The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-22

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"A young oghlallS chief Of the Sioux
nation dashed across the Dakota prai-
lie, followed BY q band OF youthful
braves who had chosen him as their
leader. From the chiefs shoulders
waved q scarlet blanket. Some poetic
onlooker. observing the foremost rid
er.s fery.coiored shoulder covering.
said. 4 i.5.s,fs
'ttIe looks Hike q lying red clouds
The speech pleased the young chief.
Fromlthat time he was known as Mao
pelu.ta-~R Red Cloud III,
Red Cloud was born IN 1913. He was
OF Obscure birth; but by sheer genius
for warfare and Leadership soon made
himself sub-ehiel. His early wars
were waged against the sPaRnees,
Grows and other tribes, who hated the
fierce Sioux. Then, in 1915 ALREADY
noted wardrobe began . conflict
with the white men that waged on
and on for more than thirty years.
During much OF that period Red Cloud
was practically the war lord Of Ne.
braska, Dakota, Kansas and large
parts Of Iowa, Wyoming, Montana and
Minnesota.
The War Lord Of the West
Pioneers began TO invade his realm.
Many OF them we're white men Of the
most daring, lawless sort, who did not
scruple 10 cheat, rob or even kill any
Indian who crossed their path. Red
Cloud regarded these newcomers as
a hostile tribe and treated them as
such. The white man slaughtered the
buifalos and other game by the thou
sand, taught the Indians toldrink and
trampled ON their ancient customs.
Red Cloud and his braves retaliated
by ,sIayihg some oil these undesirable
,citlzense Sand declaring death'war up
on the q &c, n 5llz1V 2
y The gcFernment rushed to the pro
lection s0i its settlers. Red Cloud
now found himself opposed to trained
soldiers instead OF lawless frontiers.
man. But he fought on as fearlessly
as ever against these. greater odds.
A body Of regulars were sent to gar
rison Fort Phil Kearny, in Wyoming.
On December 20, 1866, Red Cloud with
a band Of Sioux attacked q foraging
party from the fort. Captain Fetter.
man with one hundred soldiers was
sent out to the party's rescue. Red
Clouds savages in a terrific battle
killed Fetterman and every one OF his
hundred men. Ia
Encouraged by this feat, Red Cloud
next attacked a detachment OF soldiers
under Major Powell, who were cross
ing the prairie with consignment OF
metal wagon bodies: Using these wag.
ON bodies for a bulletpfeof tortihca-
ton, theEtr6bps defended sthemselyes
so CALAMITY that Red n loud could
make no.headway against them. Again
and again he IsasSshis warriors across
the open, ground In q wild charge
against the wagon. fort. And every
time the Soldiers, apick, tinerrtng vol
! legs empued dozens ot saddles and
sent the indians reeling back. Red
Cloud lost more than 800 men in this
fight before heSWoIild consent TO with
draw out Of resst TIE deadly hail
Of bullets, IA DIV
Some Of the older Sioux chiefs
wanted to Weld to the government
and to sign peace treaty. Red Cloud
was asked to join them. He replied
furiously: "No! l want war!" The
more valiant young warriors echoed
his defiant shout. And war they had
| for-years thereafter. Red Cloud kept
the frontier ablazs with excitement.
Among the famous soldiers who fought
against him from time to time were
Generals Miles, Sherman, Sheridan,
Crook, Terry and Custer. More than
once he proved too willy for the best
Of them. But one leader, be he ever
so inspired, cannot with 5000 savagss
defy a whole country forever. So, in
course OF time, Red Cloud and his
braves were cooped up on reserya.
ton. But again and again they broke
out, committing fearful rayages among
the settlements. a
The ,3o.YSar Wars End.
When, Sitting Bull, In 1876. in the
campaign which cost Clusters life.
went on the warpath Red Cloud pre-
pared to join the renowned Medicine
Man. But General Crook swooped
down upon his band just as they were