Pack 6. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., MARCH x dy 1909. A ————— CUSTER LAST FIG BUFFALO BILL FROM TRUE TALES OF THE PLAIN COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY WILLIAM F CODY | or k NY series of stories of Indian | war would be incomplete with- out giving an account of the campaign of 1876 against the | northern Sioux and their allles from | the south, the Sioux and Cheyennes, an | affair known as the Custer campaign. The catastrophe that overwhelmed the gallant General Custer and his brave command was an episode that will | lve forever in Indian history. In the summer of 1874 General Sher- idan sent two expeditions Into what was known as the northern country. He sent General Custer with the Sev- enth cavalry from Fort’ Abraham Lin- coln to scout in the north and north- west of the Black Hills and to return through the Black Hills back to his post. At the same time he sent Colo- nel Anson Mills from the department of the Platte, leaving the Unlon Pa- cific rallroad at Rawlins, Wyo., on an expedition to scout the Sweetwater country, the Blg Horn basin and Big | Horn mountain country and to return by way of the Powder river country! back to his department. I was sent to gulde Colonel Anson Mills’ expedition. The two commands, one under Custer and one under Mills, came within com municating distance In eastern Wyom- ing, on the Powder river, the two com manding officers and scouts meeting and holding a consultation. This coun- try was then comparatively unknown, except to the scouts, hunters and trap- pers. Mills marched from Rawlins to Independence Rock, on the Sweetwater river, where he made a supply camp and left his wagons. General Custer continued on through the Black Hills, exploring it In every hole and corner, and then returned to Fort Abraham Lincoln. This meeting of the two commanders was the last time I ever saw the general. It was on Custer's expedition through the Black Hills that the old timers’ assertions of its wealth in gold were confirmed and practical ly demonstrated. Therefore, although the government's intention was to keep out invaders of this section (many of the first being arrested by the mill tary), the efforts were a fallure, for the rush became so great as to render it impracticable to arrest it. This brought about irritation on the part of | the Indians. During '75 and '70 the whole Dakota nation, the most power. ful Indians and thelr allies, listened to the harangues of Sitting Bull and other medicine men to prepare to go on the warpath, to gather thelr hest horses and secure all the ammunition and long range rifles they could. General Sheridan, In view of the situation and the gathering of war riors In the northwest, commenced massing the United States troops In The scovta reported to General Custer that | they had scen tepees the different departments adjacent General Alfred Terry, who was In command of the department of Dakota | and the station at Fort Snelling, was to send the troops In his department to Fort Abraham Lincoln, to take the | fleld from there under the command | of General George A. Custer. General | John Gibbon, who was in command of the department of Montana, was to take command of the troops in his de partment, move down the Yellowstone and form a junction with them. Gen eral George A. Crook, In command of the department of the Platte, was or dered to take the troops from his de partment and proceed north by the way of Fort Laramie, Fort Fetterman, ol Fort Reno, old Fort Phil Kearny This Iatter command was the one | accompanied. It might be mentioned here that during the preparations cer- taln scandals in the construction de partment of the government, both for army and Indian supplies, had attract. od congressional attention and national interest, threatening to besmirch per | favor, | him | rations, | trall and follow it. | saw of the soldiers | immense numbers In front sonages closely connected with the powers existing. The investigation coming on, Custer was ordered to Washington to glve testimony. This testimony adhered so strictly to the truth that it brought him into dis- and when he returned to his post he found that the command of the main expedition was taken from and that he was assigned to his own regiment simply, while General Terry was ordered to take supreme command, To a soldier with his rec ord, to a man of his sensitiveness, this humiliation was deeply felt, and, no doubt, was one of the many causes that warped his judgment at a time when it was most needed. General Terry showed his sympathy and con fidence In him after the Indian trall was discovered, when he ordered him to take his regiment, with ten days’ ammunition and private scouts, along with Charlie Reynolds, Bloody Knife and others, and take the He struck the trail and followed it at a rapld pace on the 23d and 24th of July. At this point the trall left the Rosebud and headed toward the Little Big Horn. As the march had been very rapid, the horses were tired and camp was made, while preparations to start by 2 o'clock In the morning to cross the divide which separated the two streams was de termined on. At 2 o'clock the regiment was again on the move, with the scouts ahead and by daylight they had crossed the ridge. The command was keeping In the ravine or canyons out of sight and moving as possible. The scouts In advance came back and re ported to Cen that they had seen Indian lodge which was true; but, a afterward turned out, the tej h the had were four that had been put up for smallpox pa tlents away from the main Indian vil quietly as eral Custer Dees, OF tepees, of 8 it oes whi scout seen three or tepees { lage General Custer divided his command into three parts, taking five companies himself, Major Reno with five compa- nles and C with two companies, to bring up the rear with the pack train. Major Reno was or dered to march straight on to the Lit tle Big Horn, while Custer would move obliquely off to the right, making a de- tour of some seven or eight miles and striking the Little Big Horn at what he supposed would be the lower end of the Indian village, while Reno was to strike it from the upper end ter was to work up the river and Reno down, while Reno was to keep on com ing down the river until he joined wit} Custer. and Benteen was to follow uj with the pack traln As near as we know, Reno struck the Indians a little before Custer did, and of course as well as Custer, was surprised at the Immense size of the village. There were ten times more Indians In this village than was indi cated by th: Indian trall which thes had been following up the Rosebud. It is a fact that the Indians whom they were following had just at this point and at this time joined the main band of Indians In camp on the Little Big Horn. The principal chiefs among the Indians, of course, were Sitting Bull Gall, Crazy Horse, Rain-in-the Face Little Big Man, Grass and many others At first the Indians were taken com pletely by surprise, for they were so numerous that they had falled to keep scouts out at the usual distance, and Reno's attack was the first that they Reno, Instead of charging, held back when he saw the his heart, indeed, falled him, and, abandoning audacity, which is the true motto of the ecavalryman, though he falled to olonel Benteen Cus be, recognize It at this time, he dismount od to fight on foot. In his first charge he was repulsed, and, as near as | have been able to learn, It was only a weak one, not on account of his offi cers or men, but It was the lack of faith and confidence In himself that | took away the vim and dash that the charge should have had, Reno, In looking over the situation, | | preferred defense in preference to at- | tack. He recrossed the Little Big Horn and took up a position on a hill, | where he dilly dallled around until) the Indians, taking courage at his ap parent weakness, made the fight on | him all the flercer. Most of the men | that he lost were lost while cronsing | the Little Big Horn In retreat, so as to | get into the bluffs on the east side, Major Reno, although having a good civil war record, through his Inde cision In the emergency on this oe. canton seemed to have completely lost soldlerly Intelligence. The Indians, as was afterward learned, were com pletely taken by surprise, and the great war chief, Gall, personally directed the attack on Reno and was making prep Arations to surround him on the hill, evidently unaware of Custer's proxim. fty on the other side of the village This shows what could have been done had Reno charged onward and kept this greatest of the war chiefs occu. pled instead of thus permitting him to leave a few men to threaten Reno, while he concentrated his warriors or the other side of the village against Custer. A messenger to Benteen from | Ing Reno, who outranked him, he was | ordered to join his demoralized forces | and was compelled to obey. | ter thought that the two commands | combined, which numbered 400 men, | would soon take measures to get into | others to lead on were without avall, | ed into the ever to be remembered bat- tle of the Little Blg Horn was when | he went over the ridge and waved his Custer, ordering him to “come on quick and bring the packs,” had caused that gallant officer to hasten, but, overtak- The lat- action, But the appeals of such of ficers as Benteen, Welr, French and The last seen of Custer 4s he st fit hat in salute to the other commands. | Custer, making a wide detour to fall | on the rear of the village, or what he | thought was the rear, Immediately | struck a very strong band of Indians! led by Chief Gall, They had crossed the river at a point where they were concealed by a larg ravine and got on Custer's flank, and go astute had been Chlef Gall's ar- rangements that he found himself at- tacked In front and on all sides. Cus- ter's first charge was successful until he saw the immensity of the village. He saw that it was a city Instead of a village, There being a high hill a half They all died in the proper formation, mile back from the Little Big Horn, Custer decided to take this as a stand. point. He sounded the recall and tried to make this hill. He had to turn his back while doing so. The Indians are never so brave as when they get any one's back to them. On thelr retreat | to the hill half of his men were killed The rest took up positions, but the In dians, being so elated at killing so many of his men from the Little Big Horn up to the hill and the fallure of Reno to attract the Indians continual ly coming down the Little Big Horn almost all the fighting Indians concen trated on Custer and fought him death Fighting desperately to gain a point higher up, no doubt, he was, however compelled dismount his men and act on the defensive. Unable to ad. vance or retreat and probably unwiil- ing to do so, he must have based his actions on the diversion that the other commands would make Steadfastly believing this from later Indian ac counts, they fought coolly, hoping and expecting for re-enforcements which never came, but succeeded In keeping up the fight for some time. The In dians, well armed and In overwhelm. ing numbers, circling and riding at speed, kept up a continuous and ef fective fire. while skirmishers and marksmen crawled through the grass picking off officers. In the meanwhile Reno was still lying on the hill, a») though they could hear the reports of firearms below, and notwithstanding that Benteen, Welr, French and others continued thelr appeals and that the echoing volleys cried for assistance he remained there until all was silent, the Indians eventually killing Custer and every one of his gallant band. Reno was kept annoyed by the savages until the arrival of General Terry and Gib bon's command, while on the second day the Indians set fire to the grasses to cover their movements with smoke and drew off. Afterward a visit to the battle scene told the story of Custer's last battle, showing that every one had at least done his duty and, though de feated, was not disgraced. They all | died In the proper military formation, | every officer at his post and every man | itary to | In line. Custer's body was found, and, | although all the others were mutilated | or scalped, his body seemed to have | been untouched except by his death wounds, this belong a tribute from the savage foe to his courage and gallan try. His brother, Captain Tom, and his brotherindaw, Captain Calhoun, with a nephew, were among the slain, making an unusual family afietion. | The bodies of all the officers were found, with the exception of Dr. Lord, Lleutenants Porter, Harrington and Bturgles and some ten men. The Int ter's fate has never been known whether they were captured and tor tured or whether thelr bodies bad been thrown inte the quicksands near the bed of the Little Big Horn, It Is not clear, the only certainty being that they were dead. Two hundred and twelve bodles were buried on the hill, the losses to the regiment being In two days 265 killed and 52 wounded, 50 per cont of the command! NEXT WEEK: "AN ARMORY MAN'S CLOSE CALL" | inhabitants and the tangle of affairs in | the larger, wiser, richer and more con- ceited towns and cities of the State and | I A Good Word for Howard. A good word, well put in for Howard, is found in Monday's Philadelphia Rec- ord, We copy : Home rule is the best rule under all circumstances when the taxpayers and electors can be prevailed upon to take a direct personal interest in the management of their local gov- ernment affairs, The little municipali ties for this reason are vastly better governed than the big ones, A corre- spondent at Howard, Centre county, asks us to mark the contrast between that little rural hamlet of less than 1000 gogatyy, At a recent audit of the How- ard inances the borough treasurer | showed a balance in hand of $987.14 ; there was $124.85 unexpended in the poor fund ; there were also uncollected tax duplicates of $644.93. with no coun- terbalancing indebtedness. Not a bad financial showing. The courageous, helpful spirit of little community was illustrated a few days ago, A new church had been erected and furnished at a cost of $« When it was ready for dedication $1225 was needed. That amount contributed t service the O00, was in $ about its a the new MaKe war energy 1 3 yivania Kail a4as qe distribute rOAs eC, OF both, train tea, coffe to coffee or tea been t has a good prever i so prevalen lL Easter on April ith, Year w fall on Trusty Boy “Gets There’ Russ, Altoona, by ( of Police Wands a » the Mountain ( 5 want ed by Klein and Schieisner for stealing $200, Young Russ enterod the service of Klein and Schieisner about a week ago and by paying strict attention to his duties be won the confidence of his em- | ployers. He was deemed thoroughly | trustworthy. Monday afternoon he was sent to the bank with over $200, but in- stead of going to the bank he came to Tyrone and bas been having a royal time the past two days Tyrone Her ald Jo of was arrested kn “hinf hief nd sent back ty where he Buying Coal Land We learn that the Messrs ville, of Winburne, have purchased sev eral hundred acres of good coal near Mahaffey, and will in the near future begin the development of the same These gentlemen are practical coal men, with years of experience back of them, and will no doubt make a success these new operations The Sommer villes were formeliry from Bellefonte. oon ner- of Lutheran Reunion The Lutheran reunion which al ways one of the greatest denominational gatherings in this section of the state each year, will be held at Rolling Green Park, midway between Sunbury and Selinsgrove, Thursday, July 22." This is one of the largest annual gatherings in Central Peansyivania and bas been or- ganized for 19 years Is Free Tuition Governor Stuart has signed the mal Deficiency Bill which pro vides free tuition for students or Normal schools. This will be cheering news to the thousands of young people throughout the state, who are in attend ance at these institutions of learing | Nor- ~chool An honest man may be the noblest work of God, but the political boss finds | a dishonest one more useful Doctors say fake Cod Liver Oil—they undoubtedly mean Scott's Emulsion. It would be just as sensible for them to prescribe Quinine in its crude form as to pre- scribe Cod Liver Oil in its natural state. In Scott’s Emulsion the oil is emulsified and made casy to take—ecasy to digest and easy to be absorbed in to the body—and is the most natural and useful fatty food to feed and nourish the wasted body that is known in medicine today. Nothing can be found to take its place. 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