The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-01-27


out before the others started. The
wounded were my brother Byron
F. Carr, arrow through knee cap,
had to break knee cap to get
point out. Lutte Ives, arrow
through feshy part of leg, feather
on one side point on the other.
Lease, bullet through fieshy part of
arm above elbow. Horton bullet
through leg below knee. Sorlin, end
of elbow shot off. The wound
never healed and he died in the
hospital. Willie Dwyer, hit with
spent bullet on back bone. / saw
all of wounded back to relief guard
and then called to others to fight
our way back to the army. This
ended the battle of "Mauve Ter
re-"
/ got all of Co. &c" boys into the
dog tents and as comfortable as
possible. I offered ten dollars for
canteen of water, as the wound
ed boys had hot feavers, but there
was no water.
Aug. 9. We were ordered for
ward; the Indians charged our
rear guard then the front, but we
drove them back. They left us
and we went on to the Yellow
Stone river, where the boats were
tied up. On Aug. IL, 1864. Here
we had plenty of government ra-
tons. For about ten days / had
been drawing four hardtacks for
three days rations for each man.
Here the boys killed all of the elk
and deer they wanted, and more
/ warned my men to not eat much
fresh meat but many were sick
from eating too much of it.
Now as to that battle of "Mauve
Terre. "Where were you George
Gieske ?" "Here are the names Of
those who took part in that fight.
Col. R. N. McLaren who came out
with disorganized men and drove
the Indians from our rear; no bet
ter officer ever wore stripes; Ser
gents Martendale, Fred Brandt,
Eli Williams, S. P. Chase, Theron
F. Carr, Privates Byron F. Carr,
Luther S. Ives, D. B. Horton, C.
Latson, J. H. Sorlin, VIM. Lease,
Billie Dwyer.
That was the last we saw of the
Indians. Our march across the
Yellowstone and to the Missouri
river across from Fl. Union,
where we swan our horses, just at
night, and men were so worn out
and exhausted that it required two
men to saddle one horse. Lieut..
Thomelson was off duty during the
battle or / might not have been
compelled to take charge of the
men who stopped the Indians.
We only had to stop and camp
one time and drove the Indians in
to Canada. Then we came back by
the way of Fort Rice to Fit. Ridg
ley, via Fort Wadsworth. At Fl.
Wadsworth Sergt. Martindale, Will
hanson and a corporal and I pre-
ferred charges against Capt. Nix
for cowardice and incompetenoy ;.
The charge was approved by Major
Rose and Col McLaren, with added
charges, with a request to the War
Department that Capt. Nix be dis
charged from the army without
trial. When at Fit. Ridgley we
were ordered onto the line of out
posts, from there to Paynesville.
The night before we started Capt.
Nix received his dismissed from the
army without trial (dishonorably
discharged). Here is where history
is not true again.
I was sent to Paynesville and
moved the post to Lake Amelia in
the spring. I became sick in the
gall and went to the hospital at
Sank Centre. / was ordered from
there to Fl. Smelling where / was
discharged on the 10Th of Dec.
1865, with the company.
The first Confederate prisoners
I saw were at Fl. Ridgeley. They
were sent up there to do police
duty with the Cavalry Patrol.
I have lived in the south for
many years and the Southern peo-
pie are Americans, and good loyal
citizens, ready to uphold their
states and the U. S. as was proven
in the World War.
E Theron F. Carr.