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accounting Red Cloud, it is said is -
still living
Sitting Bull had 5000 fighting mon
with him when he the Seventh cavalry under the
fcfio"hared Chief who rode into the valley death
with less than three hundred following troopers 1t is
the custom of the whites to speak Of every battle
the reds in which the pale face loss severe as a
massacre. The Custer affair massacre, but it
was one Of the few fights in which the whites were
defeated which rightly could be so called.
Red Clouds name is suggestive of the warrior and
IN the years that are he made its significance
Tible. With his braves he swept the settlements and
gave battle to the sOldiery rarely giving heed the
odds that might be against him.
Red Cloud Sioux Of the pure blood There
were always of the tribe who said that Sitting Bull
had trace of white in him. and to the fulbood this
was the equivalent Of dscredtng him with "sreak of
yellow But this only the Indian way of looking
at it and Sitting Bull probably towards
face to any foe matter what may be opinion of
him plansman general.
In his old age Red Cloud is said to be an object of
pity, but it different story in the earlier days
when his strong and his heart was vengeful
Almost Immediately after the civil Red Cloud
in battle the feldred heroes that conflict and they
found in him foe worthy of their skill and steel.
Mineral weal had been discovered in Montana and
the rush of Dectors and settlers it necessary
for the ent to begin the erection of military
posts alcng the trail leading the prairies to the
mines On the trail to the Powder was built Fort
Phil Kearney. While the troops ordered the new
post the march overland, a scout came riding
in to the column if he had death his heels Col
Fetterman was in command, and after hurried talk
with the scout the two rode forward leaving the
at a halt Officer and scout skrted a patch of timber
and came to the banks of a small prairie stream from
which the view unbroken for miles. To the front
and about coo yards distant they solitary Sioux
warrior standing the plain with his spear thrust
The ground at his side while from of the weap
Ons handle iuttered bit of colored cloth 1t needed
little frontier knowledge Interpretation of
that signal easy. 1t the Sioux sign warning that
there must be ne trespassng the lands which
they held dominion.
Warning Is Spurned.
Red Cloud, the chief, had ordered the warrior
display what was at once notice and a menace, and
later he took terrible vengeance because his warning
had been spuTned
Col Fetterman rode back his command knowing
we'll what the signal of the planted spear meant but
soldier like fully determined disregard it's convened
threat. He pushed ahead with his men, throwing out
scouts feel the way. The Indian sentinel had van
ised had left his with its pennant of cloth
to stand a forbidding sign Not another Sioux was
seen the march to the post, but the knew
that Red Cloud not far o and bding his time
few hours after the occupation of the fort detail
of soldiers sent out with small wagon to cut
and to bring in needed timber. Two hours later
courier rode in and had barely time tell his story
before he sank Inconsistencies from the pain of
his wounds. The timber detail surrounded by Sioux
and was in imminent danger of deatf.
Tn the fort many women and children the
wives and sons and daughters of the officers and en-
listed men, Col. Fetterman knew that ne leave
strong guard for the protection Of the post
attack on the timber party might be but diversion
draw away the troops and So taking but 80 men with
him the commanding officer rode to the rescue of
the surrounded soldiers. Not Of the gallant
band rode back
~-pFbat Fetterman and his men exacted heavy price
for their lives goes without saying, but how many OF
tho savage followers of Red Cloud fell on that day
NAN ever knew viii nan know unless the chief
IN the hour his doage may day babble the tale
To the memory of Fetterman forsN bearing his
rose in Wilderness but even the remembrance OF the
ooDoriaJ is now passing away News Of tNe killing of
bo troops that gone the aid of their fedgs only
~ die was sent to the nearest garrison by coureTEho
made his way through the hostile country with peQ
Cloud only by matching cunning against cunning and
the white craft over the red
Relief reached the post but by this time the whole
,,,x nation had declared for and the northwest
vas oAare nor did the fires of conflict kindled by Red
Cgoud die out than score of years the last
0icker of the flame lighting the battle Held OF The
HEi.oion near Pine Ridge, S. D. in the year 1891
Pod Cloud at the agency the scene of the last
e4t cav the wounded brought in from the field lie
hd seen the beginning of the great war and he was the
witness OF its end