Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-07-28

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died and in readiness for a forward
move. When it lacked an hour of day
light, the troops moved to within
Indian camp There the trumpet
sounded the charge.
/ The Indians were taken by surprise,
but put up a defensive fight during
the forenoon.
Indians Surrender
| About noon a single Indian was
seen to advance from the camp. He
his head. He advanced until he was
! nearly halfway to where the soldiers
were and stopped, waiting. Lieutenant
Clark, accompanied by an interpreter,
went out to meet him. He was Little
Wolf, a southern Cheyenne and chief
of the camp. He told Lieutenant Clark
that he and his people were on their
way to the big camp of the soldiers
(Fort Keogh) to surrender and had
he known of the presence of the troops
the day before, there would have been
no need of fight. He wanted to sur
render and be taken to Keogh.
Lieutenant Clark did not lose a man
during the engagement, but had nine
wounded. 1t was found that the In
dams had suffered the loss Of IL, 8
men, 2 women, and boy of II or IL.
The Indians were taken to Fort Ke-
OCH and placed with the other captives
there. It was found out afterward that
Little Wolf had not stated the truth
when he said he was on his way to
surrender. 1t was found that he was
trying to get to some place from where
he could contact the. chiefs in the
prison camp, combine forces and make
war on Fort Keogh. Little VOLTS band
was sent to the Indian territory in
1881 but shortly before they left, Little
Wolf committed suicide by shooting.
He had often said that he would never
go to the Indian territory to live.
Not all of the Indians who were
fought and captured were taken by
troops under the command of a COM
missioned officer. Some of the detach-
mentS that were sent out were often
commended by a sergeant and in some
cases by a private who was an expert
enced Indian fighter. One sergeant in
particular, Thad B. Glover of B troop,
Second cavalry, commanded a detach-
ment in two different brushes with the
| Indians in 1879, and in each case was
victorious. Glover was young man,
but he was thorough Indian fighter.
He enlisted in B troop in 1877 when
but I - years Of age and an, by the winter
sergeant, had commanded in two en-
gagements with the hostile Indians and
had been the victor on both occasions.
Buffalo Hunters Attacked
In the spring of 1879, a bunch Of
Sioux surprised a camp of buffalo
hunters on Cabin creek east Of where
killed one of the hunters who was
known as Catfish" Sandy. The In
dams were travelling toward the Big
Horn country. Sergeant Glover, In
charge OF ,o detachment nstnt Of 10 Omen men.
He intercepted the Indians on Fallon
creek, placed his little command in
fighting formation and prepared to
attack. An Indian was seen approach
ing from the Indian camp bearing
a corporal went out to meet him. When
they neared the Indian, couple OF
the hostiles who were concealed in a
willow clump opened fire on Glover
and the corporal. Glover dropped to
the ground and ordered the corporal
to go back and bring up, the detach-
ment. While the corporal was bring
ing up the reinforcements, Glover. who
had managed to gain concealment be-
hind a little rise of ground, stood the
Indians off alone. When his men came
up they soon forced the Sioux, who
NUMBERED ~, 10 SuIIelucT. TOur VI
the Indians were killed and four
wounded Not one Of Glover's men
was injured. For this achievement
Glover was cited for bravery.
While on his way back to Keogh,
Glover caught sight Of some soldiers
a couple of miles away and hurriedly
signaled them. They were members Of
a detachment from Keogh under Capt.
Simon Snyder of the Fifth infantry
on the trail of another raiding bunch
Of Indians on Powder river. In the
presence of a superior officer, Glover,
under the military law, was required
to report to that officer for duty and
relinquish command. which he immedi-
ately did.
After receiving Sergeant Glover's
report. Captain Snyder did thing
that endeared him In the hearts Of
every enlisted man at Fort Keogh.
Proceed to Fort Keogh with your
prisoners, sergeant" he said, thus not
relieving Glover from command nor
detracting from Glover's having full
credit for the capture.
Signal Men Attacked
In the winter of 1879 a party Of
renegade Sioux attacked the camp Of
party Of United States signal corps
men who were camped on Willow
creek south Of the Powder river cross
ing. These men were on duty keeping
the telegraph line from Fort Keogh
to Deadwood clear. One Of the signal