the South
Bend company to retura home. las this
company was to great extent posed;
If farmers, who had left their families
unprotected between South Bend and
New Uim. of the South Bend company
en remained under the command of VII
lam j. McCauley. The others, who re-;
urned, promised, that,lf the report as to
he Winnebagc Indians proved untrue,