Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06

Hill. whose entire command lay &c
Culpeper Court House. not far away.
Bufort. his men well in hand, forged
ahead. The farther he went the sitter
the opposition became Warning shots
had been fired Mt the river early in the
morning. and Hin had moved forward
with 5000 infantry and three batteries.
Stuart didn't stand to accept fight but
fell back behind the infantry.
When Stuart's troopers retired be-
fore the Federal advance they took to
the rear all the white citizens and the
negroes. The object was 10 prevent
Buford from picking up valuable news.
But he learned that Hill was at Gull
pepper and Lee Mt Gordonsville. days
march farther on. One of Buford's
dispatches said that he had been 'driv-
Ing tie enemy all day" but they were
growing in numbers. 81 can't fight SO
many" he reported
Finally orders reached Buford to fnll
back near the river and cover the engi-
neers who were constructing the rail-
road bridge. He was instructed to look
to the infantry TO hold what had been
gained. Lee moved all his force to
! the river bank within two days.
Hostile Sioux Dispersed.
In July fifty years ago Minnesota
war volunteers took the field to punish
a tribe of the Sioux who were pillaging
| and numbering in their state. One
year previous the Indians had commit
/ ted massacres in Minnesota settle
ments, but in 1868 their outrages took
| the form OF occasional murders of iso-
/ lated bands.
The savages came over from Dakotn
by stealing past the frontier guards in
! small companies. They approached
within a few miles of ST. Paul. AS
I the great body of Sioux were in Dako-
ia, General II. II. Sibley, who was in
| immediate command in the northwest,
decided to cross the border and e1pel
them from his district. The expedi-
tionary force comprised the First Min.
nesota cavalry and the Sixth, Seventh
and Tenth infantry volunteers, with
the Third Minnesota battery.
The hostiles in the field numbered
about 1000 Their movements were
believed to be instigated by emissaries
in Canada who wanted to make trou
bic for the United States The Indians
were led by son of Chief Little Grow
a troublesome hostile who had recent
~ met his death at the hands OF {
white settler on Minnesota soil.
A cavalry column led by GenerS
Alfred SulIy. an experienced Indiar
fighter. set out from Sioux City t
march up the Missouri river. BY rap
id movements this body might get il
the rear of the Indians while Sible.
pressed them in front
Indian Treachery.
Sibley's column overlook the sav
ages the last week in July at 81;
Mound. Oak. . pariey was offered. Z
which the Indians assented. AS 500
rs the whites entered the camp thei
spokesman was shot dead. and Sible
sent forward 4 battalion of cavalr
with two companies of the Seyent
regiment.
The Sioux were soon driven from tn
hill by the superior weapons OF til
MinnesotaHs. Two days later the eI
petition was eacamped ten miles fal
ther on, at Dead Buffalo take. Late /
the day band of mounted Sioux dasl
ed up the grazing camp to cut ZOOS
the animals They were met and pu
to fight by Il charge of Sib!pY's Cavalr!
After this failure the Sava@eS circle
the camp looking for weak point I
attack. but finally retired without o.
fcring battle.
The next day Sibley's column marcl
ed twenty miles on the trails taken b
the Indians. who seemed bent upon @
cape. After a nights halt at StOn
Lake the column set ont early for
, tedious uphill march. When the az
, vance reached the top Of the hill ii
outlOOks discovered Il great body {
+ Indians. all on horseback and ridin
T along both tanks OF the whites 70 he
: them in. vigorous Smelling by Il
q battery. which cut down many hostile
D cleared the way. and the colum
marched on soon to find evidences
Z precipitate flight on the part of the L
n dianS.
I The camp of the women and childre
,. Of the tribe lay not far ahead. and II
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