New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22
vhich the men had been fighting.

which the men had been fighting. We
buried them on the creek, one above
and one below the road, about forty rods
apart, taking dirt from the road to cover
them I do not know how many were
killed on the east, west and south sides,
but don't think there were any. We
always thot no whites were killed, or
not many, as it was hard to see them.
There were about 400 Indians in this
attack; no women were along. They
all staid at Little Crows village. The
cooking was done by boys 10 to Is years
of age, too young to fight.
eve left the camp early in the morn
ing, arriving at Little Crows village
about the middle Of the day; from that
time until night we made bullets and
everyone who had powder brought it
in, getting the most fit from the agency
buildings. That night about 400 Sisse-
ton and Wahpeton warriors from Big
Stone lake, who had started on hearing
of the war, joined us, and early on August
% we started with about 800 warriors,
but the grass was very wet with dew,
more than on the day of the first attack,
$50 the sun was quite high before we
Travelled very far and it was just before
the middle of the day when we reached
the fort. We followed the same road,
crossing at the agency as we did before
and divided forces at the Three Mile
creek, footmen going north and horse
men south, with the same chiefs as in
the first attack. I was again with the
men on the northeast and north side.
There were no women along, but the
boys were taken for the same purpose as
before, to drive cattle and make camp
fires. We did not stop to eat this time,
but each carried something to eat in
his Logging sash and ate it in the middle
of the day, while fighting. The plan
OF attack was the same as on the first
battle, there big shots from the north,
followed by rush of men on the east,
west and south sides, all at the same
time. Little Crow had given strict
orders on account of the first failure.
Killed Mail Carrier.
"Just before all was in readiness three
young men belonging to Medicine
Bottles party on the northeast side of
the creek saw mail carrier coming into
the fort on the Wakzupata (New Ulm)
road, and shot at him, but didn't kill
him; then shot twice more and killed
him. This, the men on the south and
west heard, and took it for the signal,
ran up to the top of the hill and began
shooting. By the time the others had
commenced, the big guns were fired at
them, the one on the south and west,
and they ran back under the hill. We
were then all shooting, most of us being
hid. We saw many more soldiers than
were there on the day of the first at
tack, but we kept up the shooting until
dark.
During the day many small buildings
were burned, and we tried to burn the
large ones with fire arrows. Some were
burning when a rain put out the fire.
The sun was now setting low and after
we saw the men on the south and west
driven back by the big guns, and could
see Little Crow and his men going to the
northwest, we decided to 60 around the
creek to the northwest and join them
and see what to do, as our fire arrows
had failed to burn the buildings and
drive the whites out into the open.
After joining then we supposed we were
going back to Little Crows village for
more warriors. When we got to Three
Mile creek it was dark and we cooked
beef, and Little Crow told us there were
no more warriors, and discussion
followed. Some wanted to renew the
attack on the fort the next morning and
then go to New Ulm; others wanted to
attack New Ulm early the next morning
and then come back and take the fort.
We were afraid the soldiers would get
to New Ulm first. Little Crow wanted
to go to New Ulm to reach there first,
before sunrise. He said he would take
the ones who wanted to 60 and capture
New Ulm. He left the camp that night
and started for New Ulm with part
of the men, I should think, about half
of them, 400. The others staid in camp
that night and went back to Little Crows
village the next morning.
Seven Indians Killed.
I'm this days fight we had seven
killed and eight wounded. Six of these
were killed on the east side, Big Eagles
men, near the top of the creek bluff,
where we tried so hard to kill the men
with the big guns. These we had to
leave without burying, as the soldiers
would shoot us if we stood up to carry