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Show Weak Kneed, The campaign of jeneral Crook hits opened inauspiciously. Without firing fir-ing a shot his command ".lost Go men at their first halting place, on Lodge Pole creek, last Friday night, the men takiDg with them their horses, &rms and equipments. They were 'from the difierent companies of the 2d and 3d cavalry regiments which lelt Fort Russt-11 that morning. Col. Roy a 11 detailed officers to hunt up the deserters, and says he will shoot buuU &9 are caught for Ueaerl i ug almost in the face of the enemy. One of the deserters who was captured says the men left their colors because ii was reported among them that in the event of a battle and defeat the wounded are to be left in the hands of the Indians. Some Bay that such an order was attributed to General Reynolds during the Crazy Horse campaign, but nobody credits the story. |