The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

all were killed" From his story 1t is evil
dent that the Indians were in the coulees
behind and in front of Custer as he moved up
the ridge to take the position. The first
two companies CKeogh and Calhoun) dis
mounted and fought on foot. They never
broke, but retired sep by step until forced
back to the ridge, where all finally persisted.
They were shot down in line where they
stood. This statement seems born out by
the facts. as thirty-eight bodies of Keogh's
company were found together) The warriors
directed special fire against the soldiers
VINO held the horses, while the others fought.
AS soon as one of these soldiers was killed
by moving blankets and yelling the horses
were stampeded, which made it impossible for
the soldiers to escape.
Afterwards the soldiers fought desper-
ateiy and hard, and never surrendered. AS
ana driven toward the squaws and old
men, who gathered them in. When Reno
attempted to find Custer by throwing out
skirmish line Custer and all with him
were dead. When the skirmishers reached
high point overlooking Clusters fed, the
indians were galloping around and over
lets and arrows into them. When Reno
made his attack at the upper end he killed
my Two squaws and children, which made
my neart bad. I then fought with my tom
ahawk (Which means, Of course, mutilat-
1ng) clusters soldiers ran out of ammu-
milton. Their supply of cartridges was in
the saddle pockets of their stampeded
horses The Indians then ran up to the
soldiers and butchered them with toma-
hawks A lot Of horses ran away and
jumped into the river but were caught by
the squaws. Eleven Indians were killed
on Reno's creek, and several Indians fell over
and died. Only AZ Indians were killed alto
gether but great many wounded ones came
across the river and died In the PUSHES Some
soldiers got away and ran down a ravine.
crossed the river came back again, and were
killed. We had Ogallalas, Minneconious
Brules, Uncappa, all Sioux tribes and the
Cheyennes, Arapahoes and eros Ventres
Wnen the big dust came in the air down the
river tmeaning Terry and Gibbon), we struck
our lodges and went up creek toward the
White Rain mountains big Horn range COW
cred with snow. We waited there four days
ana then went over to the Wei mountains
One of the officers in Reno's command has
the following to say of DR.. Porter's serv-
ices during the memorable fight on Renos
MIL: The afternoon of the 18th all night
throughout the 26th the night of that date
! and until the forenoon of the 9th DR.. Porter
worked as few are ever called upon to work
ne had no idea that he would get out alive,
ana believed every man around him was
| doomed. Still he was the same cool and
| skillful surgeon that he is today He had a
duty to perform that seldom falls to man
OF tWenty-six, and yet he performed 1t nobly.
lie was surrounded by the dead, dying and
wounded Men were crying for water, for
help, for relief for life. For twenty -four
hours there was no water.
The sun was blazing hot, the dead horses
were sickening, the air heavy with hundred
smells, the bullets thick, the men falling and
| UluhS 1OI ullcS AROUND DlaCk Win the 1u-
D1lant savages. The work of the others was
not like Porter's. He must know no fear, no
| trembling, no rest. He had every agonizng
sight before his eyes. The afternoon of the
18th, when the Indians ceased their firing and
began to move off, there were around Porter
| on the ground Atty dead and fifty wounded
| One In every three was killed or manned
| know little of the hospital story. but / doubt
IL there Is much that overshadows Porter's
experience upon the bluff overlooking the
Little Big Horn. If had the genius of a
Buchanan Reed 1 would weave it into a song
more heroic than "Sheridans Ride