The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-02
highest commentator of praise from
the war department.

highest commentator of praise from
the war department.
Il cannot too highly express by adj
miration of the intrepidHy, GOODNESS
and good Judgment displayed by Sec
ond Lieut.. Tenny Ross, Third infantry,
commanding the left OF the line. He
exposed himself both in leading his
platoon and in care of the wounded.
He was only commissioned last July.
but appeared in this fight TO be
veteran. From the courage shown by
him in this enga2 cement, his well-knowa
ability and good habits, feel safe in
predicting for him a brilliant military
career and beg to recommend that he
| be brevetted for conspicuous bravery
in this action.
Il also take great pleasure in calling
attention to the courageous conduct
and efficient professional services rem
| dered by Acting Assistant Surgeon
| Herbert B. Parish, U. S. A. This cff1-
| Ger, at the time of attack, was on
board of enc of the steamboats,, anchor
ed some distance from the landing, but
returned to shore in small boat I'M
! der the Indians fire and joined us.
Upon the death of Capt. Wilkinson,
First Sergeant Thomas Kelly, Com,
| pany E, Third infantry, was assigned
| to command the skirmishers on the
right of the line. He performed this
! duty so CALAMITY by his example In
leading and directing his men, that l
most earnestly recommend that he be
! awarded a medal of honor.
~ would fail in my duty should L
neglect to relate the part taken by
Private Oscar Bur- hard, hospital corps,
U. S. A. which elicited during the six
hours fighting the, applause and adj
miration OF our entire line. Scarcely
a man fell who was not instantly at
tended to and received relief from Pri-
vate Burkhard. He exposed himT elf
during the entire engagement, and is
mnst deserving of medal of honor,
for which he is heartily recommended.
MARSHAL O'CONNOR PRAISED.
! "At the beginning of the attack the
two beats containing the Unlted States
| marshal, some of his depat es and the
! Indian inspector and Indian agent, with
| most Of the citizens, LEFT the scene. 1t
was the only sensible course they could
|
they must have been under fire of the
Indians concealed in the underbrush
along the shore. I am greatly indebt
ed to Marshal O'Connor for his subse-
! uuent prompt and intelligent action IN
sending supplies and ammunition. The
civilians, unable to reach the boats,
/ took shelter along the lake shore i'm
| mediately in the rear of my line,
whence they joined me, after dark, at
my bivouac Among the latter were
| the following newspaper correspond
ents: Mr.. K. c. Beaton, Minneapolis
| Tribune; Mr. Will A. Brill, Pioneer
| Press, and Mr.. Harry T. Knappen,
Minneapolis Times, who made them
| selves most welcome guests by their
attention to the wounded and cheerful
deportnlent
81 regret to report that during the
time two Indian policemen, who had
failed. to get off on the steamboat, and
whose presence near my camp was I'M
known, attempted to cross the lake In
a canoe, and whilst passing near my
picket guard were mistaken for hostilss
and fired upon, one being killed instant
" and the other slightly wounded and
captured
Gen. Bacon then reviews the subse-
quent events, ending with the surrend-
err Of all save two of the Indians want
ed, and closes as follows:
INDIANS HAD ENOUGH.
From all obtainable information
these Chippewa Indians have long en-
tertained complaints of the disposition
of timber on their reservation by rea-
son of promiscuous arrests among them
by United States deputy marshals. 1t
is believed that they have been for
more than a year preparing to resist
! the United States authorities, accumu-
lating ammunition, dancing and getting
ready after their own fashion for war,
and when my detachment Of seventy
seven soldiers reached their almost in
| accessible strongholds they made their
| one desperate onslaught. They were
badly whipped and driven from their
chosen fighting battle-ground, and now
declare they want no more fighting
with United States soldiers They
were found arrogant and boastful; they
are now humble and begging for peace,
and I agree with the commissioners,
that they are honest in that statement.
IT further believe that the result of
the fight prevented the Bear islanders
from being reinforced by large num-
bers Of neighboring Indians and saved
Northern Minnesota from long and
costly Indian war.
owing to the densely wooded nature
of the country the losses sustained by
the Indians have not been accurately
ascertained."