Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-15

p and irappef and was killed on a..
y Little big Horn river IN 1875. viii
lCaster.
In 1853. he came % Aiehison count,
with his fathers family. The fathcl
was a Doctor aud practlced az fhe vn
, laee ~ rardee. which Rev. Pardcf
b Butler made famoHs In the summer
Iof 1850 he crossed the plains a. =
feaipFter During the winter ~ 1850.
20 he trapped IN the Rocky noun
iains and for time carried mail
across The snowy range CA anowshncr.
The following SUMMER be returned a.
Atfhison county AMI enlisted 10 THE
Tenth Kansas. IN which he served
for three years Ne Was Ia fha
hattie ~ Prairie Grove. but did not
zee any bard service in the south
Never Sen Azain by Ills Relatives.
lie Was mustered out " inc army d.
he summer ~ lkst. and boz the fail
fof that year left fer Colombo. in com
panf With a German he had known
IN the army. They had two yoke ~
oxen. WAGON and a iot ~ goods with
winch ihef expected 20 trade Some
where along the santa he fran Eey-
noidt and hls partner we're attacked
nt Indians The German was killed
"a the first voliey. bot Charley Ecy-
Inrlls harrlcaded himself under the
wagons and stood the Indians Of un-
20 night The Indians had surrounded
ne wagon, bur Neynoldv slipped
through them and escaped. finally
reaching q wagon train and safety
Reaching a fori on the road trav-
cled b. the wagon train. he engaged
as government scout. and was never
seen again - his relntivea
\ brother stu LIVES In Atkinson.
lie talked little and wrote less lin
brother. ". r. Reynolds. sin lives on
The old home farm In Atchison county.
ana <ays he heard from his brother
but rarely. il IL known that he acted
as scout for the Grand Duke Alexis II
Russia on hiE famous buffalo hunt
that he Was "a guide for several noted
Americans. Including General sheri-
dan. Mrs. Custer mentions him u.s.
her book. Boots and Saddles. a.
character around Fort Lincoln. On the
Upper Missouri II was from This
point that Gen. George 4. Custer left
with his command on the memorable
Indian Campaign which ended in Wlp-
ing out Clusters entire command.
about 200 men not "a man WIS left
90 tell what happened. Mrs. custer
greatly admired the man. az did her
husband. She speaks 81 the "ro- /
nance Of his life. although she admits 1
little Was known Of him around Fort 4
Lincoln. und General Custer mentions /
hun IN one ~ hls letters from the field 4
49, brave, silent Charley Reynolds"
The Sweetheart story Myth.
William +. Curtis. the natcn news I
.IIr....
Charley Reynolds and told roman
iic story ~ love affair Iut his
brother william never heard # amy
such affair william i Reynolds
heard him mention glfi Ia the vest.
and thiaks he may have become ae-
guaiuted with her Iurnz bus first (
visit 60 Colorado. bat DE never seemed +.
much Interested William D.. Curtis 4
said Charley Reynolds was college,
man and met his sweetheart az coll
ifge. For three years be- attended
little college at Arlington. llL. 10
which place his father removed from
Kentucky. But as bee left Illinois for
Kansas iu ts5A. when he Was 10 years
Old, he could not have had much az
"a love affair "a Arlington.
There has been almost as much ,
ever the battlc 81 the lit i
tie BIG Horn as there has been ever
The battle Of Waterloo General Gus ,
ter, popular here 81 the rebellion.
Was killed there. with 900 OF his
men. and the blame was ltid On Aia- n
lnr Reno. Clusters command con- ,
sisted II his OLD regiment. the ses-
enth cavalry, and II went into action !
la three divisions. Custer himself. i
s. emf to the head of tine fudlau en-
.ampmcnt, which was scattered 49, IL
ana down the Little 1919 fiufn river in III
Montana for three OF tour mllcs Ma- II
lor Reno attacked tho middle OF the ID
camp aud Captain Bonleen attacked
hc lower end
Reno crossed the river ANA was
lriven back. II was during this nght,
hat Lonesome Charley WAS killed.
Major Reno wrote w r. Reynolds.
after the tight. that the body OF Char o
ey Reynolds was found stripped &
naked and mutilated. but That he had y
'"ld his HE dearly, as piles of cmpiy r.
ltle aud revolver cartridges aticsfed J,
A. had apparently fought from be- I,
uni the body Of his horse uHti Killed !.
\ "Biown-in-tne-Bu Bottle Hero.
Charley Reynolds was i reai hero
zone ~ the Advertisers known IS
ifl1alY hill, OF Bruneho Tom. or other II
'ames rcdoleni of the west had equal =
aWe And with 1t AN De never dis
pAed. He used his oRn name.
marley Reynolds, throughout his ga "
Ger ~ The west Wutfeas many nf %
hose OF less note We're compelled. IS
of prudential reasons. o. change KY
hsf names As tfapper. guide and "
eout. be- was always d gentleman.
nd always respected Us those with h
nom he came IN contact ID Was ~
aid q him that he ws,s Tie besg shot
'iih q rifle among all the hunters OF !"
W. time lie Was chief of scouts on n
aAn2 occasions, Including che carly ~
exploration OF the hlack uils. ana if
ufns me time troops wege necessary
e Guard surveyors locating the Nulth- =
u Pacific lt
Every mau who took prominent part
Inc opening 90 thg west during tna 81
HrlFe years ending with the Custer
massacre Nas familiar with bis sc- A'
history bat he was silent u
An and The general public knew 48t-
j uf him
The Death Of Custer.
without Hny desire So revive tHc cl
imff oyef the responsibility FIR r.
listers deafH. J may ava mat afte- W
'finf Reno WAS whipped on crossing m
Dr. fiFer bee combined hos iorcc with
Net II Naptain Ecnssen and fought u
De- indians far we ~ three DAYS a'
inafh thc Indians du ppeared and y,
'rn Reno disc0vrft4 thal shr.e 4a.ics l1h
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