Show WHITE RIVER FIORT HOB it Z was and F ought ly by major thornburgh great skill ell 1 tile tho 1 A I 1 I ri I 1 llight iab h IN hennan vruian a WASH NOT J bacr anon in a for forwarding marding the die roll wing re me port of chhun J payee ol 01 1 the iho fifth CaT cavalry alry to the ibo secretary of war addone ender vers it rat aa follows ibis modast t and most admirable was offer niter I 1 had ny my annual rep report else elm I 1 should have embraced it almost airline entire be a a tattler description or of the iho tight at milk creek crack do sept W h t 1 baat t L caal aas lacut Cli Clif rry erry ad ol of the command secure pooled by br guido guide rankin and a small email party 01 ol soldiers mas as in advance and ami upon over toino some high g ground to unit between the road w we a be bid 4 left find and the iho imar dawyer ed the indians indiana in heavy hiby force drawn up in lino line of battle or M n more am c apalla iida h log ja in al anro ill bush aaeng along the iho high ages which cola completely pet I 1 1 I y covered and thu the me if IV walh till a quick suit oud soldierly pers perception eption or of ilia ibo Bilu blUt atlon alloa lt ll cherry turned back and an 01 lite ido for ilia comment to retrace fit steps just jast us as the leaning company FF F finh aih Ca cavalry valy WAS A ridge into the ibo company 13 WB was immediately conducted to lo the ibo ido alwo of oriba the bill on its ifa left hank flank while obile company E third cavalry was halted hailed on ilia high ground it occupied and bolh compau ica acro ai once anti anil hy by major Thoro burB burgs orders as skir shir E third Cai Citi alryon the lite right along the brebt of the ridge bod and corn Dany F fifth cavalry CaT alry ns viall ell up the iho ith anlo a or of I 1 tho 0 hill bab chich I 1 7 of cording stretched lima anny as tho iho names or of ile ground mould per mit our line at ibis abi time resembled the ibo letter V the points lonard tho the IQ 10 diani antl if that portion or it formed by company F fifolt cavalry projecting coo si durably WS beyond nl the point of fil junt tion unit und bein I 1 lit II 11 cc L it A to lo alio llio I 1 he led ell so EO as to pw col ilia enemy from tig our flank danl at this tune condo by major thornburg in person peron anday and by licul charr to with tho the iadell lodi anK but bill efforts in abat direction diric tion were mot met fly by it shot eliol sad at once a hot ore opened upon us and ilia iho fight began all along our lines the indians indiana bad displayed admire his skill in ilia selection or at the ground upon which hakli to give na its battle 1 ill sound V dament nod and a quick s and n d thorough perc perception of the situation major them b ii rg 1 act M 1 0 EA to form ati a junction wu wilh it company compact D I 1 fifth i which e h w wag a s pr 0 1 T tin g t the h 0 s 9 train and with anh that ilia I 1 end cod in llew I 1 lw buech A the be companies coni pault to 0 o lull bark back klondy the cOnlin atil retired as directed to la perfect order and ltd lid the ibe horses being kept ept well protected ted auteen tho the ollar ahir mick ila lines arthe of abc I 1 no completes while a licary still and lc ire arc lid did great ale among tho the savaged andere anil pro vented an attempt on an their part to break through clr liars tin failing to in their LAMA io in front the indians endeavored to et tit the corn care alto kinod abo iraik whick hid by order gone no into ilia lie park on the iho r right banksjr bank or milk fiver nod hud to this purpose passed around our one left hank flank beyond carbine carbino ran ninga le alp ard I 1 I 1 ell acu I 1 r td to in force upon ill ina A unit knoll I 1 to in the ill ari in and ad our line ol 01 1 reir cat 51 ijnar j jtb upon dij tho new jim linger tile nio t 0 0 charge the ahe knoll uth nh 20 kill a 0 ol of tuy COD pa r I 1 li a L ID ja I 1 be 1 indian d it 11 a und it then hen ut lit once without to hold the ilia to back huun poll lite arnio abid tale rim tut il a tion IOD this duty being perin r in and the bo W way opened for a return mr of lit hird booms I 1 to ilia ibe wagon from and ut at once took beeps locking for its deren a major thornburgh started forthe nr alic ale ahlff riving giving me lao tile hu order referred to ill anti w naif as shot aud and instantly lnla nily just once cromlie attic river and aidain five hundred at ards or of 1 chii I mesa wagons him hia gai w as co con T from an lerat to in I 1 jelal I 1 sad erf ne bis A dbl was rod and pro found in lie ho meantime captain lawson tt nil left L Lc campini Com Impi pini 1 lard cavalry and atod lieutenant C herry with a delfico went ft froni M C C coni afi p pany an sd ad nail F cavalry gallantly hold bell tile indians in check in 10 front of gradually mi retiring tring lieuten net berry with wilh bis it detach c ment meet coN cohering cring ho he T alpon the train I 1 flinn it parked on 00 the right bank or of milk river about 2 0 0 n enla k f frodi m m ib abc 0 wi water e r alic ann s ft forming ani n g the he n north s side ld c 0 of athe a corral cli in shape chape its lung long ws aar running runn ct aud and went meet to tile tho south bouth aide exposed lo ili a fierce ore irom it am the imily alan ho mauning ne la the ravines ulong blong I 1 the I 1 ae r err sad upon ilia commending mcm ranking a 01 it med t clort to capture and destroy ilia triin wore before it could ito IH pieced in a condition condi liun for tho alv wore crowded fitial L tho the on aria roil and I 1 tit nt once directed mine borno 20 or upon ul of thoe wound bound crl cd to be led out and shot blint along the open apace reft referred to thus makin making continuous fiur or lino line ol at AN and off log craver fur for our hooters J ciu find no blo norda in in express my admiral admiration loce for cor iho Illo cars and men of my command their conduct atas aa beyond nil all praise they noro is ere gallant under are during or I 1 OF sum pLase and confident through of all it ills is my cotest pride to bao baa com manduj tj t them tr cut end and knon that ibal tire noro pigo in ia the glorious annals 0 r be american soldier bad been ifyu grated by acir color valor |