Original sentence: After the battle Carleton decided that it was necessary to establish a post there to prevent white settlers from being ambushed by the natives as they passed through.During the battle, Carrelton had two men killed and three wounded and afterwards learned from a prominent Apache who was present in the engagement, that sixty-three warriors were killed outright by the shells, while only three perished from musketry fire
Edited sentence: After the battle commander Carleton decided that it was necessary to establish a post there to prevent white settlers from being ambushed by the natives as they passed through.During the battle, Colonel Carleton had two men killed and three wounded and afterwards learned from a prominent Apache who was present in the engagement, that sixty-three warriors were killed outright by the shells, while only three perished from musketry fire