The National tribune., 1904-08-11
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s. Cav, through the thigh while shot
| fired by Jack German pierced his brain
| The body lay undisturbed until after the
| scrimmage, when it was discovered that
he was brave of Importance. Clothed In
cast-off officers dress coat tprobabiy
obtained at some post. with headdress
reaching almost to his heels, and armed
with two good Colts, cal. A, he presented
warlike aspect. 1t was singular cir
! cumstance that subsequently the surgeon
/ of the expedition approached the body ana
proceeded to decapitate it. When severely
reprimanded for his barbarous proceeding
/ by the commanding officer he excused HIM
self by declaring that he wished to dlssect
! the head in the interests of science. ana
| plea ded. furthermore, that the Indians
/ habitualIy do the same: which caused
some amusement to the bystanders, eSpe-
/ cially the proSpectOrs. During the Sklrm-
| ish these men showed great GOODNESS. Al
| the time attacked they were lying i'll a
| circle very near the slough. and were
aroused by the firing. and two ponies with
| riders jumping clear over their BODIES.
Springing to their feet. they quickly joined
| the command. and did great work IN repel-
| ling the attack While this affair was moth
| ing but a skirmish. and doubtless would he
considered small affair." by Jim
Bridger." were he living. yet there was
certainly a mystery connected with the
course the Indians pursued, as it differed
materially from their usual tactics, and
| 1T was apparent the exhibition OF coWafu-
| ice saved us.
| Watching the column unobseryed Tor
DAYS, incensed at the destruction of game,
they succeeded in ambushng the COM
mand in poOrly-selected camp on the
river bank. and then to content themselves
with firing from the bushes and timber III
an early morning attack. and also refrain
/ in. oh, hnn
soldiers four or FIVE to one, was not easy
to explain.
| John McClarren was buried on the
river bank. a fire being built On the spot
to obliterate all marks of grave. as they
repeatedly have returned, disinterred and
mutilated bodies.
At 2 D. m. the expedition moved. fol
| lowing the direction the Indians had taken
| east The beef herd was among their
spoils, and driving them rapidly, seemed
to be making toward the Big Horn coun-
| try Many signs of their wounded We're
seen. and two buffalo jackets were picked
up, both containing bloody holes. AT this
time Col. Baker concluded to return. and
was doubtless Influenced in this decision
| by the fact that the hostiles in front would
| become more numerous. Both Sitting
Bull and Crazy Horse were on the war
path and he probably considered our force
too small for the purpose at that time.
! Turning to the north, in four days we
reached the Muscleshell. on which stream
we found the most lovely camps; the foot
hills to the north showing great fertility
of soil. and bearing to the west we
reached Bozeman about Sept. 13.
| Ten years later. in Washington. the
writer was Informed that the headdress
taken from the body of the young brave
| at Pryor's Fork, was presented by an
Army officer to Kensington Museum at
Philadelphia. where it remained on exhi-
bitiOn. Whether true or not, it was a fact
that this trophy was we'll worth preserva-
ton, being most elaborate affair, com
posed principally of turkey feathers and
beads which, rising from the brow, swept
backward to the waist, with colors blend
ing in the most artistic manner, and doubt
less consumed long time in the making.
IF. W. NJ, Sergeant, Co. G, 7th L. S.