New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-03
A BRAVE INDIAN FIGHTER.
SERGEANT r. B. GLOVER SERVED UNDER
GENERAL CROOK AND
GENERAL MILES.
HE FOUGHT IN NUMEROUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH
THE CHEYENNEs AND THE BAD sioCN-
NOW CONGRESS HAS GIVEN HIM
MErAL OF HONOR
From The Boston Journal.


From The Boston Journal
centIv a Confessional medal OF honor LOT dnsns
distinguished gallantry In acton - iaorter
MASTER Department United States Army w ihe
Offices in Fort nm square Mr. Glover 9nIer Gem
sra Crook; from 1871 1881 he served under Cen ser
ss Miles III rao S TaS I'd cavary in ISL He bears
the unique distinction of having g9t Il IN v"' ~"
Sergeant clover was an indian fighter ms was
his gallant service Nor, .,ru 10. 1879. and at
Pumpkin N' Creek Mont February 10 II iSsY 9n Mri
Glover then serFeant Of r'G o. small scouting
Sarties fought charged surrounded and captured
war parties n OF s STv~ Of Pumpkin that Mr.
Glover related TO journal reporter the olhe'
I'm compliance with the verbal instructions rom rom
Colonel Miles, Th r Ta sor 'he MS2iama lett the
AT daylight on the morning OF feprua'S and %, sx
with deachmen, Of eight enlisted ,,rsie and I CAPTURE
band of hostile Sioux Indians. VINO han Ii,,mnkn
drprsd"ioV was % degrees below The grornd
was covered with deep snow; IraVel.ns n WS4 wa
and unfo Iha seene Of the
dark We could do nothing SO the ue'ucN"e"
"S A dayght on the morning OF the ith we began gan
The search for found 5me the dead body OF indian
Covered with leaves. at the base or arg ri
Leading from brco T9s the very trail was taken
and the command pushed forward with HI po'''''e
PAt II o'clock that morning while we were noun Soh
dering through the snowdf,tts tia'n xtrcn, cold
ren ana rerned to the rear and refused further
party Thar PSnss the s now
Wiling to abandon the trip. took corpora s ~5th
me- and going to the front assumed the ieau' 'e"'
I'M. The scouts to the under arrest. ~ 49,.
r had been in the lead about an hour WI wnen no me
detected the smell Of smoke Signang my nearby Gg
uromirencc and there discovered the Indians !"
Iuiiy gimedstely co?ralIed my packs Then dig.
mounted my men and sent hall OF tnem 10 ' liking
The other half myself and going TO the right Each
party was directed 90 aaDame' "a, a" bostles Before
tie signal could be given howeysr shS at,s whs
fired and the men were az once ordg, ton 10 bad not
although the most satisfactory position hau "o'
yet been reached. %
THE indians withdrew in such manner cr as 10
cover all assaiable points and a. once rv
all the men to get OUT Of langs oppn ,bn IND
ans: that private named Douslass w ror, mao 40
advanced too iar along the ledge IN an e.orr s a.
get a shot At the Indians before the time agreed
/ upon had been shot and Killed
/ II th,n proceeded % station my men NJ elevated
points bel md barbados surrounding the hostiIes
! W@ kei > a constant fire but without avail The
Indian. too safely intreuched.
ng 95 eheT sHH shed or starved out OF their
r s"s We suffered intensely from tho cold thai
msh mad, f ,S fga All sTonn y m rnT 800 that
the want OF res, was another discomfort added to
our already unenyiable feelings. .,..
The next morning withdrew part OF my force force
and directed the balance to keep up the FIRE AFTER
| undergoing this for about two houis ! was IN
formed by ono Of my scouts that the hosiiles de,
! sired 10 surrender. But having seen body OF
| men approaching from the post. conciuden 70
hold the Indians under Are until the RELIEF arriVe'i
! Upon the arrival OF Captain Snyder reported me
/ state OF affairs him and was directed 70 acc"pt
/ the surrender This was done II was Csc ~. ~. q
that one Of the enemy was badly wounded me
/ Indians had taken refuge In hollow OF large
rock ono OF the strongest natrraI ipTll't IONS
ever saw In good weather. with plenty OF pro-
visions. SIX men could hod regiment OH lot
The Mlzpah Creek expedition took place IN April:
1872 Sergeant Glover was ordered 70 pursue NAM
| OF Indians that had terrOriZcd tho creek They
, were members Of tho tribe that afterwlrd massa-
/ cred Custer and his men. They had inurdrren
telegraph operator a. the Powder River station
Sergeant Glover caught up with them on me th'iH
I morning out He dcployed his men for an advance
~ had gone hut q short distance" he said when
I discovered two Indians We were then In the
standing on n rock. wIvinS a waite nag, Much |.
/ nv regret they signlhed their intention or sur,
/ 20 my command. when. suddenly heard hrlng be
I hind me The two Indians had been joined by
/ others and they had treacherous'y begun an Al,
| tack Then started In and captured the eh'lrf
Il put tho prisoners under strong guard an, ant
returned to the post The Indians were ,urnef
Of murder But they all hanged themselves n
/ their cells In the fail NJ Miles city That was th'
end OF Little VOLTS band Of Sheyennes n,
/ In March 1893. General Niles recofnincnded MT
/ cioyer FOR appointment as Captain and Assistant
: Quartcrn,aster IN the United States Army. prals
ing him for hls Conspicuous skill energy and ga,
! iantrv'' and remar king that he had twice recon-
m"nded him for a commission. .,,
Ills appoIntmsnt wrote the ne onsr,errost"r
| Dennrtmcnt and would he tardy recognition Of
his distinguished services IN the field"
But about that time the power or appoin ,iis
cnnIa secure a stan Office This shut Mr. Glover
out Mr. Glover houorably discharged from
the Army In March. 1881.