Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-08-24

U. S. Army scout, covered probably
larger area of territory than many of
his historic associates, many of whom
rendered invaluable service, but who
were more or less restricted in terri
tory and whose careers were more
local. His experience extended from
near the Canadian border on the north
to the Pan Handle Of Texas, Indian
Territory and Arizona on the south,
and from the Mississippi and Missouri
on the east over the Rockies to the
mountains of Utah and to the then
isolated, almost unknown, region of
the Big Horn Basin The Great Gen.
trail Plain, which was the most seri-
ously contested ground, was the
school from which be graduated to
the chosen chief OF scouts of that
famous cavalry leader, Gen. Phil Sher-
idan, and he won national renOwn as
early as 1869 when he acted as scout
for Gen. Eugene A. Carr, in the long
months of scouting after the renegade
Dog Soldiers, the most terrible mar
auders of their time, in the memorable
victory of that gallant Indian fighter
at the battle of Summit Springs. In
this decisive battle the capture dis
persal and punishment of the rene
gades was extremely severe and the
young scout, Cody, distinguished him
self in killing the noted leader of
the band, "Tall Bull the Indians leav-
ing sixty-eight dead upon the field.
Death Of Custer
Years of splendid work added pop.
ularity and fame to the name of "Buf.
falo Bill" until it became household
word, and gave picturesque character
to the pen of the romancer as we'll as
the historian. His duties eventually
brought him to our neighborhood in
that memorable campaign so identi-
fed with the humiliation of the COM
mand and the death of that Beau
Sabre" of the Civil War, whose record
until '76 was a marvel in military
annals of continuous success, General
George A. Custer. Perhaps no MILL
tary officer of his age has an equal
record of victories and captures Of
men and arms as young Custer. His
record and his previous success in
the game of dash justified to him the
chances that he took; and the heroic
death of one and all of his command !;
gives a communal glory to the entire |
that time will ne'er afface,
and sheds halo of heroism over the !
dashing leader that will brightly shine
when cynical critics are long for
gotten. That his career ended in
such a fate is to be deplored, but Of
fers a lesson that shows the willy
strategem that had to be considered
evaded, and defeated by those sue
cessful in overcoming foe gifted ,
with native warlike qualities, mobility
Of action, and ferocity of nature not
to be despised.
In that campaign it should be noted
that Buffalo Bill played a conspicuous !,
part with another section of the army,
whose work is often forgotten in the
thrilling episode on the Little Big !,
Horn. He was assigned to the CON-
nand of Gen. Eugene A. Carr-by
special request of the astute Indian
lighter and Civil War veteran-him-
self an adept in Indian warfare from
pack in the fifties, ne being wounded
~ an Indian arrow in 1854.
Gen. Merritt's Success
Their duty was to head off and
Lrive back the southern Indians who
we're intending to join Sitting Bull
they succeeded and then joined Gen.
Wesley Merritt's command to head
If and prevent the Red Cloud and
rosebud Sioux from efecting juno
ion with their northern brethren
success crowned their efforts and
hey prevented the Uncapappas from
icing reinforced by many thousand
recruits. One of the
,reatest military rides was made to
accomplish this successfully, and in
very movement Scout Cody had the
confidence of his commanders and
lied the position with officially re.
orded success. The reader is re-
erred to Gen. Chas. Kings and John
'innertys books, campaigning with
for minute details Of this