The Glenwood post., 1913-03-29
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Montana. On August .. 1877. died herr
recently. Sergeant Rogan had serves
for 30 years in Company A. Seventh
infantry. before being retired. taking
part In . number of engagements
against the Indians In Montana, Wyo-
ming and Dakota, but 1t was at the Big
Hole. when Chief Joseph was trying
to escape from General Howard, that
Sergeant Rogan won his decoration.
and incidentally saved the life Of an
omcsr. now . brissdier general On the
retired hst of the army.
1As osveatA infantry hal bssn Sta,
tioss1 n Asataaa for ssvea ysars,
psotsctng tfavelsfs and settlers froD
Chsyeanes an1 0ioux. Whsa. In July.
1s71. verd vas rsesivsl at Foet Mis
eosla that . laFOs party sf hostile Nss
Rsres ln11aAA uAlsr Ch5sf JosspA,
were coming over Lo L0 trail In thsis
s9orts - sseaos frOn 0ensral How.
asd's troops.
On August Z Col. John oibbon, com
handing the Seventh infantry. left
Fort Aissosla With Companies 4. D.
r. g. and x in pursuit Of the Indians.
making Is miles the nrst day. The
following day . march of 80 miles was
made. and. after following the Indiana
three or four days longer. they we're
discovered. on August 8. camped in
the Big Hole basin. The main camp
was pitched ON the south bank Of the
river. In an open meadow, partially
surrounded by dense thickets Of vii.
low.
At daylight an Indian rode out of
the willows directly in front of Lieut..
James H. Bradley's position. en- route
to the pony herd on the hillside. The
Indian was instantly shot The In.
disns were surprised, and rushed from
their lodges panicstricken. When they
recovered fron their surprise they
opened Ars upon the troops. with ter.
ribls eject TAs troops wers thea
formed into two lines. hack 70 back.
and tho order vas given to charge
through tAs beush IN opposite dirsc
tioas. for ~ purpose Of driviAg est
he la11aaa.
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Chasaso 4 Csol1A0s, vhils eaaAatly
Loading has 0oopaAy. vas sAet tAseuSA
botA tAigAA. TAs hsatsaaat's DroAtoa,
neat vas sssa by osegsaat Rseaa,
who ~ not hseitaAs, but carried
Hsstsaant CooliAse TO Q plaes oe cate
Y. II was net Tor that beavs deed that
SerGsaAt RogaA vas givsa the MEDAL
Of honor. He rscsivsd II for his gal.
lantry in obeyiag orders. and verify.
ing and reporting his company while
subjected to . CALLING are from the
Indians.
Three officers and nineteen enlisted
men were killed b that fight. the of.
ncers being CAPT. william Logan and
Lieutenants Bradley and william L
English Colonel Gibbon and Lieut..
Charles A. Woodruff. the latter . re
tired brigadier general. were wounded.
Lieutenant Coolidge was wounded
three times h that action. but recov.
ered. His commission a. captain was
dated from the day Of the fight. August
.. 1877. and u ysars later he receivsd
the brevst Of major for his gallant
service. He became colonel OF the
regiment in 1891. and b now % the
rstissd hst - bsi0AAise esasral, Nv.
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