The National tribune., 1899-10-26
SULLY'S SIOUX CAMPAIGN.
By WILLIAM SEEGER.

Indians, all in citizens clothes, well-armed
and splendidly mounted. They had sew
eraI horses with them and were well pro
vided with money. l sold Jack my Henry
rife and ammunition. He was not very
communicative and did not talk much
about the old matters.
The Indians with him had known years
ago, when we were all boys together, fish
ing, hunting and trapping, aud two OF these
had been to Indian schools East and could
read and write. This party after being
! around the Fort for several days, bought q
number of revolvers and rifles and then dis
appeared. The officers did not molest Jack,
although he was a deSerter and under in
dictment for murder. He had broken out
of the guard-house at Fort Smelling soon
after we left in May last, and rumor said
that he had gone South and joined the
bushwhackers in Tennessee; but believed
he had gone South to secure and bring
away the rest of the stolen money taken
from the ex-banker, Winters, near Bowling
Green, and later events proved that l was
right.
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER CAMPAIGN.
We have news, brought in by runners of
the friendly Indians, that the hostiles, now
under the leadership of Sitting Bull, have
recrossed into United States territory and
are now camped near Devils Lake, Dakota.
Another expedition is being formed at Sioux
| City, under command of our last years
commander, Gen. Alf Sully, and we expect
orders to join them soon. All furloughed
men have been recalled and ordered toreport
at once.
April 15.-We have received orders to
join the troops intended to form this years
expedition against the Indians. We are
ready and will march to Sioux City, Iowa, in
few days. We received the news of the sur
render of Lee and his army to Gen. Grant
at Appomattox with great rejoicing. The
war of the rebellion will soon be over, and
all the volunteers sent home.
To-day my company drew rations, and it
was our turn to draw vinegar and distribute
it among the other companies. By some
mistake the boys unintentionally rolled out
barrel of commissary whisky. 1t was
quickly taken to our quarters. When the
officers found out the mistake and came to
Co. BIS quarters they found only the empty
barrel-and much hilarity. The boys had
several fights with the ex-rebel infantry
boys We don't get along very well with
them.
April 2O.-We are on the march to Sioux
City, and are camped at st. Peter. One of
our men, Peter Schmidt, was married here
to-day and will have but a short honey
moon, for we leave soon.
April 22.-At La Queen. have come
home for short visit and hearty good-by
to my relatives. Yesterday We received the
news by steamboat Mollie Mohler of the
assassination of our beloved President,
Abraham Lincoln. 1t caused great in
dignation and gloom. One unlucky Eng
lishman, butcher, Sprot by name, ex-
pressed his satisfaction and cheered for
Jeff Davis. Half dozen soldiers and a
good many citizens nearly murdered the
poor fellow for his foolishness. We made
him get up on dry-goods box and cheer
for Lincoln until he could only whisper,
and we kept prodding him with bayonets
and sabers to help him keep up his cheer
ing, until his old English hide was as full
of holes as colander.
May I've are camped at Winnebago
City. This is my 21st birthday, and the
fourth that have spent as soldier. The
weather is fair, but the roads are bad. We
march slowly, and again the command
is struggling a good deal, stopping to
visit friends and relatives and saying good
by.
May s.-We are camped at Fairmont,