Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-27

Washington TO give testimony. This
testimony adhered so strictly. to the
truth that Il brought him Into dis
favor, and when he returned TO his
post he. found that the command of
the main expedition was taken from
HIN and that nc was assigned to his
own, regiment simply, whiic General
Terry was ordered to take supreme
command, To a, colder with his rec
ord, to a man Of his CONSTITUENCIES, this
humiliation. was deeply felt, and, no
doubt, was ore Of the many causes
that warped hls Judgment at n time
when II was most needed. General
Terry showed his sympathy and con.
fidencc in him, after the Indian trail
was discovered, when lie ordered him
10 take his regiment. with ten days
ratIons, ammunition and private
scouts, along with. Charlie Reynolds,
Eloody Knife and others, and take the
trail and follow II. lie struck the trail
and followed 1t Mt n rapid pace on the
23d and oath, OF July. At taF point
the trail left the Rosebud and headed
toward the LITTLE Blg Horn. AS the
march lad been very rapid. the horses
were tired ard camp was made while
preparations to. start, By . O'Clock In
the mornin; to cross the Clyide which
separated the two streams was de-
termined en-,
| At2 O'clock the regiment was again
on the move. with the, rcouts ahead,
and by daylight they had crossed the
ri1ge, The. command was keeping In
the faviac or canyons out OF sight and
moving as quietly as possible, The
scouts In advance came back and re-
ported to General Cnster that they
had seen tepees, or Indian lodges,
, which, was true; but, as 1t nfterwnrd
turned out, the tcpees which the scouts
had seen, were three or four tepccs
that had been put M for smallpox pa
tents away from the main Indian VII
laSo.
! General Custer divided his command
into three parts. taking FIVE companies
himself. Major Reno With five compa-
MICS and Colonel Bentcen with two
cor,ppSics. 10, bring mp the rear with
tic pack, train. Major Reno was or
dcred 10 march straight on to the Lit
! tie Big Horn. while Custer would move
obllquely of to the right. making de-
tour Of some seven, or eight miles and
:, striking the Little Big Horn Mt what
no sunnosed wou,d .bc the lowcr end
Of The Indian village. white Reno was
IN s.ritc n from tho MINER ard. Gus.
tor was to worl, nm tho river and Reno
down. while Reno was TO keen ON com.
Ing down tho river until he joircd with
Custer. and Bentccn was TO follow up
with the pack train.
As near M we know, Reno struck the
Indians little before Custer did, ard.
of course. he ns well as Custer was
surprised nj the immense size Of the
village. There were ten times more
IrClans I'm this village than was Indi.
Gated by the Indian trail which thcy
had been following IN the Rosebud. II
"a fact that the Indians whom they
wore following had lust at this polnt
and ut this tine Joined the main baud
Of Indians IN camp ON the Little Big
Horn. The srincIpaI chiefs among the
Indians. OF course. were Sitting Bull,
Gail. Crazy Horse. Raln.ln-thc-F Face,
Little Big Man. Grass and many others.
At f,rst the Indians were taken com.
plctely by surprise, for they were so
numerous that they had failed to keep
scouts ont Mt the usual distance, and
Reno's attack was the first that they
saw OF the soldiers, Reno, instead of
charging. held back when he saw the
immense numbers in front-his heart,
indeed. failed him. and. abandoning
nua,city. which Is the true motto of
the cayalryman. though he failed to
recognize II ut this time. he dIsmount.
ed 10 fight ON foot. In his first charge
no was ropuIsel and as near ms I
have becn able TO learn. IL was only n
weak ono nor IN account of his Off.
cers or men but II was the lack of
faith and confidence I'm himself that
tool away the vim and dash that tho
! Charge shouId bove had
homo In Looking over the situation
nrnfcrred defense I'm prefcrcnce 10 nj
toci Uc rocrosspd the Little Bis
IIrr,, ana tool, nm nosItion ON n hin
whore bc dlIIy dnliIed around unit