Year: 1876

open plateau and entered the ravine. They rushed
down 1t to the mouth and found it closely
guarded by q party Of Incians posted In
the timber across the river. The water
could be approached TO within about
thirty feet under cover; but then one had to step
out on the river bank and take the lndians' FIRE.
The boys ran the gauntlet bravely Some would
dash down to the river with camp ket-
Ties, Ill them, and then take shelter in
the bend of the ravine, behind the
rocks and whose canteens were filed and carried
up the hill. Before all the men and wounded were
supplied one man was Killed and six or seven
wounded in this desperate attempt. One man had
the bone OF his leg shattered by a ball, and it has
since been amputated.


About two o'clock the Indians began drawing or
but kept skrmshng until late in the afternoon, and
near dark all drew on. We now got water for the
animals, many of them being almost dead, and they
were put out to Craze on the hillside.


CHANGE OF POSITION.


In the evening Colonel Reno changed his posi-.
ton and fortified the new one, it being
higher ana stronger than the old one. We
expected the Indians would renew the attack
next day, but in the morning not an Indian
was to be found. Every one felt sure that
Crook Terry coming to our relief and Colonel
Reno sent out runners. About ten O'Clock the
glad intelligence was received that General Terry.
with large column Of troops, was moving up the
valley, six miles distant, and the head of his column
soon came in sight. In reply to questions, Mr..
Haynden said -


went in with the scouts on the left OF Reno's
line There were about sixty Of us, thirty-nve
being Rec Indians, six friendly Sioux, six Crows
and the rest white men. l saw Bloody Knife, Rec
scout throw up his and fall over, and think he
was killed. The two cavalry soldiers left on the
timber when went out have no doubt were
killed, as they have not been seen since.


LIEUTENANT M'INrosH,


| saw Lieutenant Mcintosh soon after he fell. He
had his horse shot under him carly in the action
and at the time he was killed he was riding sol
riding back to the ford.


LIEUTENANT HODGsON.


saw Lieutenant Hodgson also. His horse was
shot and he wounded. His horse fell into the
himself up the steep bank Hodson caught
hold Of horses tail and had got
up the bank when an Indian sharpshooter
picked him Oh. Custers packs were with the rear,
aud the Indians did not get any Of them. Neither
did they get any mules Most of Custer's horses
were shot in the action, and do not believe the
Indians got over 100 animals by the fight.


TORTURED AND MuTIIArIoN.


think some of our men were captured alive and
tortured. know the coored scout Isaiah was, for
he had small pistol balls in his legs from the knees
down. and believe they were shot into him while
alive. Another man had strips of skin cut
out Of his body. Hordes of squaws
and old, gray-haired Indians were roaming over the
mallets and mashed in the skulls OF the dead and
wounded. Many were gashed with knives and
some had their noses and other members
cut OF. The heads Of four white soldiers
were found In the Sioux camp that had been severed
from the trunks but the bodies could not be found
on the battlefield or In the village. Our did not
kill any squaws. but the Rees Indian scouts did.
The bodies Of six squaws were found In the little
ravinc.


NUMBER OF THE INDIANS.


think the Indian village must have contained
about 5000 people, fully 1900 Of whom were
and then went TO fight Custer, after
which they came back to finish Reno. The same In
dians were In all the attack l think the Indians
were commanded by sitting Bull In person. There
were eight or nine other chiefs In the neld.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE MAS