Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-14
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accounting. Red Cloud, it is said is
still living.
Sitting Bull had 5000 fighting men
with him when he met the Seventh cavalry under the
"Yelowhaired Chief" who rode valley of death
with less than three hundred following troopers 1t
the custom of the whites to speak of battle with
the in which the pale face was severe as a
massacre. The Custer affair massacre, but it
was one the fights in which the whites were
defeated which rightly could be called.
Red Clouds name is suggestive Of the warrior and
in the years that are gone he made its significance ter
ribe. With his braves he swept the settlements and
battle to the soldery rarely giving heed to the
odds that might be against him.
Red Cloud Sioux of the pure blood There
always of the tribe who said that Sitting Bull
had trace of white in him, and to the fubood this
the equivalent of discredng him with streak of
yellow" But this only the Indian way of looking
at it and Sitting Bull probably showed towards
face to foe. matter what be the opinion Of
him plainsman general
In his old age Red Cloud is said be an object Of
pity, but it different story in the earlier days.
when his strong and his heart vengeful.
Almost Immediately after the civil war Red Cloud met
in battle the eldtred heroes of that conflict and they
found in him foe worthy of their skill and steel.
Mineral wealth had been discovered in Montana and
the rush of prospecors and settlers necessary
for the government to begin the erection of military
posts along the trail leading the praires the
mines. On the trail to the Powder river built Fort
Phil Kearney. While the troops ordered to the
post the march overland riding
in to the column if he had death at his heels Col.
Fetterman was in command and after hurried talk
with the scout the two rode forward leaving the
at halt. Officer and scout Skrted patch of timber
and to the banks of a small prairie stream from
which the view unbroken for miles. To the front
and about 600 yards distant they solitary Sioux
warrior standing the plain with his spear thrust
the ground at his side while from the end of the
on's handle futtered bit of colored cloth needed
but little frontier knowledge make Interpretation of
that signal easy. 1t the Sioux sign warning
there must be no trespassng the lands which
they held dominion.
Warning Is Spurned.
Red Cloud the chief, had ordered the warrior
dSnloy hat of Dntioo and nd
later he took terrible because his warning
had been spurned.
Col. Fetterman rode back to his command knowing
well what the signal of the planted spear meant, but
soldier like, fully determined disregard conveyed
threat. He pushed ahead with his men, throwing
scouts to feel way The Indian sentinel had van
ished but he had left his with its pennant cloth
to stand forbiddng sign Not another Sioux
the march to the post but the scouts knew
that Red Cloud not far off and biding his time
few hours after the occupation of the fort detail
of soldiers sent out with small train to cut
and to bring in needed timber. Two hours later
courier rode in and had barely time tell his story
sank into Inconsistencies from the pain of
his The timber detail surrounded by Sioux
and in imminent danger of death.
In the fort were many women children the
wives and and daughters of the officers and
listed men, Col. Fetterman knew that he leave
strong guard for the protection Of the post for the
attack the timber party might be but diversion to
draw away the troops and So taking but so men with
him. the commanding officer rode out to the of
the surrounded soldiers. Not OF the gallant
band rode back.
That Fetterman and his exacted heavy price
for lives goes without saying, but how many
the savage followers of Red Cloud fell that day NO
knew will man ever know unless the chief
in the hour of his dotage may day babbe the tale
To the memory of Fetterman a fort bearing his
the wilderness but the remembrance of the
memorial is passing away. News of the killing Of
the troops had gone the aid of their fellows
to the nearest garrison by courier whC
made his way through the hostile country with peri
besettng every hoof stroke the path He euded Rel
Cloud only by matching cunning against cunning, ant
the white craft over the red.
Relief reached the post, but by this time the who'll
Sioux nation had declared for and the northwes
was afane, did the fires of conflict kinded by Re
Cloud die out for than a Of years. the las
flicker of the fame lighting the battle field of 9Th
Mission" Pine Ridge, S. d. in the year 1891.
Red Cloud at the agency near the scene of the las
fight saw the wounded brought in from the field.
had seen the beginning of the great and he tn
witness of its end.