Show SIOUX VENGEANCE T THE TRUE S TORY STORY or OF THE MASSACRE abo in yun tra awaited the opportunity anti anil Ill ll khat md d did tle at alt t the of rf ill hy by A UJ all A foo al I 1 NG bulli bokil rd a tint act in the terrible draine of reven revenge ge j that 1 lias ald its keel in this th yel r rg i 0 n for a quarter of a century tho V bloodiest period in that dmitrus marks I 1 lie he of custer nud and chislo voted hand and in this Sli titling lill null took part either lit in person or through followers is horn he I 1 inspired the most ilu percent blader ot of the hostile sioux at the tune time was a crazy horse who like sitting bull was nias simply had niall mall of C 1 a bond band and not a tribal chief the warriors giors led by teclo llico head men numbered about ZO in ili the early spring of 0 isto repeated hostilities on oil the I part art of these roving binds bands toward white settlers bett lers and friendly ri endly Ini linns iu in Mou montana tall and 1 i stirred tile government to homo action to bring brids them under it was pro posed to them ard offer the usual terni the indians were svere on tho the yellowstone or it ft tributaries tributa ries and a column of troops lin der gen terry aud and another under gen crook started from opposite directions w with ith the purpose of hemming them in terry was on the north along tile yellow stone arid and had with him two bodies of oc in ill antry and cavalry oae led by liim himsel and farid the other obber by col john gibbon custer was waa with terry and commanded tho the seventh cavalry while the column was halted near the mou month t it of roselind i liver iver L scout it ins expedition struck a tresh lodgepole trail leading toward big horn liver a stream parallel with the tha rosebud and thirty to lifty fifty auiles west est of it terry divided his bis fories into two columns otic one let led by gibbon comprising all tile the infantry try and tour four troops 0 of cavalry to move along the Yellows yellowstone tono to tile big iford and then southward along that stream closing in on the red redskins skins from the north and inythe the other consisting of the seventh cavalry led IW by ouster custer to move sout southward b ward along tho the kobe bud until lie struck the indian tr trail lit route at CZ rz V S E 1 har TUE FATAL tarcie terry accompanied gibbons column and gaye gave cu cutter cuter ter discretionary powers as to his bis notion action after striking striling the trail lie ile stated slated to custer that he bo believed the trail would lead ton ard little big I 1 forn a abrib trib dutary of big norn draining a hilly region between that river arid and llie elie and expressed the opinion that custer had best not follow it in that ease case but continue bolit bard a I 1 specified distance di blance and then biving in westward toward little big horn to prevent tho the escape csc alpe of tho the indians south or should I they lleo flee before gibbons co column lulun custer caster started from the mouth of I 1 he Ilos ebud june 22 arld and on oil the 25 2 crossed the di deside side bett between rosebud pod and lettla big following the trail into a little valley leading to t alio lie latter stream custer left no explanation of 0 ills his for following tollow ios the trail instead of continuing on oil southward ard as terry suggested ile iio consulted with his officers officer and scouts about crossing the divide in fit the presence of indians an N who lie had been been anti and after crosing crO asing it and reaching the sheltering valley alley separated liis his regiment into four bodies arid and gave orders to sweep down on oil a wide circuit to the river custer with Com C 13 F I 1 I 1 anti and L kept straight attend abend maj reno heno t ith three companies marched on the opposite side bide of the valley st stream and capt L apt benteen with three companies marched arched in on oil the left of A company under capt mcdougal McDo Alcrio ucal uVal was left with t the he pack train reno keno and custer moved moed within sight ot cadi other during the forenoon for V N I 1 Q VA 6 L 9 col tora tom casl case or cr capt calhoun Cal lioun gen custer caster autio autie laced boiton eldoer THE CUST FAMILY OF I 1 anil and about 11 custer bigna signaled led reno to him and an hour later instructed him to move forward and charge the recall of ileno from elie center matle a i wide interval betl eta the llie i ight anti and litt alft li tt wings under culler and benteen Uen teen anti and as I 1 lacno c ri 0 berit rhoad abbad indirect in direct advance ot of custer the gap remained ed Bel iteen went on oil as ordered an hour arid and a balfany half bal fand und no fl indians closed lit into to the right rt re cro cloard ed the little lalley alley lad cind tile the main trail in rear of custer the column was thus in four bodies on the same route in the following order renu custer benteen lanteen mcdougal McDo dalbed ahead reached little big clorn boru anti and crossed hearing nothing further from ausler ter liti teen iteen after aftic r rig t be little litle N alley to the main croatt met a man 01 C llop rot p run m tu ani u q v I 1 th an order i to mcdougal ato 1 to hurry forward tho the pack train later I ater a a from bead alteri urs iris met rt turning v ich ir bruer to Hi hijii mii to n quick ans a big nix aln ie awu communications itel I 1 tile the latt last that pis cl between any will toul f ct asters party and any known survivor hury ivor e excepting do one front rom the time ilsoo company with wilh thoai alica the exception is vinsan as an indian lidi in sm aiho LO serve oater as during the fight ill als Weed himself as 3 AW nul I 1 escaped ills his tory is corrott rated lit jn earlby part by the te testimony timon y ot of kill 1 agle A 11 ho was one of tho the ho tiles and liy by the lie position of t tile lolie of custer and ant his follo followers follower wem its iia found it appears that cutter cuter followed reno to 0 lie 6 point poi tit where tile the latter crowd crossett lohe little MIR big icorn arill kept on fin down tile east bauli baul ol of the stream tour lour ri miles siles thinking t that lint Ilet tos attack would full fall upon one clue erd of the vil inge awl 1 that hat lie would woultz attack the the high bluff of nt the river prevented 1111 lil attacking attack ho he wi nihed hed and nn 1 ahrn dinally lio lie read wela ii ord ford tile 1114 hini bini I 1 drove tint luck from tile the stream cust er then alir n his men and gradually in the tam ca t superior wim fimbers bers se tile tho umit pui bious lie ho encile c bulj find var for lour bout t verc anti men falling lit t ile he order in abich they stood lit in tile malts tie indium charged ngaio binl iii annl custer aloit among Us his mm men animating them tham lie fell very near the I list ilist list the scout that lint eben tle tie liblit beemis act rui d hopeless lii leles lie ho went tm t cumer cli and nil offered to ill ii ip ill him to ec eany ny that till lie kl lantson hor though ta char acri itic buile of 0 the liend alien scenic llie lie Ito italians lians po down for torn is fresh nt lit tack aled the iho tt niter away and joined 1 i I knot or of men to fight his ais dinst the lot doiy y told by kilt kill kagle eagle is tt to the lie effect that hint in tit tak was roll OU t alic ile nl of the caknip by troops from rt cros i lie river reno Ke iio but wis was soon the to it bluff shere v bere iere they here ere joined by mothr trop Bel iteen ind macdou al tile ho hostiles stiles retained to elie il ligo after repulsing this attack on oil the south and were burnedia lately tely d to meet I 1 ronld coming air ross ther heron tile past cast coster alie warno rs nil de tho the village tillage anil and crossed cross cil the llie stream to right after t hey returned stat ing t hat t lie sod itaf liall I 1 all been killed hilled then they cro al to 0 bt I 1 cana again to the iho lull hill aud and by brou trou li there kano 11 leno benti aiu and mckiou Mc ichu IOU gal g the movements of caister after lie nn an ineffectual to cro cross little ilin ilig horn at tho the ford were indicated by thu tho positions position of the bodies found by gen terry aben bo be reached clio mournful keetie three fourths of a mile aiom 1 ho i st reain lay lar cal bon its com company pally in till irregular ahey 1 hey bad fought facing the riser A ai mile lilt distant luy lay capt Neo H ecklis gits corn racing facing back toward Cal calhound houns punition post liou A tolla farther lay capt yates company t 1 with other officers indicating A that lit this point n general bland bw IX er 4 1 had been made this position faced northeast showing that the I indians bad mida made 1 C an and I 1 headed off tile tho 4 1 troops t causing cau sint tacal tin in to fight rishi with wilh C t lit ir backs to the clr gen custer col cook the aa cart 1 c yates an I 1 capt W tow tom C custer u s t q r riley ical thirty two mert 11 I 1 pose non Z fell ell here A mile from ahli point and near the k ci river a last stand hid been made e i nil ind here ioime of aites men and i capt C a p t sm i t h is or company lay ill in liue line with their backs to tile the aher ie bi meen this point all and tho the spot alint custer fell the route wits avas with n etli the bodies of t att enty bly si dead sold sol dierf ierg irom statements made by lichtine lich tiles 3 ell cn kaied ged against custer it is inferred blat the indians encountered him perso milly hand to hand band that lie he fought desperately with ills sword and was shot by ono one rain in iii the face custers Ou licitly body was nut not mutilated ti and liia its was tile the only one in the group entirely spared pared i tho the number of if 1 arri cirs engaged was estimated by good judges at about 2500 tho the bands bandi ot of crazy morse flume and sitting bull we cai aud crazy glorso w ras ws tho the iQ ccuin ou alio indian side alie savages bad large larga re from the reservations the number ol of troopers with custer was A monument on the rest oest khero custer ni ido hn his lust last stand records llie names of rill nil who till fell the battle brount around I 1 lit is a lid dional cemetery terrys column numbered 1100 men in all and all tho the tribes in the vicinity sent hent their warriors war rions to tho the camp un on little olig alif iford to overwhelm is bat evert troies had haid the llie temerity to attack gen crook crouch s column 1000 barong on its martli war 1 I north to operate cooperate co with turry terry lind had ed d ehte barne litt indians liani near the head water of the Itose kosabud bud the week previous anil and Ti leetin with v ich defeat lud bad returned benth without effecting a junction with terry terry readied reached battlefield two days after the fight GEORGE GEOPGE L I 1 |